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Self-Help Resource Guides Now Available

By Carey Sias •  June 4, 2014

Legal research can be very difficult, even for someone who knows the law. The links and resources in our new Self-Help Resource Guides are intended to help non-attorneys get started with legal research.

Jenkins Law Library is open to the public for a fee of $5 per day. A reference librarian is available to assist with the collection and databases, but cannot advise patrons on legal matters. Find this and all our resource guides here.

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