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NYLI closes early Fri 8/29 and will be closed Labor Day Mon 9/1

The New York Law Institute will close at 2:00 PM on Friday, August 29th and will be closed on Monday, September 1, 2025 in observance of the Labor Day national holiday. NYLI will reopen at 9 AM on Tuesday the 2nd of September.

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August is National Make a Will Month.. check out these resources for making in will in NY

August, a month where NYC empties out as residents search to enjoy the last week of Summer away from city pavement, has been designated “National Make a Will Month” .

Where to begin? Free sources are available….

For getting the right lawyer, click here for NYC Bar Association’s offer to help you find the right match…

And […]

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AI and the death (and rebirth) of middle management

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.

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Staff Picks: Can’t Help Falling in Love…with Elvis Law! by Ellyssa Valenti Kroski

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 […]

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Happy 90th Birthday to Social Security! Some History & NYLI Resources

Social Security has now been part of the American social contract for nine decades. Enacted during President FDR’s first term (P.L. 74-271), the system requires employers and employees to contribute payments to those currently retired or unable to work due to a disability.

ProQuest Congressional , accessible with NYLI membership, has Ready-Made Topic Sections […]

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NYT’s Best Selling Author Lauren Willig thanks NYLI !

Lauren Willig, NY Times best selling author, visited The New York Law Institute in 2022 and made use of collection to research the “Manhattan Well Murder” case.

Lauren Willig & yours truly ….@ NYLI…back in 2022

Described on the book flap as “part murder mystery, part thriller, part true crime,” Willig’s The Girl from Greenwich […]

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Staff Picks: The Little Black Dress of Legal Resources!

In 1926, French designer Coco Chanel published a picture of a short, simple black dress in Vogue Magazine, and it was immediately hailed as “the frock that all the world will wear.” Since then, designers such as Dior, De Givenchy, Donna Karan and most recently Carly Cushne have all put their own spin on […]

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Nutshells – New & New Editions @ NYLI !

Long a favorite here at NYLI, and certainly worthy of an alliterative headline, Nutshells provide a quick introduction to a specific area of law.

Trust the OED (available to NYLI members) to give the definitive definition!

And as technology (and society) changes, new laws are created and old ones are amended. Nutshells are essential to […]

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NYLI Newsletter Summer 2025

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

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Liberte! Egalite! Fraternite! & a Happy Bastille Day from NYLI !

The French Revolution (1789) was somewhat inspired by the Spirit of 1776, and so it’s fitting that the French National Holiday of Bastille Day (July 14th) occurs a week or two after our own country’s July 4th celebrations…

Hmm… “The Rights of Man”….is that from our own firebrand Thomas Paine? LLMC (available with NYLI […]

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