Jenkins Blog

July 14, 2022

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Research Evidence Practice on the Jenkins Member Databases

Evidence can be an important part of the legal process. Court rules guide evidence practice in the federal courts as well as in Pennsylvania courts . For Jenkins members looking for more information on evidence practice, check out the following titles on our Member Databases : On the LexisNexis...

Philadelphia

July 12, 2022

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Philadelphia Offers Free Deed & Mortgage Fraud Guard

Did you know that the City of Philadelphia offers a free way to monitor property records to warn property owners of potential deed or mortgage fraud? In 2019, Philadelphia’s Department of Records started providing Deed Fraud Guard , which allows property owners in Philadelphia to monitor certain...

vLex

July 7, 2022

vLex: Using the Cited Authorites and Cited In Tabs

If you are viewing a case in vLex and you want to know the relationship between that case and prior and subsequent cases, check out the “Cited Authorities” and “Cited In” features. These helpful citator tabs are located directly above the case when in the document view. The Cited Authorities tab...

Databases

June 30, 2022

Create State-by-State Surveys Using Bloomberg Law Chart Builder

State-by-state surveys are useful when you want to compare how different states approach the same topic. Library visitors can create their own surveys using Bloomberg Law's Chart Builder . This feature includes over 180 subjects covering 9 different practice areas. Users can find the Chart Builder...

Newspapers

June 23, 2022

Digitized Historical Newspaper Archives

If you’re looking for information in historical newspaper articles, there are a few digitized archives to keep in mind for your research. Free online resources like Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers , the Internet Archive’s Newspapers collection, and the Google News Archive are...

Courts

June 21, 2022

Jury Duty in Pennsylvania

The Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania has published a new infographic called Jury Duty in Pennsylvania - What You Need to Know . It explains when juries are used and who is eligible to serve on a jury. With a simple, straightforward break-down, the infographic clarifies the differences...

West Academic

June 16, 2022

Tax Procedure and Tax Fraud in a Nutshell

The latest edition of Tax Procedure and Tax Fraud in a Nutshell is available on West Academic Digital Library . This Nutshell "is designed to acquaint students with the theoretical and practical aspects of tax practice, from administrative or civil actions involving the Internal Revenue Service to...

Fastcase

June 9, 2022

Commercial Real Estate Leases: Preparation, Negotiation, and Forms

Treatises on Fastcase provides access to over 130 treatises that Jenkins members can access from the office or home. Among those 130 treatises, members can find many titles that offer practical guidance and legal forms. One such title is Commercial Real Estate Leases: Preparation, Negotiation, and...

Databases

June 7, 2022

vLex: Jurisdictions & Languages Across the Globe

Jenkins recently introduced vLex to the collection of remote databases available to all our members. In addition to the hundreds of thousands of British cases we highlighted in an earlier blog post , vLex coverage includes legal materials from over 100 countries. vLex also has a feature which can...

Oxford English Dictionary

June 2, 2022

Citing to the Oxford English Dictionary

In previous blog posts, we've explored the different editions of the Oxford English Dictionary and its evolution from print resource to an online database (see Part 1 and Part 2 ). For those needing to cite to an OED definition, the OED Online now has a "Cite" feature to help users format the...

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