The Library will be open on Monday September 25, 2023  from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.

Thanks to everyone who participated in the Legally Clueless Info Hunt during your Finding the Law class last month.  We have randomly selected 15 lucky prize winners, each of whom can choose a prize from our selection of study aids, law dictionaries, NYLS commuter mugs, Starbucks gift cards, Westlaw fleece blankets, Lexis points, maybe a […]

September 17 marks Constitution Day, commemorating the 1787 date on which thirty-nine of the Philadelphia Convention’s delegates signed the new Constitution.   Stop at the Reference Desk in the Mendik Library to pick up a free pocket-size constitution (while supplies last!).

September 11, 2023 marks the twenty-second anniversary of “9/11,” the horrific terrorist attacks on America that took nearly 3,000 lives. New York Law School sits just blocks away from what became known as ground zero, the site of the former World Trade Center’s “twin towers,” which collapsed after being struck by two hijacked jetliners. In […]

The Mendik Library will be closed on Labor Day, Monday September 4, 2023. It will be reopened for its regular hours on Tuesday September 5, 2023. Check the Library’s home page for all hours information: https://www.nyls.edu/academics/library/

How can you find unclaimed money owed in New York State?  Need to get a birth certificate for someone born in New York City?   Find all sorts of vital statistics about persons, companies, government, building codes, attorneys and other licensed professions, police and fire department data, incarcerated persons and more in New York State and […]

During the summer, continuing students retain access to all of NYLS databases (HeinOnline, ProQuest, TaxNotes, etc.) including Lexis and Bloomberg Law.  Westlaw access for current students includes some restrictions. LEXIS You will automatically have free unlimited use of your law school Lexis ID this summer. This includes workplace related research (but check with your employer […]

The first floor of the Library will be open for studying on Monday June 19 from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.