September (or August in many places) finds students from kindergarten to post-graduate returning to the classroom.
And for those entering law schools (referred to as 1L’s), there’s the additional pressure of learning to “think like a lawyer” — particularly, the ability to write and research like one….
My favorite “go to” source for any attorney, from 1L to corner office partner, are the Nutshells. Every topic and practice area is covered concisely. And yes, there is a Legal Research in a Nutshell,Legal Writing and Analysis in a Nutshell, and one on making your litigation debut…. You’ll be ready for your close-up with..
The end of October — Halloween! — brings out the tricks and treats, even here in the seemingly staid New York Law Institute…. For those colleagues that are a little spooked by AI — here are some “tricks” regarding prompt engineering & chatbots that will put your AI fears aside…. And for any law librarian…
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…
Juneteenth became a Federal Holiday when President Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act in 2021…. And here at The New York Law Institute, we believe one of the best ways to celebrate Juneteenth is to learn more about the Holiday…. ProQuest Congressional is always a great place to begin researching any Federal Legislative matters…. and we…
Proud Brooklynites (and is there really any other kind, lol?) can argue that NYC’s current Mayor Eric Adams is a native of Brooklyn, and more than a few Hizzoners have hailed from Kings County… But there was a time when all the Mayors of Brooklyn were from, well, Brooklyn!
You probably know that November 11th is known as Veterans Day, a Federal Holiday…. And you may know that Veterans Day was original “Armistice Day” — commemorating the end of World War I (November 11, 1918) … But did you know that November 11th officially became Veterans Day on June 1, 1954 (P.L. 280)? You…
You probably know that Thanksgiving is celebrated this year on November 28th…. But did you know that until the Presidency of Abraham Lincoln, the month and day of Thanksgiving varied from year to year (and from state to state)…. In the midst of the Civil War, Lincoln asks the Nation to observe Thanksgiving…. And ,…