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SLA Speed Networking Event –Your Place or Mine (LOL!) & some NYLI Networking tips!

SLA Speed Networking Event, held the first day of Summer, allowed attendees to explore the many career options of librarianship — public, membership , government, law firm, academic, and art archives were all represented…..

But just what is Speed Networking anyway?

Modeled after speed dating, it’s a structured process that allows introductions and career […]

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Happy Juneteenth…and Five Great Websites to help you celebrate(and commemorate)

Juneteenth was made a Federal Holiday when President Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act in 2021 — but it has been a longstanding tradition, first celebrated by the African-American community in Texas in 1866. It was established as a Texas State Holiday in 1980.What is Juneteenth?Slavery’s end […]

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SLA sponsored Speed Career Event — It’s a Date! –June 21st

Whether starting your career or just ready for a change, SLA’s Speed Career Event may be the best way to quickly find out about the various fields of librarianship….

Rotating 10-minute Q & A with leading librarians allow attendees to learn more about what it’s like to work in public, law firm, academic, government, advertising, […]

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Happy Graduation Day! – some NYLI resources for researching Education Law

Chances are, you may be going to a Graduation Party in June! And, like just about every human endeavor, there are dedicated laws & regs regarding Education Law…..

For Federal Regs — Check out Title 34 subtitle B of the CFR –For Department of Education Guidance… check out their website…& don’t forget to […]

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Congrats to the New LLAGNY Board Members !

Congratulations to the new LLAGNY Board Members

Congratulations to the New Board Members elected in 2023 – 

Christine Bowersox – VP/President Elect Secretary Dahlia Davila 2 year Board Members – Brian Nolan & Sarah Kagen 1 year Board member – Jim Currie

Newly elected members will be joining the current board — Kathleen Darvil, President; Pauline Webster, Immediate Past […]

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It’s June… Month of Landmark Supreme Court Decisions (&, of course, some NYLI resources)

It’s June… the month where Spring turns to Summer… and historically speaking, when the U.S. Supreme Court ends its session with the bang of some pretty landmark cases….Consider these cases from Junes past….

Miranda v. Arizona (384 US 436), Loving v. Virginia (388 US 1), Texas v. Johnson (491 US 397) , […]

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Check out NYLI’s 2023 Summers’ Libguide (& a possible reason why they aren’t called Springers, lol)

It’s May… and in the Law Firm world… that means that Summer Associates are arriving !!

And that means that The NY Law Institute has a new resource for you — the 2023 Summer Associate LibGuide….For our librarian colleagues — check it out for info on teaching legal research and writing, creating presentations, and […]

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LLAGNY Book Club to meet May 16th.. @ NYLI !

LLAGNY Book Club will be meeting on May 16th at — in person!– to discuss People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks….

RSVP to Jill Gray at jill.gray@friedfrank.com

& mark your calendar — May 16th, 6 p.m. — at The New York Law Institute… for another great read & discussion of ideas with your LLAGNY colleagues!

The […]

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Take a Wright on Miller – Let NYLI be your GPS for Federal Practice & Procedure Research

Wright & Miller — as it is commonly known — has been the go to resource for attorneys researching federal civil, criminal and appellate procedure, as well as rules of civil, criminal, and appellate procedure, rules of evidence, the federal judicial system, jurisdiction of all federal courts, venue, removal of cases, res judicata, […]

By |May 8th, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Take a Wright on Miller – Let NYLI be your GPS for Federal Practice & Procedure Research

Australia & Boston… Metafiction and Mystery: LLAGNY Book Club Review

The LLAGNY Book Club met once again in late February to discuss Australian author Sulari Gentill’s mystery novel The Woman in the Library….

For more on the book club’s discussion of this very contemporary mystery, click here for my full review as posted in Law Lines…. & keep an eye out for posting & […]

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