The New York Law Institute will close at 3PM today and be closed tomorrow, January 1, for New Years Day. We will reopen Friday, January 2, at 8:30 am.
All of us at NYLI wish you a happy, healthy, and prosperous 2015.
As we head into 2015, we here at NYLI just want to take a quick look back at our accomplishments and developments over the past year:
• Two librarians joined our Board of Directors this year: Well-known law librarian and influential blogger Jean O’Grady, Director of Research Services and Libraries at DLA Piper, and winner of […]
The New York Law Institute will be closed Wednesday, December 24, & Thursday, December 25 for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. We will reopen Friday, December 26, at 8:30 am.
All of us at NYLI wish you and yours a happy and healthy holiday.
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