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What would Mardi Gras be without Louisiana? We’ve got practice books and current and superseded statutes for the Pelican State!
But, as with a lot of Southern tradition, there is a […]
Valentine’s Day is here, a day of hearts and flowers, candy… and sometimes, a day for marriage proposals!
NYLI’s own James T. Brady is ready for his Valentine!
But, as the wise Jonathan Swift aptly stated “Promises and pie-crust are made to be broken”.
And if the engagement is as broken as a pie crust….. what of […]
I’ve been working in law libraries for a long time—long enough to have been stumped more than once by an obscure, outdated, foreign, or plain weird citation. You know the kind: no context, acronym or abbreviation that makes sense, or no clear jurisdiction, and absolutely no interest in making your day easier.
Over the years, […]
The LLAGNY Book Club will be meeting on Tuesday, February 24th, to discuss The Marble Faun of Grey Gardens by Jerry Torre and Tony Maietta. We will be gathering in the new renovated NYLI (120 Broadway/9th Floor/NY, NY 10271) at 6 pm.
RSVP by Friday, February 20th — to either Jill Gray at jill.gray@friedfrank.com or […]
One of the great benefits of NYLI membership is access to Proquest Congressional….
And while most members are aware of ProQuest Congressional’s vast collection of Federal Legislative materials (House & Senate Reports, Congressional hearings, Congressional Records and Presidential documents), most don’t know about PQ Congressional’s great (& detailed) ready made topical research pages…
Above is just […]
New York City Bar Association issued its latest opinion regarding Artificial Intelligence, this time focusing on recording client communication.
To read NYC Bar Association Opinion 2025-6 regarding the use of artificial intelligence tools to record, transcribe and create summaries of client communication, click here….
Back in 2024, the same Bar Association issued an overview of AI […]
Like Scrooge in Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” The New York Law Institute is being haunted by ghosts this Holiday season…. Spirits from the Research Past, Present, and even Future have made their presence known at our 9th floor location at 120 Broadway….
NYLI’s “Equitable” doorknob, historical & seasonally decorated –but not ghost-proof!
Ghost of Research Past […]
You probably know that the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution are known as the Bill of Rights…
But did you know that the the First Constitutional Convention ratified a Constitution that did not include any mention of individual rights….
NYLI has the complete Academic Nutshell series available as eBooks!
You probably know that James […]
Thanksgiving, that all American Holiday, is here once again. here at NYLI we’d like to give a big THANK YOU to all our members! Interesting questions asked & answered, print and eBooks borrowed, Records & Briefs scrutinized, informative webinars — you’ve participated in our research lives, helped us grow and learn, and collaborated with […]
For my staff pick this month, I’m reaching back to the 1970s — yes, the same decade that brought us disco, stagflation, polyester leisure suits and the energy crisis.
And, if you’ve ever tried to get a general grasp of the mergers and acquisitions field — the 1970s gave lawyers (and […]
