May graduates making plans to prepare for the July Bar Exam must remember to plan for where you will be doing your studying.  Most NYLS students will use the study spaces here in our Library and in the law school, and for these students the planning is simple.  All summer long, NYLS will provide ample study spaces that are quiet, air-conditioned, and open every day, including evenings and weekends.

But other students will find it more convenient to study elsewhere, for any number of reasons.  And so it’s important to note that NYLS Library cannot arrange free access to other law schools’ libraries for Bar Exam study.  Graduates who wish to use another law school’s library for Bar study must make arrangements directly with the other library.  For further details, click here.  To view a chart that lists Bar study access policies announced by area law schools, click here.

The Mendik Law Library wishes the very best of luck to all New York Law School graduates who will be sitting for a bar exam beginning on July 29, 2008.

May 2008 Graduates –

In making your plans to prepare for the July Bar Exam, remember to plan for where you will be doing your studying.  Most NYLS students will use the study spaces in our Library, and for these students the planning is simple.  All summer long, our Library will provide ample study spaces that are quiet, air-conditioned, and open every day, including evenings and weekends.

But other students will find it more convenient to study elsewhere, for any number of reasons.  This may be especially true for students who are enrolled in Bar review courses hosted at other law schools.  These students may find it convenient to study in the other school’s library, before or after the review sessions.

Many students are under the impression that NYLS Library can arrange free access to other law schools’ libraries for Bar Exam study.  Please note that this is not the case.  Our Library’s reciprocal access arrangements with other schools extend to students, not to graduates.  And by the time you are studying for the Bar you will be a NYLS graduate, no longer a student.

If you wish to use to another law school’s library for Bar study, you must make arrangements directly with the other library.  Most local law school libraries charge other schools’ graduates a fee for a Bar study pass, and several sell only a limited number of passes.  This is true whether or not you are enrolled in a Bar review course hosted at the school.  Thus, if securing a study seat in another law school’s library is important to you, you must plan ahead.

For details regarding the summer Bar study access policies that have been announced by most local law schools, click here.  Note that many of these schools begin selling passes in mid-May, and sell only a limited number on a first-come, first-served basis.  The sooner you purchase a pass, the more likely you are to secure a seat!

NYLS Library’s Reference librarians can help you contact other libraries, and we will pass along any new access policy information that comes our way. You may call us at 212-431-2332, e-mail reference@nyls.edu, or IM to AOL id “nylslib”.  Keep in mind, though, the general rule that we cannot arrange access to other libraries that are sold out of passes, or are otherwise closed to NYLS graduates.

Links to a variety of helpful resources providing tips for bar exam studying are available via the Lawsagna blog.  You can find additional resources at the Mendik Library’s Bar Examination Information page.

If you wish to use to another law school¹s library to study for the July Bar Exam, you must make arrangements directly with the other library. 

Most local law school libraries charge graduates of schools other than their own for a Bar study pass, and several libraries sell only a limited number of passes.  Click on this chart to see a document that details the access policies of all the law schools in the NYC metropolitan area.

The National Law Journal reports on the recent settlement of an antitrust class action in which a class of nearly 300,000 law students alleged they were each overcharged about $1,000 for BAR/BRI courses taken from 1997 through 2006.  Click here to link to the article.

In making your plans to prepare for the July Bar Exam, remember to plan for where you will be doing your studying. Most NYLS students will use the study spaces in our Library, and for these students the planning is simple. All summer long, our Library will provide ample study spaces that are quiet, air-conditioned, and open every day, including evenings and weekends.

But other students will find it more convenient to study elsewhere, for any number of reasons. This may be especially true for students who are enrolled in Bar review courses held at other law schools. These students may find it convenient to study in the other school’s library, before or after the review sessions.

Many students are under the impression that NYLS Library can arrange free access to other law schools’ libraries for Bar Exam study. Please take heed that this is not the case. Our Library’s reciprocal access arrangements with other schools extend to students, not to graduates. And by the time you are studying for the Bar, you will no longer be a student, but rather a NYLS graduate. If you wish to use another law school’s library for Bar study, you must make arrangements directly with the other library. Most local law school libraries charge other schools’ graduates for a Bar study pass, and several sell only a limited number of passes. Thus, if securing a study seat in another law school’s library is important to you, you must plan ahead. In town, the schools that host Bar review courses are Brooklyn Law, Fordham and NYU. Among these schools, so far only Fordham has announced a Bar access policy for this summer. Fordham’s policy is set out at its Website, http://law.fordham.edu. (Click on “Library Access & Hours.”) Brooklyn Law and NYU have promised to inform us of their policies as soon as they have decided upon them.

Most schools set their Bar access policies as the study season approaches, in April or May. We in the Library do our best to keep track of all local schools’ policies, but we are not always given the most current information. If you have a particular library in mind, your best bet is to visit their Website, or phone them — the earlier, the better. Of course, NYLS Library’s Reference librarians can help you contact other libraries, and we will pass along any policy information that we have received. You may call us at 212-431-2332, e-mail reference@nyls.edu, or IM to AOL id “nylslib”.