Law Technology News (LTN) magazine and website reports that ALM, the leading provider of specialized business news and information focused on the legal sector, has launched 14 smartphone apps for use on Apple Inc.’s iPhones, iPods, and iPads. The apps provide content from the company’s national and regional web and print publications, and support iOS 6.1 and above. The available publications are:

The American Lawyer 
Corporate Counsel 
Law Technology News 
The National Law Journal 
Connecticut Law Tribune 
Daily Business Review 
Daily Report Online 
Delaware Business Court Insider 
Delaware Law Weekly 
New Jersey Law Journal 
New York Law Journal 
Texas Lawyer 
The Legal Intelligencer 
The Recorder

An ALM press release stated: The apps offer a superior and faster reading experience than what is possible through a smartphone or tablet Web browser. They also provide offline reading capability so users can view news stories and other articles even when they are not connected to the Web. . . The apps are being sponsored by leading financial and legal institutions who are providing end-users free complimentary access to the content during the launch sponsorship. 

Content that might otherwise be behind a paywall is now available thanks to the sponsor. In fact, if you look at the NYLJ front page using the iPhone’s Safari browser, several of these stories are locked. If you look at the same stories using the app, they are unlocked. Brooklyn Law School students can now regularly follow any of these ALM publications.