Additionally, most attorneys find that an iPad helps them communicate persuasively during meetings, mediations, and in the courtroom by presenting slideshows, dynamic timelines, documents, photographs, video, and other materials. In addition to email, you can video conference using the built in FaceTime app or Skype. First, many lawyers find that an iPad facilitates client communications. Responsive and Dynamic Communications iPads enhance lawyers’ communications in two major ways. In addition to the apps that are native to the iPad (mail, Safari, Contacts, and Calendar) there are apps for slideshow presentations, jury selection, annotating transcripts and depositions, legal research, trial exhibit presentations, viewing and displaying videos, working with documents, PDF’s, photographs, and other files, taking notes and making audio recordings, blogging and connecting through social media, billing and timekeeping, and the list goes on. Also, there are many apps available to get your work done. Although a PC or Mac is better for some tasks such as formatting large documents and briefs, an iPad just can't be beat in terms of its mobility and long battery life. Increased Productivity Every lawyer I know who uses an iPad for law-related tasks can't imagine practicing law without their tablet. Support Costs iPads are well-built and designed for simplicity and ease of use ('It Just Works') which translates into less training and lower costs to integrate them with your firm's existing email, calendaring, billing, and practice management software. Upgrading software on laptops or workstations from one major version to the next sometimes costs as much as the software's original purchase price. ![]() Also, the current trend regarding iOS apps is that all updates to these apps are free (although that may change in the future). For example, iOS’s Pages, Keynote, and Numbers cost $9.99 each, whereas the Microsoft Office PC equivalents cost a few hundred dollars. Dollar for dollar, you pay much more for desktop equivalents of applications than you do for their iPad counterparts. Software Costs Laptops come preloaded with operating software (such as Windows 8) and other applications such as Microsoft Office. In some cases, you can purchase laptops costing less than the iPad, but these budget laptops are oftentimes not well suited for business enterprise solutions, they are less durable than an iPad, and they have less mobility and battery life than an iPad. Hardware Costs An iPad is priced less than a mid-to-high level business-class laptop.
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