Jenkins Blog

August 24, 2023

Philadelphia Legal Support - Community Legal Services (CLS)

Philadelphia has quite a few organizations dedicated to making legal services accessible. One of the leaders is Community Legal Services (CLS) , an organization that provides “free legal advice and representation to low income residents of Philadelphia.” Their mission is to fight poverty, challenge...

Common Pleas Court

August 17, 2023

Philadelphia Family Court: Domestic Relations Docket Search

The Philadelphia Family court has implemented a public access portal to domestic relations dockets. This public acces currently includes Custody and Divorce Docket Reports. The Family Court Domestic Relations Docket Search can be accessed on the Philadelphia Court's website . From the court's...

August 11, 2023

Choosing a Family Law Attorney

Need to hire a family law attorney? Check out 3 Tips For Choosing A Family Law Attorney from American Judicial System . The article stresses the importance of reputation, communication skills, experience and certification when evaluating a family law attorney. For assistance in finding an attorney...

Election

August 3, 2023

U.S. Voting Laws & Legislation Center by LexisNexis

The LexisNexis® Rule of Law Foundation has launched U.S. Voting Laws & Legislation Center , a free, publicly accessible tool for locating U.S. federal and state voting and election law and for tracking proposed legislation on the topic. According to a LexisNexis press release , this “first-of-...

West Academic

July 27, 2023

Principles of Employment Discrimination Law

Principles of Employment Discrimination Law is a Concise Hornbook Series publication now available on West Academic Digital Library . " Designed for use by law students, scholars, and practitioners, the book identifies the critical elements of disparate treatment and disparate impact theory and...

Jenkins On Your Desktop

July 20, 2023

New Title on West Academic: A Brief American Legal History in a Nutshell

Interested in or need a quick refresher on American Legal History? West Academic Digital Library has recently added A Brief American Legal History in a Nutshell to its collection and is available with your Jenkins membership. This nutshell book is a survey of the law and its influence throughout...

Legislative Histories

July 14, 2023

Pennsylvania Legislative Histories: Committee Archives

Pulling together material related to a Pennsylvania legislative history? If you are looking for reports or hearings, don't forget to check out the Pennsylvania General Assembly's Committee Archives page . Use this resource to search Committee Meetings and Public Hearings or Reports . Coverage...

West Academic

June 30, 2023

Local Government Law

The latest edition of Local Government Law is now available on West Academic Digital Library . "This edition continues the emphasis of prior editions on such topics as the relationship of local governments to state and federal governments; the needs of local governments for territory, for personnel...

Courts

June 22, 2023

New Interactive Magisterial District Court Map

Together with the Pennsylvania State Data Center, the Pennsylvania Courts have created a new interactive tool to help the public find information related to the Magisterial District Courts. The Interactive Magisterial District Court Map clearly lays out the boundaries of all of Pennsylvania's 509...

June 15, 2023

Avoiding Legal Website Scams and Pitfalls

When searching online for legal forms or information, it is important to use safe internet practices to avoid scams or other misrepresented services. When representing oneself, it is up to each litigant to understand the procedures of a lawsuit, draft the legal forms required, file them with the...

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