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Posts by Ida Weingram

News & Events
March 25, 2024
DIgital Law Librarian

Law Librarians: Indispensable Digital Stewards of Legal Information

Recently I read this blog post about digital law librarianship. It has a great closing paragraph: "In a world where the legal landscape is rapidly digitizing, law librarians have not become obsolete; instead, they have evolved into indispensable digital stewards of legal information. They continue...
News & Events
May 23, 2022
"An insanely good resource!"

"An insanely good resource!"

That's how one of our members recently described our research service , after we helped track down an 80-year-old document that isn't available online. Ever wonder what other type of research requests our librarians have assisted with? Requests can range from something as simple as pulling a...
News & Events
June 30, 2020
June Janda

In Memoriam: June Janda

This past Friday morning, June 26, Jenkins Law Library lost one of our most loyal and dedicated staff members, June A. Janda. June was hired at Jenkins over 34 years ago as a bookkeeper. Through the years she took accounting and other classes towards a degree, was mentored by both Regina Smith,...
News & Events
April 1, 2020

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Order Extending Closure

Dear Members, Today the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has extended its general statewide court closure Order until April 30, 2020 subject to the exceptions outlined and as further ordered/implemented by the President Judges of their respective counties. As we previously announced, Jenkins'...
Self-Help
February 23, 2018

Special Event: Women Owned Law & Her Corner

Women Owned Law and Her Corner are joining together for a special event at Jenkins on March 14th from 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm. Her Corner will be conducting a mini session to give attendees a little taste of what it actually feels like to participate in the Her Corner Accelerator. Accelerator is the...
News & Events
November 22, 2017

Congratulations to Alfonso Madrid!

Alfonso Madrid, who has been a member of Jenkins for 10 years, is being honored with the PNC Achievement Award at the Philadelphia Bar Association's Annual Meeting on December 5, 2017. This award honors significant accomplishments in improving the administration of justice. Mr. Madrid has...
News & Events
November 9, 2017

Thank You for Voting for Us in TLI's Best of 2017

The attorneys have once again voted for Jenkins as one of the best "Online Research Providers". This is our eighth year on the list and we have also made it into the Best of 2017 Hall of Fame having placed in the top three, three out of the last four years. We may never beat out LexisNexis and...
News & Events
October 30, 2017

Congratulations PBJ's 2017 "Power 100" Honorees

Congratulations to our five members who were honored by the Philadelphia Business Journal's 2017 " Power 100. " Michael Heller , CEO of Cozen O'Connor Jami Wintz McKeon , Chair of Morgan Lewis & Bockius Henry Nassau , CEO of Dechert Bill Sasso , Chairman of Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young...
Technology
May 3, 2017

Mobile Hotspots Now Available for Checkout

Need WiFi access on-the-go? Borrow a Sprint Mobile Hotspot from Jenkins. Coverage is provided through the nationwide Sprint Network. The device is compatible with most WiFi-enabled laptops, tablets, and cell phones. Available for two-week loan.
Self-Help
January 26, 2017

FJD's Elder Justice Resource Center - Free Legal Assistance

The First Judicial District of Pennsylvania has issued a News Release announcing that the FJD's Elder Justice Resource Center (EJRC) will be working with Temple University Beasley School of Law to provide free legal assistance to unrepresented seniors beginning February 1, 2017. EJRC is located...