Ellyssa

About Ellyssa

Ellyssa Valenti Kroski is the Director of Innovation & Engagement at the New York Law Institute as well as an award-winning editor and author of 77 books including Law Librarianship in the Age of AI for which she won the AALL's 2020 Joseph L. Andrews Legal Literature Award. She is a librarian, an adjunct faculty member at Drexel and San Jose State Universities, and an international conference speaker. She received the 2017 Library Hi Tech Award from the ALA/LITA for her long-term contributions in the area of Library and Information Science technology and its application. She can be found at: http://www.amazon.com/author/ellyssa

NYLI Closed for Memorial Day Holiday

The New York Law Institute will be closing early at 1 PM Friday, May 22nd, and will be closed Monday, May 25, 2026 in observance of Memorial Day . NYLI will reopen on Tuesday, May 26th at 9 a.m.

Happy Memorial Day!

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New at NYLI: AI in Legal Tech: How Generative AI is Transforming Legal Technology and the Practice of Law by Cat Casey

Artificial intelligence is no longer a future-facing concept in the legal field. It is already embedded in the tools attorneys use every day. For law librarians, this shift presents both an opportunity and a challenge: how do we translate rapidly evolving AI capabilities into meaningful, practical support for our users?

Cat Casey’s AI in […]

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LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group May Online Meeting

In honor of AAPI (Asian American and Pacific Islander) month, LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group will meet via Zoom on May 21st at noon to discuss They called us enemy by George Takei ( available at NYPL).  Please see our LibGuide for past and upcoming titles. Please contact, Eileen Dolan at edolan@NYLI.org to be added to […]

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U.S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs Now Freely Available

The Internet Archive has announced that more than 125,000 U.S. Supreme Court records and briefs spanning nearly two centuries of American law are now freely accessible online.

The collection contains three parts:

“The first is the official records from the lower court(s): the trial transcripts, evidence, and procedural documents that travel with each […]

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NYLI at Law Firm Research & Innovation Conference

NYLI Board member and Director of Research and Knowledge Services, Eversheds Sutherland, Scott Bailey will be making Opening Remarks and speaking on panels From Library to Intelligence Engine: The Research Function Reimagined for the AI Era and Field Notes: The Co-Evolution of the Library and Legal Tech at LegalTechConnect’s sold-out Law Firm Research & […]

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LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group April Online Meeting

LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group will meet via Zoom on Thursday April 23rd at 12. We will discuss It rhymes with Takei by George Takei ( available at NYPL).  Please see our LibGuide for past and upcoming titles. Please contact, Eileen Dolan at edolan@NYLI.org to be added to the meeting.  

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NYLI Will Close Early for Good Friday

The New York Law Institute will close at 1 PM on Friday, April 3, 2026 for Good Friday.  NYLI will reopen Monday, April 6th at 9AM.

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NYLI Newsletter Spring 2026

Our latest NYLI Newsletter is now available to read in your browser! Access it here.

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LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group March Online Meeting

LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group will meet via Zoom on Thursday March 26th at 12.  We will discuss by You Must Take Part in Revolution by Badiucao and Melissa Chan (available at NYPL).  Please see our LibGuide for past and upcoming titles. Please contact, Eileen Dolan at edolan@NYLI.org to be added to the meeting.

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New York Law Institute Open House

You’re Invited:

Open House at  NYLI’s Newly Renovated Space Wednesday, March 25 from 4:30–7:00 PM

We’re pleased to welcome you to an open house at our refreshed home at 120 Broadway, Suite 932 in FiDi. Join us on Wednesday, March 25 from 4:30–7:00 PM for a tour of the library. Enjoy wine and light bites while reconnecting with colleagues and […]

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