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Last week, I built an AI agent that will automate the creation and marketing of events in my library. Each month we run instructional webinar events for our members and setting these up every month is a time-consuming process with many moving parts and a lot of room for human error. With this new automation…
Fast Company’s Faisal Hoque writes about AI and the death (and rebirth) of middle management: Inside the fall and rise of ‘unbossing.’. “…AI could lead to a “white-collar massacre” if companies fail to adapt thoughtfully” Read more here.
When you think of landmark legal battles, names like Brown, Roe, and Miranda might come to mind. But The Velvet Elvis? Geraldo Rivera? A 16-hour documentary? Only one legal resource dares to take you there: The Little Book of Elvis Law. This gem from the American Bar Association is less about Blue Suede Shoes and…
What we Americans know as Social Security has its roots in 19th Century Germany; Chancellor Otto von Bismarck established an old-age social insurance program in 1889. Since the 1970s, legislators were aware of Social Security’s weakening financial position. In 1981, President Reagan and Congress appointed members to the “National Commission on Social Security .” Their…
We’re proud to share that Law Librarianship Practice: Challenges and Opportunities in Law Firm, Government, and Academic Law Libraries, a groundbreaking new volume on the evolving roles and responsibilities of law librarians, features contributions from two of NYLI’s own. Edited by NYLI’s Director of Innovation & Engagement, Ellyssa Valenti Kroski, the book brings together thought…
The New York Law Institute is proud to have a collection that answers both the historical — and current! — legal research queries of attorneys, librarians and authors. Click here to explore NYLI’s collectio . And click here to become a member….
Long a favorite here at NYLI, and certainly worthy of an alliterative headline, Nutshells provide a quick introduction to a specific area of law. So, without any further fuss or ado, here’s the 2025 list (so far!) of Nutshells making their debut… Whether you are scary or not, if you are a litigator –you need…