Useful and free apps for lawyers
These apps are useful for managing personal productivity. Before using any of these in the professional context you must talk to your IT department about your company's mobile device, internet and social media policy. Some apps are only available for certain devices and/or platforms.
Legal Research
ALG Irish Data Privacy Law
An essential resource for Irish data protection legislation: includes an index of terms & links to Acts & Regulations.
Curia
The latest EU case law at your fingertips.
Law Society Library
Search the library catalogue; reserve & request books.
Oireachtas
Oireachtas weekly schedules with links to Bills; watch & listen to the Dáil, Seanad and Committees live.
Productivity
ALG Legal CPD Tracker
The A&LG Legal CPD Tracker App records and calculates your outstanding CPD hours for that year.
Basecamp 3
A project management app that allows online collaboration for managing projects.
Keep
Note taking and to do lists. Embed photos in to notes, set reminders, record audio notes and have Keep directly transcribe in to text, invite collaborators and search across all your notes.
Coursera
An online learning platform with courses available across disciplines. Many courses are free to audit.
Evernote
A digital notebook: take notes, create to-do lists, scan documents, collect & annotate images.
News
Bloomberg
Access finance/business news and market data.
Financial Times
For Apple devices download from app.ft.com / for Android devices go to the Google Play Store. A paid subscription is required for full access.
Irish Times
Read 10 articles for free each week, a paid subscription is required for full access.