New Lawyer Institute – NLI
The New Lawyer Institute (NLI) provides new lawyers with a professional home at the New York City Bar Association and is focused on the needs of recent graduates and prepares them to be successful in the legal profession in New York and beyond.
The NLI is valuable to all new graduates, whether they are newly employed or will be seeking and obtaining employment during the program year. Special attention is paid to the needs of new lawyers who have not yet found their first position. Participation is useful to new lawyers’ overall career development and signals to potential employers and clients that the participant has gained skills and experience necessary for success.
Features include:
- Speakers from government, judiciary, and others across the legal spectrum
- Training in professional networking and job interviewing
- Access to mentorship opportunities
To view upcoming and past NLI programs, please click here.
Students and alumni of sponsoring law schools receive free registration for NLI programs. To ensure your free registration, update the ‘law school’ section under Manage My Account prior to registering, or register with your law school email address. For questions or to register, please sign in or call (212) 382-6663.
City Bar members can view any past NLI programs for free under the Members Only section of the website, and students/alumni from sponsoring schools can contact their Career Services departments for recording links and passwords.
For questions about the NLI, please email Nayeli at nbautista@nycbar.org.
Thank you to our sponsoring law schools:
