In the last decade, technology has become inseparable with the profession of law. This relationship has been further expedited with the pandemic compelling legal processes to transfer to a virtual mode.
Today, there are several softwares and applications that have been created to make work easier for law students and lawyers alike. In this article, YLCC brings you 10 applications available on Play Store that is useful for such professionals. Read on!
- INDIAN LAWS:
There are thousands of laws and remembering all of them is not possible, unless you have photographic memory. For the rest, use this app on our countries laws. Indian Laws app has both the Indian Penal Code and Indian Constitutional Laws presented in a list. The app also has a search bar where one can type the name of the law you want to know more about, which means you don’t have to waste your time looking for it in a book.
- INDIAN BARE ACTS:
This app is another reason to leave your bulky books at home. It has the five essential bare acts: Indian Penal Code, Criminal Procedure Code, Indian Evidence Act, Code of Civil Procedure and Service Tax law. It further talks about the chapters and sections of these acts. You can also highlight the text that is important to you, use the dictionary to search for various terms, mail sections to your clients via the app, jump from one act to another and bookmark particular sections.
- ONLINE RTI:
The name of the app is pretty self-explanatory. With this app, you can file RTI directly from your Android devices. The app lets you pay through a secured payment gateway and also lets you track your application status. In its description, the app says that once a person files his RTI application via the app, a team of lawyers goes through it and drafts it as per RTI practices.
- LIVE LAW:
Livelaw is India’s No. 1 Legal News Website. It’s considered as one of the best applications for Indian lawyers, who are looking to keep themselves updated with the legal news. Live Law is a comprehensive legal news portal that covers news on the following areas: Indian Courts, Judgments, Lawyers, Law Firms, Law School, Legal Development.
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SCANNER PRO:
Scanning documents in hard copy can be stressful and time wasting. The documents could even go missing. Scanner Pro is an app dedicated to making scanning in soft copies, easier and faster. it is an app for scanning documents, and with your smartphone or laptop you can scan documents and keep them handy in your phone or computer.
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CONSTITUTION OF INDIA:
This app has the complete Constitution of India presented in a readable and searchable format. It is divided concisely into Parts, Chapters, Sub-Sections and contains the full unedited text of all the Articles. If you get bored of this app- you better rethink your choice of profession.
- BLACK’S LAW DICTIONARY:
For more than a century, Black’s Law Dictionary® has been the gold standard for the language of law. Today, it’s the most widely cited law book in the world. By Editor in Chief Bryan A. Garner, the 10th Edition is the most comprehensive law dictionary ever published. It contains more than 50,000 terms, including more than 16,000 new definitions.
- MANUPATRA:
This name is probably known to every law student. The application offers not just bare acts, but also research tools. With this app, you can have access to entire set of Indian case laws and acts and it allows you to search the comprehensive library. It is easy to carry around, hence the app offers a mode of research anywhere, anytime.
- SCC ONLINE:
This application is similar to Manupatra. It also offers Indian case laws and Acts/Statutes.
- LINKEDIN :
While social networking in the legal community might not be as fun as Facebook or Instagram, you can start keeping track of valuable connections online even as a student. If you haven’t already, create a profile over there and start adding the people you meet at networking events. They could come in handy when job-searching later.
