About Us

Library

The New York Law Institute is the oldest circulating law library in New York City and is open to contributing members of the New York Bar, as well as to scholars of history and the law.

The Institute and its library were the result of the efforts of two young lawyers, George Sullivan and James W. Gerard, to break up the so-called “barrister ring” of twelve to fifteen lawyers who monopolized all the worthwhile legal business in the circuit and supreme court, and the court of chancery during the mid-1820s... Read More

Facility

The Library holds approximately 300,000 volumes, permanently shelved on three floors of the former Equitable Building at 120 Broadway. For more information please contact us.

Staff

NYLI staff consists of full time professional librarians supported by capable technical staff.
For assistance, contact us.