1.Class notes: Almost everyone has a computer in their hands to take notes in class, because law professors teach a lot of content in class, and it is difficult for the notes to keep up with the teacher's output speed. In addition, the notes stored in the computer are more convenient to find during review, and can even be saved for graduate school review, unlike paper notes, which are easy to lose and worn. 2.Academic Research: Legal Case Search: Reading Legal Literature. Common Judgments Zotero Literature Management PDF Reader SPSS Data Analysis. 3.Commonly used software: mind map mind software to organize and memorize knowledge points, use office wps software to complete daily homework, case analysis, literature review, group defense, moot court. 4.School activities: Join the club debate team The students of the class cadres have a lot to use the computer, such as making tweets, doing ** event planning, designing posters, etc., and using the computer to select courses and grab classes. 
Computer requirements for lawyers and in-house counsel 1Client communication: Lawyers need to bring computers to meet and talk with clients, and the location is uncertain, including cafes, detention centers, and client units, which require computers to be thin, light, portable, and have good battery life. 2.Participate in the trial: The trial lawyer needs to bring a computer** to display case materials and record the key points of the trial, including offline and online trials. 3.Computer appearance: You need a good-looking laptop, as a lawyer, using high-quality tools can show that you value your work, increase the trust of customers, and customers will be more comfortable entrusting you with legal matters. 4.Collaborative office: Communicate documents with team colleagues or customers, including case materials contracts, and some cases need to modify documents at any time in an emergency, and it is more convenient to transfer documents between mobile phones and computers of the same brand. 5.Device connection: You need to connect the printer with a computer, log in to the court system, the industrial and commercial system, the banking software, the tax software, etc., according to your field. 
Do I need to bring my own computer to work in a law firm after graduation?Yes, more than 90% of lawyers use their own computers. Because lawyers' cases involve a lot of client privacy and confidentiality needs, it is safe and convenient to take the information away with the computer when you resign from a different law firm. Some independent lawyers even only hang up in the law firm, rarely go to the law firm every day, and use their own computers. In addition, some large law firms will have dedicated laptops and ask their lawyers not to use personal computers to work on work documents. Computer CPU litigators often need to use computers in important situations, including client communication offline** online trials, requiring computers to be smooth and reliable at important moments. CPU determines the fluency of the computer, strong performance CPU can ensure that the computer is smooth and not stuck, choose the computer to identify the following CPU models: smooth for more than 5 years: i5-1340p, i7-1360p
Smooth for more than 6 years: i5-13500h, r7-7840h
How to see if the performance of the CPU is good, refer to the notebook CPU performance ranking:
December 2023: Laptop CPU ladder chart, computer processor performance ranking ultra5 7 battery lifeThe battery life of a computer is very important, and a notebook with a bad battery needs to find a place to charge it as soon as it arrives between classes. There are also lawyers who often work outside the home ** may not always have a place to charge, bringing a charger not only adds weight but also has to be charged as soon as it is turned on, and it will also appear very unprofessional when meeting customers. 
Which laptop has good battery life:1Apple MacBook is the ceiling of battery life in the computer industry, and the lawyer's office battery life is up to 20 hours, so you can rest assured that you can last a day without a power supply when you go out. 2.The battery life of Windows computers is not as good as that of macOS, and in order to improve battery life, it mainly depends on increasing the battery capacity. For example, Lenovo Xiaoxin Pro14 and MagicBook14, stuff a 75Wh large battery into the 14-inch body, and the battery life can also reach about 12 hours. 3.Ryzen CPUs with high energy efficiency ratios will have better battery life, don't choose a laptop with the 12th generation standard H suffix, the battery life is not good. It is recommended to choose a model with a simple and low-key appearance, and avoid choosing a computer with a bizarre appearance and lighting effects. 
Although the appearance of the computer cannot fully represent your ability, an elegant and high-quality computer can show that you attach importance to your work, and the customer will be more assured to entrust you with services. 1.3-1.5kg is the weight of most thin and light laptops, and 1kg is the weight of the lightest notebook, although the difference of 300g does not seem to be large, but it will be really much lighter to carry for a long time. Advantages of compatibility problems of Apple notebooks: Apple computers have high appearance, long battery life, and they don't need to bring a charger when they go out all day without weight.
The trackpad is so flexible that you don't need a mouse at all, and you don't need to carry a mouse.
And the Apple system is very smooth, there is no need to shut down, which is in line with the attributes of the lawyer who wants to change the file at any time.
Incompatible format: Mac and Win transfer documents sometimes have the problem of format confusion, usually caused by the inconsistent Word version of the two computers, and there will also be mutual transfer between Win, not the problem of the macOS system, it is recommended to convert the document to PDF and send it again. Software incompatibility: Many courts' online systems do not support Mac, banks' corporate systems, and tax software are only available for Windows systems. For example, the remote ** of the Shanghai court is only suitable for the Windows system, and the cloud court in Beijing has several ** systems, which basically cannot be used on Mac, and Apple computers cannot be installed. ** software with the exe suffix. 
Guangdong can directly log in to the court website**, so there will be more mac here. In short, most lawyers who use Mac, there will be a second computer**, if you just install a dual system for Mac, you will be psychologically worried about not being safe and it is troublesome to switch systems. Incompatible printers: Some law firms' printers are older and not even compatible with MacBook connections, and sometimes you have to borrow a colleague's Windows computer to use a Mac. A more suitable brand for the Apple MacBook Air Pro series.
Lenovo ThinkPad Thinkbook Series, Think Yoga Series.
HP Star BookPro series.
ASUS Zenbook series.
Huawei MateBook 14 14s
Honor MagicBook 14
The best choice for college students is MacBook, the system, display, battery life, appearance, and lightness of Apple computers can meet all the needs of law students, and they don't need to go out to charge between classes like window computers. According to Moore's Law, every 18 months the performance of a new computer doubles, and every three months there is a better computer. This article continues to be refreshed, so come back when you want to buy it.
To be continued... Because everyone's situation will be different, you can send the views of this article to the seniors and seniors to ask for their opinions, or send it to colleagues and roommates to discuss and make choices according to the actual situation.