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Posts by Jenny Hohenstein

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...
Forms
September 29, 2017

Entertainment Law: Forms and Analysis

Entertainment Law: Forms and Analysis by Field and Slotnick is a great resource for understanding the basics of entertainment law. It focuses upon issues such as copyright, trademark and privacy. There are chapters on "Film, Television and Live Theater", "Book and Magazine Publishing", "Music" and...
American Association of Law Libraries (AALL)
September 28, 2017

Database Search Algorithms

Members of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) should check out Susan Nevelow Mart's presentation on Understanding the Human Element in Search Algorithms at AALL's annual conference and her article in the AALL Spectrum "Every Algorithm has a POV" (AALL Spectrum, Sept./Oct. 2017, v.22...
Secondary Sources
September 18, 2017

Landlord Tenant Law

Interested in landlord tenant law? Check out Bisel's Pennsylvania Landlord Tenant Law and Practice . It includes forms, checklists and a thorough discussion of the principles of Pennsylvania landlord tenant law with emphasis on residential leases. Another helpful resource is PBI's Representing...
Court Records & Briefs
August 23, 2017

What is Available for Free through the Court Records & Briefs Database?

At Jenkins we have a large collection of Pennsylvania briefs and records going all the way back to the 1800s. After 2006, most of the material has been digitized, and much of it is accessible for free to Jenkins' members through our Court Records & Briefs database . In the database, material...
Court Rules
June 13, 2017

Pennsylvania Court Rules

Looking for Pennsylvania Rules of Court online? Check out our Pennsylvania Court Rules - State research guide for quick access to the rules or use the links below to Pacode.com : Title 210: Rules of Appellate Procedure Title 231: Rules of Civil Procedure Title 234: Rules of Criminal Procedure Title...
Court Records & Briefs
May 23, 2017

Briefs Now Available Free - Enhance Your Practice

Jenkins has launched a new user interface for our Court Records and Briefs . Members can now search full text documents & view and download electronic Briefs for free ! Briefs are a great resource to get insight into legal arguments and find supporting case law. Search this database to see how...
Remote Resources
March 30, 2017

New Platform and More Opinions for City Solicitor Opinions Database

Jenkins' Philadelphia City Solicitor Opinions Database contains the full text of more than 2,000 formal and informal opinions issued by the Philadelphia City Solicitor from 1952-2009. The new, easy to use interface includes over 50 new opinions and allows the user to search by title, full text,...
vLex/Fastcase
March 21, 2017

Fastcase 7 Has Arrived

Fastcase 7 * is now available to Jenkins' members. To use the new platform, sign-in to Fastcase through jenkinslaw.org . Everything will look the same on the Fastcase home page, but notice the toggle switch in the upper right: Select the toggle to FC7 and you will switch to the new Fastcase 7...
Caselaw & the Courts
February 23, 2017

New Public Access Policy for Appellate and Trial Court Records

"[T]he courts are constantly considering issues regarding the need for openness and transparency and the concern for personal privacy and security." (Explanatory Report, Public Access Policy of the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania: Case Records of the Appellate and Trial Courts, 47 Pa.B.301...