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Bloomberg Law
February 23, 2024

Finding Fifty-State Surveys in Jenkins’ Collection

If you’ve been tasked with compiling and comparing laws across states, Jenkins provides access to various fifty-state surveys that may help save you time. Such surveys can be invaluable tools for gaining a comprehensive overview of laws and regulations across the nation, allowing users to spot...
Court Rules
January 11, 2024

Using Keycite and Shepard's for Court Rules

Researching a court rule and looking for cases? Shepardize or Keycite the rule. Take as an example PARCP 402 which deals with manner and acceptance of service. When you pull up this rule on Westlaw, you get over 2,000 citing references: These citing references can then be filtered by cases,...
Lexis
November 2, 2023

Lexis+: AI-Powered Document Analysis

Did you know that document and contract review software is available on the library’s four Lexis terminals? Jenkins’ onsite Lexis+ subscription includes access to an AI-powered feature called Document Analysis that allows you to upload and analyze briefs and agreements to bolster your practice in...
Lexis
March 2, 2023

Lexis+ Now Available at Jenkins

LexisNexis’ updated legal research platform, Lexis+, is now available on Jenkins' onsite patron access computers. Lexis+ adds a new modern look along with new and enhanced features. One helpful new feature available on Lexis+ is Shepard’s At Risk . Shepard’s At Risk adds a notification in cases...
Lexis
February 8, 2022

AAA Awards Available on Lexis

The American Arbitration Association (AAA) is a not-for-profit organization providing alternative dispute resolution (ADR) services across the world. According to its 2020 Annual Report , AAA has administered six million cases since its founding in 1926. Arbitration awards can be useful tools...
Forms
May 28, 2020

Pennsylvania Forms on Lexis and Westlaw

Are you working from home and in need of sample Pennsylvania forms? Take advantage of the generous limited time remote access offers from Lexis and Westlaw. Both databases contain Pennsylvania form sets that cover a wide range of legal topics. Lexis Dunlap-Hanna Pennsylvania Forms includes a...
Bloomberg Law
August 6, 2019

Using Shepard’s Subsection Reports

Citators can be helpful tools for determining whether a case is “good law” or for identifying cases and other legal material that cite to a particular authority you are researching. At Jenkins, both members and patrons from the general public can use citator tools at our onsite LexisNexis stations...
Lexis
September 14, 2018

LexisNexis Practice Guide: New Jersey Probate and Estate Administration

Probate and estate administration is a dynamic area of New Jersey practice featuring a major revision of the Probate Code (NJS Title 3B) in 2005, further revision of the Code to include domestic partners in 2006, and, the landmark New Jersey Supreme Court decision of Lewis v. Harris (10/25/2006),...
Court Rules
September 14, 2018

LexisNexis Ohio Rules of Court Annotated

LexisNexis Ohio Rules of Court Annotated provides a collection of rules of court and rules governing the conduct of the bench and bar in Ohio. The publication includes selected case annotations and other research sources deemed beneficial to the users of this product. For quick, efficient research...
Lexis
July 5, 2018

Moore's Federal Practice

Moore's Federal Practice , the classic federal practice set, is an essential resource for any federal litigator. Professor James William Moore, the original author of this title, was involved in the federal rule making process and assisted in drafting the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The...