Posts by Kristen Matteucci

May 4, 2021

Self-Help Research Guide - Pandemic Information

Are you a member of the public who’s trying to figure out how to handle a certain legal issue or where to get legal information, advice, or representation during the pandemic? We’ve updated a number of pages in our Self-Help Research Guide with resources from Philadelphia legal aid organizations,...

Environmental law

April 20, 2021

A lookout point in Flatrock, NL. Brown rock formation in water.

Environmental Law Resources for Earth Day

Earth Day is celebrated this week, on Thursday, April 22nd. The international network EARTHDAY.ORG is planning three days of climate action around the 2021 theme, Restore Our Earth . In honor of this day of awareness and action, Jenkins is highlighting some of its environmental law materials. Print...

April 6, 2021

Artificial Intelligence Law 2021

Artificial Intelligence is a hot topic, touching on various legal issues such as information privacy & data protection, intellectual property, and civil liberties. With the proliferation of personal assistant devices and the increasing use of algorithms in our everyday lives, related justice...

Courts

March 25, 2021

PA Courts Roll Out News & Updates Subscription Feature

Earlier this year, the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts (AOPC) launched a new subscription feature that allows attorneys, members of the public, and the media to sign up for email updates on court news and information. According to a February 17th press release , the new feature is...

Law Journal Press

March 2, 2021

Searching & Navigating within a Title in the New Law Journal Press Platform

We recently wrote about the new Law Journal Press * (LJP) platform and how to browse, view, and search for books within it. As a follow up to that post, this blog entry will demonstrate how to search and navigate within a particular LJP title. Searching within an Online Book In the new LJP...

Law Journal Press

February 16, 2021

New Law Journal Press (LJP) Platform

The next time you read an online book using Law Journal Press * (LJP), you may notice that the database has recently updated its platform. LJP has a refreshing new user interface, and its functions are more intuitive to use. When accessing LJP from the Jenkins website, the database will...

HeinOnline

January 28, 2021

Hein's New Topic Taxonomy: Enhanced Searching in the Law Journal Library

HeinOnline recently introduced an enhanced “topic taxonomy” to its Law Journal Library, making searching by topic more “intuitive, discoverable, and user friendly,” according to Hein’s December 28, 2020 blog post . For context, each article in Hein’s Law Journal Library is essentially ‘tagged’ with...

Jury Practice

January 14, 2021

Grand Juries: A Legal Research Guide

Jenkins recently acquired the newest title by renowned legal research scholar and law librarian, Dr. Joel Fishman: Grand Juries: A Legal Research Guide . Fishman is a specialist in Pennsylvania legal history and has authored over 300 publications, including the Pennsylvania Legal Research Handbook...

Discovery

December 10, 2020

Bender’s Forms of Discovery Available Remotely on LexisNexis Digital Library

Did you know that the popular Bender’s Forms of Discovery is available to Jenkins’ members remotely? Each of the volumes in this set can be accessed as an ebook via the LexisNexis Digital Library . Bender’s Forms of Discovery is an essential tool, as it offers both a vast set of forms and a...

Nolo

November 17, 2020

Using Nolo: Find Self-Help Books on Everyday Legal Issues

If you are a solo attorney, a small business owner, or perhaps representing yourself in a legal matter, the resources in the Nolo Legal Information Reference Center were written with you in mind. Nolo’s mission is to “help consumers and small businesses find answers to their everyday legal and...

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