Pritzker Legal Research Center: Technology for Clinicians: Productivity

Productivity Mobile Apps

Mobile Apps for Productivity
UCLA School of Law's extensive and growing list of mobile apps for lawyers. Apps are provided for Android, iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Blackberry, Palm, and other devices.

Compare document differences using the legal blackline option
MS Word will legal blackline aka "redline" the differences between two versions of a document. This guide has step by step instructions.
"Table Method" for document collaboration
Use this highly effective cheat to parse out all paragraphs of a document with a space for comments by inserting a table. Then easily undo it to return your document to text only. Step by step instructions are on p. 47-49.
Word Up: Using Microsoft Word Like a Pro
In this legal podcast, Allan Mackenzie discusses how to use Microsoft Word effectively, including tips and tricks you can put into practice right now.
Styles in Microsoft Word
Let’s face it: legal writing is already hard work. Tinkering with things like fonts to enhance legal document readability can be time-consuming. However, with the Microsoft Word Styles feature, consistent formatting becomes a whole lot easier and faster and can help enforce standards in your firm’s outgoing documents.

Outlook Contact Groups
This step-by-step guide walks you through creating a contact group (i.e. distribution list), creating a contact group from an email, or creating a contact group from an Excel spreadsheet. Includes screenshots.

Last Pass - Secure Password Manager
Last Pass is a free password manager that generates a highly secure, randomized password for your sites while you remember only one password for everything. It syncs across devices, making it available from your home or work browser, phone, tablet, etc. You can add other information securely, like credit cards and insurance numbers, as well.

Dragon Dictation is an easy-to-use voice recognition app that allows you to dictate messages using your device. The app may also be used to update your status on social networks such as Facebook and Twitter. The app is currently FREE and is available for download from the iTunes App Store for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad devices, from Blackberry App World for Blackberry devices, and Google Play for Droid devices.