THEODORE F JENKINS MEMORIAL LAW LIBRARY COMPANY
1801 MARKET STREET NO 900, PHILADELPHIA, PA 191036405 www.jenkinslaw.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1802, THE JENKINS LAW LIBRARY HAS BEEN DEDICATED TO BRINGING PEOPLE AND INFORMATION TOGETHER WITHIN THE LEGAL COMMUNITY. AS THE NATION'S OLDEST LAW LIBRARY, IT IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING VALUE THROUGH ITS OUTSTANDING SERVICE, COMPREHENSIVE ACCESS TO LEGAL AND OTHER INFORMATION, RELEVANT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, THE LATEST TECHNOLOGIES AND A HOSPITABLE PLACE TO WORK AND VISIT.

PUBLIC LAW LIBRARY

JENKINS LAW LIBRARY IS PHILADELPHIA'S PUBLIC LAW LIBRARY. THROUGH AN EXPERIENCED, DEDICATED STAFF, THE LIBRARY PROVIDES LEGAL RESEARCH ASSISTANCE TO ATTORNEYS AND SELF-REPRESENTED LITIGANTS VIA PRINT AND ONLINE RESOURCES. IT IS ALSO A COST-EFFECTIVE PROVIDER OF CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION (CLE) CLASSES.THE LIBRARY OFFERS AFFORDABLE ACCESS TO LEGAL RESEARCH TOOLS REQUIRED TO PRACTICE LAW AND ASSIST THE PUBLIC, SUCH AS BLOOMBERG LAW, CHEETAH, LEXIS AND WESTLAW. THE LIBRARY'S RESEARCH PLATFORM PROVIDES OVER 65,000 ONLINE TREATISES, IN ADDITION TO ITS EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF PRINT VOLUMES AVAILABLE ON-SITE.KEEPING WITH ITS MISSION TO COLLECT, ORGANIZE AND DISSEMINATE LEGAL INFORMATION, THE LIBRARY DIGITIZES AND INDEXES MATERIALS UNAVAILABLE ONLINE ELSEWHERE, INCLUDING A COMPREHENSIVE ARCHIVE OF 94,290 PENNSYLVANIA TRIAL COURT OPINIONS, 640,281 PENNSYLVANIA APPELLATE BRIEFS AND RECORDS, 2,153 PHILADELPHIA CITY SOLICITOR OPINIONS AND 1,392 PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATIVE HISTORIES.AS PART OF ITS PUBLIC FUNCTION, JENKINS ASSISTS SELF-REPRESENTED LITIGANTS WHO ARRIVE DAILY, SEEKING ACCESS TO PA-SPECIFIC FORMS AND INFORMATION TO HELP THEM UNDERSTAND THEIR RIGHTS IN A WIDE VARIETY OF EXTREMELY PERSONAL AND EMOTIONALLY CHARGED LEGAL PROBLEMS INCLUDING EMPLOYEE RIGHTS, TENANT EVICTION, PROTECTION FROM ABUSE ORDERS, DEBTOR/CREDITOR ISSUES, BANKRUPTCY, DIVORCE, AND CUSTODY ISSUES. THERE IS NO LIMIT TO THE TIME WE SPEND WITH AN INDIVIDUAL, BEYOND STAFF CAPACITY. WE SERVED 2,335 SELF-REPRESENTED LITIGANTS IN 2019 AND 63,114 UNIQUE USERS VIA OUR WEBSITE.ADDITIONALLY, SINCE APRIL 2019 LIBRARIANS HAVE BEEN ASSISTING LITIGANTS AT THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT'S FAMILY COURT HELP CENTER ON TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS FROM 12:00PM UNTIL 3:00PM WITH FILING SIMPLE DIVORCES. ON AVERAGE WE ASSISTED 10 TO 12 LITIGANTS PER DAY FOR A TOTAL OF 661 LITIGANTS FOR 2019. FAMILY COURT ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE MARGARET T. MURPHY THANKED THE LEADERSHIP AT JENKINS, THE MEMBERS OF THE STAFF AND THE BOARD OF JENKINS FOR ASSISTING SELF-REPRESENTED LITIGANTS WHO APPEAR THROUGHOUT THE FAMILY COURT AND IN PARTICULAR, AT FAMILY COURT'S HELP CENTER. SHE STATED, "YOUR ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS HELP! THANK YOU."ANOTHER PUBLIC FUNCTION THAT JENKINS PROVIDES IS FREE MEMBERSHIP TO APPROXIMATELY THIRTY (30) PHILADELPHIA NONPROFIT LEGAL SERVICE AGENCIES. JENKINS MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM IS COMPRISED OF 6,500 ATTORNEYS AND STAFF AT FIRMS OF ALL SIZES AND WITHIN A DIVERSE SET OF PRACTICE AREAS. OUR HEAVIEST ATTORNEY USERS ARE SOLO ATTORNEYS AND SMALL FIRMS WHO ARE UNABLE TO AFFORD THE RESOURCES THAT LARGE LAW FIRMS MAINTAIN. IN 2019, 57% OF OUR ONLINE RESOURCE USAGE AND 86% OF OUR ONSITE VISITS WERE FROM FIRMS WITH 10 OR FEWER ATTORNEYS. LARGE FIRMS HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED THE SIZE OF THEIR LIBRARIES AND AS SUCH RELY ON JENKINS FOR LEGAL RESOURCES NOT AVAILABLE TO THEM VIA THEIR ONLINE SUBSCRIPTIONS. IN ADDITION, THEY UTILIZE THE RESEARCH EXPERTISE OF OUR LIBRARIANS ON A DAILY BASIS. OUR LIBRARIANS RESPONDED TO OVER 9,600 REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE IN 2019.JENKINS PROVIDES AT NOMINAL COST MEMBERSHIP AND SERVICES TO EIGHT PHILADELPHIA RELATED AND/OR BUDGETED AGENCIES. IT ALSO PROVIDES FREE MEMBERSHIP TO ALL JUDGES IN THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT AND THE PENNSYLVANIA APPELLATE COURTS.

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