The iPhone and iPad have taken the world by storm. One of the strongest appeals of these devices is the ability to download an app from the iTunes store onto your iPhone or iPad. While there are many apps for lawyers to use, there are (as yet) few apps offered by lawyers for their clients (and potential clients). Here is a survey of the Canadian, UK and USA apps that I have found:

• Torys:  Their app (screen shot above) is described as follows: “Stay connected with Torys. Get our latest news and updates, view our most recent legal bulletins and videos, and conveniently access our directory and profiles of lawyers, IP agents and paralegals.”
• Delany’s Law Firm: For Ontario residents, this app provides a toll-free line to contact the firm’s lawyers as well as an FAQ for basic legal advice on a variety of subjects. For Ontario lawyers, there is a child support calculator as well as a land transfer tax calculator.
  

  Delaney's Law Firm App

• Geist: Michael Geist has an iPhone app featuring his blog posts, tweets, videos and more.

Geist App photo

Then there are apps such as those developed by Pocket Lawyer in the UK. They are sentencing guidelines in a number of areas and more:

Pocket Lawyer

Pocket Lawyer

In the USA, there are a host of apps being developed by lawyers and law firms:

iPhone Apptorney App

Eric M. Pelton, the “Apporney” has developed a free app aimed at IP lawyers composed of a number of useful categories (see above).

Estate Divider App

Estate Divider App

The estate divider app by DivorceApps.com is a quick way to find out what each spouse will get following a marital breakup.

These are just an “appetizer” of the explosion of apps that will soon be available on the menu from iTunes.