Jenkins Blog

March 12, 2019

Historical Philadelphia Maps: Zoning, Property and More!

The Greater Philadelphia GeoHistory Network offers thousands of old maps, plans and surveys that show the development of the city from 1600 forward. This site is a pilot project of Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries (PACSCL). Institutions such as the Athenaeum of...

NewsBank

March 7, 2019

Keep up with Current Events on Newsbank

Having trouble keeping up with current events? Check out the Newsbank Hot Topics Quick Link for monthly updates on topics that are trending in the news. Navigate to Hot Topics from the Quick Links menu on the right side of the Newsbank homepage. With the Hot Topics Quick Link, Newsbank develops...

March 5, 2019

2017 NLJ Billing Report Now Available at Jenkins

Billing surveys allow attorneys to evaluate how their billing practices compare to other law firms. To assist our members, Jenkins recently acquired the 2017 National Law Journal Billing Report . The 2017 NLJ Billing Report uses 2017 data collected from over 900 law firms across 31 states and...

February 26, 2019

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes - Archived Historical Editions

One of our most popular questions at the Reference Desk at Jenkins involves finding old versions of the Pennsylvania Statutes. The people we help often need to know how a section of Purdon's read in a specific year, since a case may hinge upon the language of the statute at a particular time. In...

February 21, 2019

Powell on Real Property

If you are in need of the ultimate resource for real property, try out Powell on Real Property . The 16 volume set is a definitive treatise for property law issues. It covers numerous topics including real property rights, landlord-tenant, easements, mortgages, foreclosures, tax issues, and more...

Courts

February 19, 2019

The PACER Buzz

If you’ve been seeing PACER in the news a lot lately (see this NYT Editorial , ABA Journal article , or The New Republic article for starters) and you’re wondering what all the buzz is about, read on for a summary of current events surrounding the federal courts’ electronic docketing system,...

Federal Government

February 14, 2019

Presidential Documents Online

Presidents’ Day, the day celebrating George Washington’s birth, became a federal holiday in 1879. The day was celebrated on February 22nd each year, until a 1968 law mandated that many federal holidays be noticed on Mondays. We now celebrate Presidents’ Day on the third Monday of February. In...

Nolo

February 12, 2019

Property & Real Estate Law with Nolo

Are you looking to familiarize yourself with legal issues surrounding property and real estate? If so, check out the Nolo database. Nolo publications are great resources for those who want a basic introduction to a topic without getting bogged down with legal terminology. The “Property and Real...

Philadelphia

February 7, 2019

Philadelphia Zoning Map

Need to find the current zoning of a property in Philadelphia? Take a look at Atlas , a search tool available from the city's Zoning, Planning and Development website . When available, Atlas provides zoning information for specific city addresses, including base district zoning maps, associated...

HeinOnline

February 5, 2019

Pennsylvania Session Laws on HeinOnline Now Indexed to Inception

Pennsylvania Session Laws, the compilation of the acts passed by the Pennsylvania Legislature, are available on HeinOnline and are now indexed back to inception! Session laws , also referred to as acts , are "the body of statutes enacted by a legislature during a particular annual, biennial, or...

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