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Fastcase

November 11th, 2010



This app is designed for both iPhone and iPad

Price: Free

Category: Reference

Updated: Nov 11, 2010

Version: 2.1

Size: 4.0 MB

Language: English

Seller: Fastcase

Rated 4+

Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.Requires iOS 3.1 or later


Customer Ratings

Current Version
     

(139 Ratings)

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(1678 Ratings)



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Description

Fastcase for the iPhone/iPad is a free legal research application, putting the American law library in the palm of your hand. Fastcase contains cases and statutes from all 50 states and from the federal government. You can search by citation, keyword (in Boolean or natural language), or browse statute collections.

FEATURES:

-Free, searchable library of American cases and statutes
-Keyword (Boolean), natural language, and citation search
-Browse or search statutes
-Most relevant results first
-Customizable, sortable search results
-Search results automatically display number of citing cases
-Jump right to most relevant paragraph of any case or statute
-Integrated research history
-Save favorite documents for use later
-Updated daily

Fastcase for the iPhone has won the prestigious American Association of Law Libraries New Product of the Year Award, and the iPad app includes great new features that take advantage of the larger screen area. Now you can view search results in a side panel while reading a document, enjoy portrait or landscape views, and see multiple levels of statute outline views.

Fastcase for the iPhone/iPad also uses smart search technology from Fastcases fully-featured Web-based legal research application, which allows you to sort the most relevant results to the top of the list, customize and re-sort search results, and integrate citation analysis tools right into the results list.

This application is free, but youll need to register an account so that you can save favorites and your own customized search history. There are tons of customizable features, so the more you use the Fastcase app, the better it fits you!

Fastcases desktop application (www.fastcase.com) is widely considered the smartest alternative for legal research allowing visual mapping of search results, dual-column printing, and more complete citation analysis and sorting tools. Fastcase was founded in 1999 and has hundreds of thousands of subscribers from around the world.

Fastcase for the iPhone/iPad is the worlds largest free mobile law library. Happy searching!


WHAT CRITICS ARE SAYING:

"The short version of my review is this: I was impressed. The app is easy to use and produces lightning-fast results. . . . For legal research on the go, at any time, and for zero cost, this is a must-have for any lawyer with an iPhone." - Bob Ambrogi, Law.com

"The Fastcase iPhone app is an extremely solid app which probably won't be dethroned as the king of mobile legal research anytime soon." - Joshua Auriemma, LegalGeekery.com

"The largest free law library available on the iPhone. . . . This is a surprisingly robust legal research tool that will allow its users to find cases and statutes wherever they are, whenever they want, all for free." - Bob Ambrogi

"Will it be long before students are required to purchase iPhones for law school in addition to, or instead of, laptops?" - James B. Levy, Legal Writing Professor Blog

"The Legal Universe At Your Fingertips, For Free!" - Brad Bogan, Fifth Circuit Blog

2010 Winner, New Product of the Year Award, American Association of Law Libraries


What's New in Version 2.1

Minor release:
* Updated statute libraries adding more up-to-date content
* Added help text to the new user registration page on the iPad
* Added several links to the Fastcase web page
* Fixed minor rotation issues

Customer Reviews

Awesome app (5 stars)
Been a steady user of this app for a year and owe the developer my gratitude. Fantastic application that would be well worth paying for. iPhone version is good...iPad version is truly great. Thank you for providing it for free.

Absolutely fabulous (5 stars)
The best on the go research tool. I use it all the times. Gotten the office to subscribe. And free. Every lawyer should have this

Better than Google for case law (5 stars)
I'm a third year student, and looking up cases with this tool is faster and much more concise than Googling or Lexis. If you need to mentally brief a case quickly and then move on, this free tool surpasses even subscription services. It's what you want, without wasting your time as other methods do.

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