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Posts by Jenny Hohenstein

LexisNexis Digital Library
May 21, 2020

Corbin on Pennsylvania Contracts

Corbin on Pennsylvania Contracts is a new addition to our LexisNexis Digital Library . This title thoroughly covers Pennsylvania contract law and was designed to help the busy practitioner: "It is written and organized in a manner consistent with the Corbin treatise [Corbin on Contracts], and in...
Caselaw & the Courts
May 8, 2020

Searching Pennsylvania Case Law

Trying to search Pennsylvania case law while you are working remotely? Jenkins has several resources that may be helpful. For Pennsylvania appellate court cases, take a look at Fastcase . Generally, Fastcase has case law from all 50 states going back at least as far as 1950. Many states, including...
Court Records & Briefs
April 24, 2020

Court Brief and Record Access

Trying to work remotely and need to view a brief? At Jenkins we have a large collection of Pennsylvania briefs and records from the Pennsylvania Appellate Courts. After 2006, most of the material has been digitized, and much of it is accessible for free to Jenkins' members in our Court Records...
Caselaw & the Courts
April 15, 2020

Juveniles in Detention during Coronavirus Pandemic

A recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court Order for In Re: The Petition of C.Z., A.O., and Z.S.-W., On Behalf of All Similary Situated Individuals addresses the issue of juveniles in detention in relation to the COVID-19 crisis. To read this decision or see any other recent opinions or postings from the...
Law.com Scholar
April 7, 2020

Access to Books - How Can We Help?

Working from home can be challenging for an attorney who is trying to research a legal topic without access to any print resources. In fact, since COVID-19 has forced many of us to work remotely, several of the questions the reference staff have gotten involve access to print resources. Even though...
Historical
March 3, 2020

Historical Philadelphia Building Code Research

Have a case where you need to find an older version of the Building Code for Philadelphia? We can help. The Philadelphia Code (hereafter referred to as the Code) was first published in 1956. The Building Code was codified at Title 4. At this time, a researcher only needed to consult Title 4 to see...
General OneFile
February 18, 2020

Looking for articles? We can help!

Have a reference to an article that you need to find? Here is a checklist of resources available remotely on your desktop through Jenkins that could be helpful: GeneralOnefile - Contains more than 8,700 full text titles including newspapers and periodicals on a wide range of topics: business,...
Remote Resources
January 30, 2020

Survey of Law Firm Economics

The Survey of Law Firm Economics 2019 is now available at Jenkins. This title offers information related to law firm management, financials, hourly billing rates, billable hours, and compensation. The 2019 edition is based on 2018 data and was compiled by gathering information from over 4,000...
VitalLaw
January 14, 2020

Wage and Hour Opinion Letters - CCH

Wage and Hour Opinion letters are issued by the Wage and Hour Division Administrator at the Department of Labor to help the public understand the requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA): "As part of the administration of the FLSA and the FMLA,...
Court Rules
December 5, 2019

Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Criminal Rules - Rescission, Amendment and Adoption

President Judge General Court Regulation No. 14 of 2019 rescinds, amends and adopts Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Criminal Court Rules. The changes went into effect December 2, 2019. To take a look, see President Judge General Court Regulation No. 14 of 2019 (clean version begins on p. 57 of...