You can get LP credit towards fulfilling your RSW requirements by taking this specially added class this Saturday, October 24.  You’ll learn new legal research skills as you work your way through each of the questions in the Halloween Info Hunt.  At the end of class, just drop your completed entry form in the raffle […]

Happy Halloween from the Mendik Library! As an early Halloween treat, here’s your opportunity to WIN one of more than a dozen great study aids, texts, Lexis points, and NYLS Swag!  Just answer any 3 of the 6 Haunted Halloween Info Hunt questions.  Answer all 6 and we’ll double your chances to win by adding […]

Need to draft a contract, motion, pleading, or some other legal document and don’t know where to start?  Don’t re-invent the wheel because . . . there’s a form for that! Practicing lawyers often use forms when drafting standard legal documents.  Legal forms can be found on the Internet, on subscription databases and in print.  […]

Did you know the Library has a selection of study aids that some students find helpful in preparing for final exams?  These materials are designed to supplement – not replace – your own outlines and class notes and readings.  To find general information on major study aids along with specific information on study aids for […]

The former director of the ABA’s Legal Technology Resource Center  recently published an e-book, Law Practice Technology: An Introduction for Law Students, that introduces law students to current law office technology.  Targeting law students interested in starting their own practice, the e-book covers cloud computing, calendaring, security, training, document management, speech input to create documents, […]

Course registration for 2015-2016 has begun. It’s time to put together your schedule for the next academic year. The ability to find the legal material you need to interpret and analyze is critical. Effective research skills are vital to all students engaged in any type of legal writing, as well as to those who are […]

Winter is nearly over and spring is just around the corner. If you are in LP, this means the deadline for satisfying your RSW requirement is coming closer and closer. To avoid being left out in the cold, please don’t wait until the last minute to register for the classes you really want to take. […]

What are you looking for this Valentine’s Day?  Love? Adventure? Excitement?   Head over to the Library and join the annual Find Love in the Library Info Hunt!  Joining is simple (and free).  Just answer 3 of the 6 questions, submit your answers either by email (reference@nyls.edu) or by dropping your answer sheet in the raffle drum at the Reference […]