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    8
    Mar

    The Law School Survey of Student Engagement

    Posted by Farrah Nagrampa | Comments Off on The Law School Survey of Student Engagement

    NYLS students recently received an email from LSSSE (Law School Survey of Student Engagement) asking you to complete the survey on your thoughts about legal education and your experiences in law school. The Library hopes you will participate and complete the survey by the March 24, 2023 deadline.  The LSSSE survey is anonymous and is […]

    Category : Law School, Library Information
    19
    Sep

    Remember to set up your Bloomberg, LexisNexis and Westlaw accounts

    Posted by Grace Lee | Comments Off on Remember to set up your Bloomberg, LexisNexis and Westlaw accounts

    All 1L students—If you haven’t already done so, please set up your Bloomberg, LexisNexis and Westlaw accounts. You’ll need them later in the semester for legal research and citation checking. The information necessary to retrieve your registration codes and create your accounts can be found at: https://nyls.libwizard.com/f/2022_BL_Lexis_Westlaw If you need any help, please contact the […]

    Category : Law School, One Ls
    26
    Mar

    Coronavirus Legal Research

    Posted by Farrah Nagrampa | Comments Off on Coronavirus Legal Research

    The Law Librarians at the Library of Congress have created a Coronavirus Resource Guide, a regularly updated source of federal and state legislation as well as presidential executive orders and proclamations addressing COVID-19. The guide also provides links to Congressional Research Service Reports relating to the coronavirus (43 published to date).

    Category : Law School
    17
    Mar

    Remote Access to Casebooks and Texts

    Posted by Farrah Nagrampa | Comments Off on Remote Access to Casebooks and Texts

    The publishers of law school casebooks and texts recognize the current health emergency, and have agreed to make these books available electronically to our students. The Mendik Library is working out the details of remote access with the publishers. Below are access details we’ve received so far, organized by publisher. If you’re not sure which […]

    Tags : bluebook, books, casebooks, current, mendik Library, news, online resources, remote access, texts
    Category : Law School, News
    14
    Mar

    Remote Access to Required Texts

    Posted by Farrah Nagrampa | Comments Off on Remote Access to Required Texts

    The publishers of law school casebooks and texts recognize the current situation, and have agreed to make these books available electronically to our students.  If you use a textbook published by West Academic you should call 877-888-1330, and identify yourself as a student at a coronavirus-impacted school.  The Mendik Library is working with additional publishers to work […]

    Category : Law School
    4
    Jun

    Law School 411

    Posted by dustinkwilson | Comments Off on Law School 411

    The study and practice of law can encompass both the scholarly and popular aspects of culture. The Mendik Library’s Law School 411 LibGuide provides an online portal to books, movies, television shows and websites addressing many facets of law. Take a moment to explore the Guide’s offerings, from inspiring stories about social justice, to ways in which […]

    Category : Law School
    12
    Apr

    Selecting Your Courses for Next Year: Why You Should Consider Legal Research

    Posted by dustinkwilson | Comments Off on Selecting Your Courses for Next Year: Why You Should Consider Legal Research

    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. […]

    Category : Law School, Library Information
    17
    Jan

    Martin Luther King Day

    Posted by dustinkwilson | Comments Off on Martin Luther King Day

    Martin Luther King Day Legislation signed in 1983 marked the birthday of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as a federal holiday, celebrated on the third Monday of each January. In 1994, Congress designated the Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Holiday as a national day of service, now led by the Corporation for National […]

    Category : Current Affairs, Events, Law School, Legal History
    26
    Dec

    Did You Know?

    Posted by Farrah Nagrampa | Comments Off on Did You Know?

    A historic moment in New York Law School’s  126-year history came on December 27, 1974, when we received accreditation as the 133rd member of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS). Accreditation came just four months after submission of the school’s application, and made NYLS the first AALS-accredited law school not affiliated with a university. […]

    Category : Law School
    22
    Apr

    Course Registration: Why You Should Consider Legal Research

    Posted by dustinkwilson | Comments Off on Course Registration: Why You Should Consider Legal Research

    Among the most important skills all lawyers rely upon ins the ability to do legal research– to find what’s needed to interpret and analyze legal issues. It’s an integral part of the “competencies” that NYLS and the ABA require of law students.  Effective research skills are vital to students engaged in any type of legal […]

    Category : Law Practice, Law School, Research
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