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Jenkins Law Library
April 10, 2024
National Library Week 2024

Join Us For National Library Week!

On Wednesday, April 10, there'll be free breakfast and lunchtime fare at Jenkins. (Spoiler alert: it's more than just crackers and cheese.) And there'll be some Jenkins swag, as well, for those of you who successfully complete our Digital Escape Room Challenge: The Founders Folly . And one more...
Jenkins Law Library
February 13, 2024
Jenkins lobby

Jenkins Law Library: Really On Your Desktop

For several years we've offered a CLE webinar on our remote-access databases . Now we've taken it a step further by placing our whole facility at your fingertips. We've just added a Google Street View virtual tour of our space . You can check out the digitized portraits at 3:00 am. (Are the eyes...
Jenkins Law Library
November 9, 2022
Flying Books

Interlibrary Loan

Looking for items that are not available in Jenkins collection? Our Interlibrary Loan Department may be able to help. We can obtain items from U.S. institutions and have been successful with institutions outside the U.S. We'll conduct searches to find organizations that will either lend or copy...
Jenkins Law Library
September 13, 2022

New Database- Pennsylvania Memorandum Opinions

Looking for an unpublished opinion from the Pennsylvania Superior or Commonwealth Court? Older memorandum opinions are sometimes difficult to track down. Generally, opinions prior to 2013/2014 can be especially challenging for the researcher. One great resource to try is our new database,...
Jenkins Law Library
August 17, 2022
Theodore "Ted" Simon, criminal defense attorney and president/board member, Jenkins Law Library

Read how our Board President Ted Simon feels about being a "Philadelphia Lawyer" and the importance of Jenkins Law Library

By Theodore Simon Criminal defense attorney and president/board member, Jenkins Law Library What does being a Philadelphia lawyer mean to me? A lot! I would imagine for me, like so many other Philadelphia lawyers, it is not just the technical or historic definition but rather it is deeply personal...
Jenkins Law Library
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...
Jenkins Law Library
April 1, 2022

Jenkins Law Library - We're 220 Years YOUNG!

This year Jenkins is celebrating our 220th anniversary! We were founded in 1802 in a small room in Independence Hall by a group of lawyers who combined their financial resources to purchase legal books for the growing law community in the city. We hold the prestigious position as "America's First...
HeinOnline
January 13, 2022

The Law Academy Project

HeinOnline recently introduced a new database that explores the history of legal education in Pennsylvania, specifically as it pertains to The Law Academy of Philadelphia. Edited by Dr. Joel Fishman, the Law Academy Project grew out of a paper Dr. Fishman wrote for the Duquesne History Forum. Among...
Jenkins Law Library
July 15, 2021

Google Translate Now on Jenkins Website

Jenkins has added Google Translate as a new feature on our website! Users now have the option to view and read our website in over 50 langauges, including Arabic, French, Haitian Creole, Hindi, Russian, Spanish, Swahili, Vietnamese, and more. The Google Translate feature can be found near the top...
Jenkins Law Library
May 19, 2021
Back to Normal-ish!

Back to Normal-ish! [Updated Sep 10]

Jenkins has reopened to all visitors with no appointment necessary! * As of Monday, September 13 our onsite hours are 8:30 am to 5:00 pm. Visitors must wear masks in our space and also in our building's lobby and elevators. The library stacks are open for browsing and all the computer workstations...