Three important Library resources to keep in mind as you prepare for upcoming exams. First:  The Library’s Exam Preparation Resources web page offers a host of materials containing practical advice and strategies designed to help you navigate the exam process. Second:  The Library maintains an archive of previous years’ exams for most courses.  You can […]

Friday April 22, 2011 is Earth Day. This year’s theme is A Billion Acts of Green®, a “people-powered campaign to generate a billion acts of environmental service and advocacy . . .” in advance of the global Earth Summit in Rio in 2012.  One easy Act of Green you could pledge, adding to the 100,504,172-and-counting […]

Effective Monday April 11, study areas and computer labs in the Mendik Library at 185 West Broadway will remain open to NYLS students 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  This Study Hall schedule will remain in effect through the end of the exams period, except for the holiday week of April 18 – […]

Earlier this week, NYLS students received an email message from Camille Broussard asking for your participation in a short nation-wide survey on how law students research and why they choose the research methodologies they do.  If you have not done so already, the Library would appreciate your taking the few minutes to complete the 12-question […]

Just a reminder that this coming Friday April 8, you can take your research skills up a notch (or two) by attending the annual Bridge the Gap Program, which this year is being held right here at NYLS.  Registration has been extended until Friday and you can register at the door for no extra cost.  […]

Want to develop practical skills and strategies for success in your summer job?  Register to attend the Bridge the Gap, an educational program sponsored every year by the Law Library Association of Greater New York.  This year’s Bridge the Gap will be held here at New York Law School on Friday, April 8.  Click here for […]

It’s that time of year again! Are you looking for tax forms?  You can find federal forms at the IRS site at  http://www.irs.gov/formspubs/index.html?portlet=3. If you are looking for New York forms, go to  http://www.tax.ny.gov/forms/.  If you need forms from other states there are links to all state tax forms from the Federation of Tax Administrators […]

On March 18, 1963, the Supreme Court handed down the decision in Gideon v. Wainwright, a case that made significant changes to the face of criminal law in the United States. Charged with breaking and entering into a Florida pool hall, Clarence Earl Gideon could not afford an attorney. After being convicted and sentenced to […]

Representatives from Bloomberg are now offering a variety of introductory, advanced, and specialized training sessions for “Bloomberg Law,” an online legal search tool now available to law firms and law schools.  Details of the training, including the schedule for March and April, are set out below: Bloomberg Law is pleased to present ongoing training sessions […]

As of February 24, 2011, students may renew items checked out from the Reserve collection a maximum of two times.  The three-hour borrowing periods remain unchanged.  If you have any questions about this policy change, please contact Ping Tian, Head of Circulation (ping.tian@nyls.edu).