The Challenge is On! Join us Wednesday June 5 (and on any or all of the following Wednesdays through June 26), for the Mendik Library’s 2019 Summer Research Challenge! Hone your research skills with real issues you’ll encounter in practice and have some fun at the same time. Get all the details here and follow […]

The Library wants to help!! Here are three important tips as you prepare for upcoming exams: · Visit the Library’s Exam Preparation Resources page for lots of sources containing practical advice and strategies. · Visit our archive of previous years’ exams, organized by course name and professor, found under Student Resources on the NYLS Portal. […]

Each year on May 1st, the United States celebrates Law Day. First designated in 1958 by President Eisenhower, Law Day celebrates the rule of law and its contributions to Americans’ many freedoms. This year’s theme is Free Speech, Free Press, Free Society, which “focuses on these cornerstones of representative government and calls on us to […]

Monday April 22, 2019 is Earth Day. This year’s Earth Day Network campaign is Protect Our Species, which aims to educate and raise awareness about the accelerating rate of extinction of millions of species. It also seeks to build a global movement that embraces nature and its values and to achieve major policy victories that […]

Selecting Your Courses for Next Year: Why You Should Consider Legal Research Among the most important skills all lawyers rely upon is the ability to do legal research—to find what’s needed to interpret and analyze legal issues. Legal research is an integral part of the “competencies” that NYLS and the ABA require of law students. […]

March is Women’s History Month. So introduce yourself to Peggy, the Women and the Law database available on HeinOnline.  It brings together books, biographies and periodicals dedicated to the role of women in society and the law.  You can access it from the HeinOnline home page.  In addition, the Library of Congress has a dedicated […]

The Green Book: Travel is Fatal to Prejudice Green Book, this year’s Oscar winner for Best Picture, was loosely based on the true story of a friendship between an African-American concert pianist, Dr. Don Shirley, and his Italian-American driver and bodyguard, Tony “Lip” Vallelonga—a friendship that developed on the road during a concert tour through the […]

Thanks to everyone who participated in this year’s Valentine’s Day Info Hunt! We want to thank ALL of you for putting your research skills to work and joining us in what we hope you all found to be a great learning experience. Here are the 18 winners drawn from our renowned Raffle Drum:  

Find Love in the Library!! The Valentine’s Day Info Hunt is back! Can you find love in the Library? With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, here’s a sweet treat for you: an opportunity to WIN study aids, Lexis points, NYLS swag, and other swell stuff. Just answer the easy (and fun) Valentine’s Day Info […]