Jenkins Blog

November 9, 2017

Electronic Filing in U.S. Supreme Court starts November 13

The United States Supreme Court’s new electronic filing system will begin operation on November 13, 2017. Members of the Supreme Court Bar can register now . During the initial phase of the system, the official filing of documents will continue to be on paper in all cases. Parties who are...

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...

vLex/Fastcase

November 6, 2017

Introducing Type-Ahead Search on Fastcase 7

This article is republished with permission by Fastcase. View the original article here . One of Fastcase’s newest features ( exclusive to Fastcase 7 ) is subtle enough that you may not even notice it. But once you do, you will not be able to imagine conducting your legal research without it. New...

Nolo

November 2, 2017

Use Nolo to find guides on managing employees

Are you new to managing employees? Nolo , one of Jenkins' member databases, has several publications that may help. Titles include Create Your Own Employee Handbook , Dealing with Problem Employees , Employer's Legal Handbook , Essential Guide to Federal Employment Laws , Manager's Legal Handbook...

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...

HeinOnline

October 27, 2017

Trial Manual 6 for the Defense of Criminal Cases Now on HeinOnline

HeinOnline recently added Trial Manual 6 for the Defense of Criminal Cases , an ALI-CLE publication. It is included in the American Law Institute Collection with the other ALI-CLE Publications . This two volume title by Anthony G. Amsterdam and Randy Hertz is described by ALI-CLE as a "guidebook...

General OneFile

October 26, 2017

Search for cover stories, audio files and more in General OneFile!

Searching for specific types of documents, like audio files or cover story articles? In General OneFile , you can! General OneFile contains over 8,000 titles, including magazines, journals, reference sources, newspapers and audio content. For example, type "Vietnam" in the Basic Search box and run...

Family Law

October 19, 2017

Interactive Family Law Forms from Philadelphia Legal Assistance

Philadelphia Legal Assistance has created interactive forms for some of the more common family law situations. The forms were developed for self-represented litigants and are available on PALawHELP.org . They include: Pennsylvania: Complaint for Support Pennsylvania: Petition for Contempt of...

LexisNexis Digital Library

October 17, 2017

Pennsylvania Books on the LexisNexis Digital Library

The LexisNexis Digital Library has a number of Pennsylvania specific texts and treatises available to Jenkins' members on their desktop. These include law compilations, like Pennsylvania Laws Governing Pennsylvania Businesses and Pennsylvania Crimes Code and Vehicle Law Handbook , treatises like...

Nolo

October 13, 2017

Special Needs Trusts

Need a basic introduction on special needs trusts? Check out Nolo's Special Needs Trusts 7th by Urbatsch and Fuller. According to Nolo , this title "shows you how to provide for a loved one with a disability -- without jeopardizing government benefits." It includes chapters on "Who Can Benefit from...

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