In 2008 Latham & Watkins attorney Kirk Davenport developed a list of 750 need-to-know terms for corporate and deal attorneys. Now that list is available as a free iPhone/iPad Touch/iPad app courtesy of the IT and business development teams at Latham. The app, called “The Book of Jargon,” is missing some important terms like “credit default swap,” but it still does a good job of covering the obvious (“common stock”) to the more advanced (“Macaroni Defense”). You can search or browse for terms. I would have liked to see an example for each entry as well as links to other resources illustrating the terms–but hey, it’s free. And how much free time can Kirk Davenport have? Recommended for aspiring corporate lawyers, perhaps as a supplement to that pricey but highly functional Black’s Law Dictionary app.
