Community Reminder – Schedule Changes – Day Before Thanksgiving & Thanksgiving Law School Building Hours
Download Examplify for Exams – Action Needed!
If you are planning to take your exams on a computer, you have to download and install Examplify – the software used for taking secured exams. New registration is required every year.
Starting today, you must download Examplify and your exam files. To download Examplify, please go to the Examsoft website at examsoft.com/templelaw. Log in and follow the instructions. Your Student ID (under Exam takers) is your 9-digit TUID (found on your Temple ID card), and your password is the first letter of your first name + the first letter of your last name + the last 4 digits of your Student ID. Both letters are capitalized. (Example: Jane Doe 123456789 will be JD6789).
Once you have downloaded the software and installed it, you may elect to take any or all of your scheduled or free-slot exams on your computer. Your exams are available under My Exams. Make sure that you have downloaded and registered Examplify AND taken a mock exam by Monday, December 2 at 5:00 pm. Please do not wait until the last minute to install the software and to download your exam files.
Here are the links to videos for installing Examplify on Windows and Mac:
Windows: Windows Video https://ensemble.temple.edu/hapi/v1/contents/permalinks/Wf4t5FNj/view
Mac: Apple MAC OS Video https://ensemble.temple.edu/hapi/v1/contents/permalinks/o8C9Keb5/view
If you experience any difficulty downloading Exam Files or Exampify, please email lawexams@temple.edu as soon as possible. If you have non-technical questions or concerns, please contact britt.walden@temple.edu.
We will have Exam Help Desk Hours as follows:
- Monday, November 25th from 12:30 to 1:30 pm and 4:30 to 6:30 pm
- Tuesday, November 26th 11:30 to 1:30 pm and 4:30 to 6:30 pm
- Wednesday, November 27th 11:30 to 1:30 pm
- Wednesday, December 4th 11:40 to 1:30 pm , 4:30 to 6:30 pm
1L Day Spring 2020 Elective Course Registration Process
All 1L Day students should submit preferences for the 1L Elective (Immigration Law, International Law, Introduction to Intellectual Property and Tax). This process will close on Monday, December 2, 2019, at 5:00 p.m. Please remember, this is NOT a first-come, first-served process. No courses will be awarded until all 1L students have submitted their elective rankings by the deadline. Please feel free to take your time and evaluate all of your choices before you submit your request. Please be sure to assign a ranking to all four of the courses. If you have submitted your request and feel that you must make a change, please do not re-enter the system, instead, send an email to jennifer.bretschneider@temple.edu. The link to submit your request for registration is: Canvas.temple.edu Please select “LAW SCHOOL – 1L Day Division” Course. Then select 1L Elective Registration and follow the on-screen instructions. Questions? Contact jennifer.bretschneider@temple.edu.
Re-Entry Workshop with NLG
Temple Law’s Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild (NLG) will be partnering with the Youth Sentencing and Reentry Project (YSRP) to host a two-hour workshop on February 1, 2020. Centering around different tables at the event, the workshop will address three crucial barriers to reentry: Employment, Education, and Technology. NLG will be working with two populations of YSRP clients: adult clients who were previously sentenced to life in prison as juveniles (but who have since been re-sentenced), as well as juvenile clients who have had some involvement in the criminal justice system. After the workshop, all student and client participants will be invited to attend the Temple Basketball Game together that night at 6 pm against the East Carolina Pirates!
Students who are interested in applying must fill out this application by Friday, November 29, 2019 at 11 pm. This project is capped at 20 students. We will notify selected students by Monday, December 2, 2019. This project is open to all students at Temple Law (i.e. you don’t need to be a part of NLG to apply); evening students and LLM students are also welcome to apply. All students must be able to attend the two mandatory trainings in January. The first training will be held on Wednesday, January 8, 2020 and the second training will be held on Monday, January 20, 2020. Both trainings are tentatively scheduled from 4:30 to 5:30 pm. Please direct all questions to Celia Givens (celia.givens@temple.edu) or Amando Dominick (amando.dominick@temple.edu).
Spring 2020 School Designed Practicum Courses
Please review the Spring 2020 School Designed Practicum Courses if you have not done so already! A Practicum combines an experiential learning project with supervision and evaluation by a member of the full time faculty. Opportunities still available include practicums with the Philadelphia Law Department, Philadelphia Lawyers for Social Equity, and Philadelphia VIP. Questions? Contact Mai Le at mai.le@temple.edu.
Fall Exam Schedule
The Fall 2019 examination schedule is now available here. This Fall, the last day of classes is Wednesday, December 4, 2019. Exams will begin on Friday, December 6, 2019 and end on Thursday, December 19, 2019. Please be aware that the exam period is very compressed and that, under our exam conflict policy, you may be required to take an exam every other day.
Information about exam conflicts and the Exam Conflict Form can be found here. If you have a conflict please complete the form at this link and email it to Ms. Kathy Wilson (kilson@temple.edu) in Student Services (Barrack 103) by November 4, 2019. If you are an evening student requesting to take an exam on Saturday please fill out the form that’s located at this link.
Hard copies of the schedule are available in the Student Services Office, Barrack Hall, Suite 103.
Survey for 1LEs, 2Ls, 2LEs, 3Ls, 3LEs, & 4LEs
I, Frankie Hess, want to be able to give feedback to the administration, as a student, on something that I feel strongly about. This survey is about the Civil Procedure I class, is only one question and is not coming from the administration. As the SBA 1LE President, I also wanted to give other students an opportunity to have a voice on this topic, in case it was also shared by the majority of the student body, but also in the event that it is not a popular opinion. Please fill out the survey by November 27th, and thank you!
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YTL59QK
SPIN Toy Drive
The Annual SPIN Toy Drive is open and will run until December 11th. Please considering donating a new unwrapped toy. All donations will benefit the Frankford Community Development Center. Thank you in advance!
Companion Animal Law Writing Contest
Students may write about one of two topics for this year’s Companion Animal Law Writing Contest: state legislature’s animal control and enforcement laws’ bond-for-care provision or fraudulent claims of emotional support and service animals. The deadline for submission is November 30, 2019. Click here for more information.
Free ABA Student Membership
As a law student, you need to focus on your studies while still keeping an eye on your future. With so much to prepare for, why not let the American Bar Association help? Free ABA Student Membership offers a multitude of resources to help you succeed. You may find more information here.
2020 MPRE Dates & Deadlines
For more information about the exam, to register, and to learn about the new accommodations process click here.
American College of Consumer Financial Services 2020 Writing Competition
The American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers is pleased to announce its 2020 annual writing competition to recognize significant written contributions in the field of U.S. consumer financial services law. Entries must have been written or published between November 15, 2019 and December 1, 2019. The deadline for submission is December 1, 2019. You may find more information here.
The James W. Stoudt Memorial Scholarship of the Pennsylvania Bar Foundation
The James W. Stoudt Memorial Scholarship of the Pennsylvania Bar Foundation will provide three ($3,000) scholarships, two of which are specifically dedicated to the support of historically underrepresented minority law students of African-American, Hispanic-American or Native American Ancestry. To be eligible, applicants must be or become law student members of the Pennsylvania Bar Association (which is free for law students choosing to become electronic members), demonstrate financial need and good academic standing, and submit an application that includes: proof of residency; an unofficial copy of a current academic transcript; a maximum of two recommendations; and a 500-word essay that describes how the applicant plans to demonstrate their potential for making a contribution to society and the legal profession. The deadline is December 3, 2019.
National Italian American Bar Association Scholarship
NIABA is proud to offer the Justice Samuel Anthony Alito Jr. $5,000 Scholarship to law students of Italian descent. The scholarship application and all requested materials are due by December 15, 2019. You may find more information here including the information sheet and application.
Mindful Mondays
Everyone can participate in a 20-minute guided mindfulness meditation practice. Mindful meditation involves paying attention on purpose to the present moment without judgement. No experience is necessary. Join Professor deGuzman at noon in K5B every Monday.
Louis Jackson Memorial National Student Writing Competition
This writing competition is co-sponsored by Jackson Lewis LLP and the Institute for Law and the Worrkplace at IIT College of Law. Judges will consider papers on any topic relating to the law governing the workplace, such as employment law, labor law, employee benefits, or employment discrimination. One top honors award of $3,000 and two $1,000 awards will be presented. The submission deadline is January 22, 2020. You may find more information here.
Trandafir International Business Writing Competition
Transnational Law & Contemporary Problems, in conjunction with the University of Iowa College of Law, conducts an annual world affairs student writing competition that is open to law students and to graduate students in all disciplines. Students are able to write on any contemporary business or economic concern with the award being publication as well as a $2500 cash prize. All essays must be received no later than February 1, 2020. Please review the rules carefully here.
Comments for the Law Faculty Review Committee
The Law Faculty Review Committee makes recommendations to the Faculty and the Dean regarding tenure, promotion, and long-term contracts for faculty members. The Committee also evaluates the progress of faculty members toward promotion, tenure, and long-term contracts.
The Committee encourages members of the student body, the faculty, and the administration to express their views on the performance of individual faculty members under review. Student views and comments on the teaching performance of the faculty members under review are especially useful and important to this process. Although we read the regular student course evaluations for the faculty members under consideration, student comments and opinions sent directly to the Committee are welcome and appreciated.
Anyone wishing to express their views and comments on the faculty members under review should do so in writing addressed to Professor Richard Greenstein (Room 601), or by e-mail to richard.greenstein@temple.edu.
The following faculty member will be considered for promotion. For this faculty member please submit your comments by February 17, 2020. Seeking Promotion to Associate Professor: Assistant Professor Bonny Tavares
The following faculty member is being reviewed during the fall and spring semesters as to her progress towards tenure, promotion, or long-term contracts, and for her please submit your comments by February 17, 2020. Assistant Professor of Law Erika Douglas.
The Committee will notify members of the student body, the faculty, and the administration of any additional spring evaluations. Thank you.