COMMUNITY REMINDERS
Please Download Examplify and your exam files
It’s now time to download Examplify, our secure exam software. Please log into examsoft.com/templelaw and follow the instructions. If you did not attend the exam information session, you must watch the recording at this link. The slides for the presentation are at this link. If you have questions or concerns, please contact Dean Bretschneider or Director Walden.
We will have Help Desk hours next week. Please stop by with any questions or concerns:
- Monday, November 29: 4-6PM
- Tuesday, November 30: 11AM-1PM & 5-7PM
- Wednesday, December 1: 11AM-1PM & 5-7PM
COVID Policies – Reminders
- Masks are to be worn at all times while indoors.
- Eating and drinking are not permitted at any time in any classrooms.
- You are only permitted to eat and drink at the designated locations in Klein and Barrack Hall
Academic Calendar – End of Semester Dates and SP22 Start Dates
The law school academic calendar can be found here. Please note that Wednesday, November 24 will follow a Friday class schedule. Please also note that Tuesday, November 30th will follow a Thursday class schedule. The last day of the fall semester is December 1st. The first day of spring classes is January 10, 2022.
Law Student Representative on the YLD’s Executive Council
The Young Lawyer’s Division of the PA Bar is looking for you! The Executive Council seeks a student to represent Temple Law. Interested students should send an email with the following information to Director Walden: name, class year, and any information regarding their current involvement with the PBA, statement of interest in this role.
Klein Hall Guest Policy – Please Sign Guests In At Broad Street Entrance
Just a reminder that all guests should be signed in at the front desk at the Broad Street entrance to Klein Hall. Thank you for your cooperation.
Library Assistance – Reference Librarians
The Temple University Beasley School of Law Library actively supports the goals of the Temple University Beasley School of Law by providing exceptional library and research services through its knowledge, expertise, and resources. Reference librarians are available in-person at the library’s Research Help Desk 9am-5pm Monday through Friday, via chat from 11am-1pm and 3pm-5pm Monday through Friday, and via email at tulawlib@temple.edu.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Summer 2022 – Law and Public Policy Program – Washington, D.C.
The recording for the Law and Public Policy Program (Summer 2022) can be found at this link. Interested students should also visit the program website: https://www2.law.temple.edu/lppp/.
Add/Drop Period and Waitlist Process – SPRING 2022
Spring 2022 registration ended on November 22 at 11:59PM. Add/Drop will take place from 1/3/22 – 1/14/22. Wait-lists will open at that time.
FINAL EXAM INFORMATION – FALL 2021
Exam Schedule
The Fall 2021 examination schedule is now available here. This Fall, the last day of classes is Wednesday, December 1, 2021. Exams will begin on Friday, December 3, 2021 and end on Monday, December 20, 2021. If you do not see an exam listed on the “Exam Schedule Fall 2021” document, please check the “Free Slot Exams” document and the “Take-Home Exams” document.
Evening Division Saturday Exam Option
All evening students may move an exam from the originally scheduled date to a subsequent Saturday. (You are not permitted to take an exam before the originally scheduled date). If you are an evening student requesting to take an exam on Saturday and you did not fill out the form by the deadline, please email Director Walden.
Exam Administration
- All notes, outlines, and study materials must be in hard copy. You will not be able to access anything on your computer other than Examplify during the exam.
- Masks must be worn at all times during the exam.
- Eating/drinking is not permitted in the exam room.
- You may leave the room – no permission needed – at any point to use the bathroom or eat/drink in a designated area
JOB OPPORTUNITIES & TA POSITIONS
UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Initiative/Voting Rights Project is Hiring Summer Fellows for 2022
The UCLA Voting Rights Project, part of the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Initiative (LPPI), is hiring Summer law Fellows in the Los Angeles office or REMOTE for Summer of 2022. Summer Law Fellows will have the opportunity to gain valuable experience by working alongside the team assisting in all aspects of litigation.
The UCLA Voting Rights Project is a leading national voting rights organization. The Project has litigated cases before the 5th Circuit on the right to vote during the COVID-19 pandemic; acted as expert witnesses in multiple voting rights cases in Texas, Pennsylvania, and Missouri; and is litigating vote dilution cases all over the United States. For Summer: accepting applications from October 1 – Jan. 3rd, interviews on a rolling basis.
Application Materials:
- Resume
- Cover letter
- Writing Sample for no longer than 10 pages, preferably a document with a non-objective legal argument
- 2 reference that can speak to work product
Students interested in an externship or fellow position should submit an application in PDF format that includes a resume, writing sample, and cover letter to Sonni Waknin: sonni@uclavrp.org.
WELLNESS PROGRAMMING
The final exam period can be particularly stressful. To the extent that you are able, please make sure that you are getting enough sleep, moving your body, eating fruits and vegetables, and spending time with friends and family.
SCHOLARSHIPS & WRITING COMPETITIONS
Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts (PMC) 2022 Law Student Writing Competition
Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts (PMC) is excited to launch the 2022 Law Student Writing Competition for 2L and 3L students. This year, we’re asking students to address the topic: Under the existing rules of judicial conduct, how might Pennsylvania’s courts utilize current communication tools, such as social media, to engage the people of Pennsylvania to instill confidence in the workings of the judicial branch and its decisions? The competition is open to law students from the law schools in Pennsylvania, including the Greater Philadelphia area. The papers will be due by February 4, 2022. The winning student will receive a $5000 prize and be honored at a reception in the spring.
The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers and American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law Annual Law Student Writing Competition for 2022
The ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law and The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers are pleased to announce their 2022 writing competition. This competition is open to articles written while the author is an active student at an accredited law school in the United States. Authors may not have graduated from law school prior to December 1, 2021. Graduate students in law school (LLM candidates) are not eligible. Prizes are as follows: First Place: $3000; Second Place: $1000, and Third Place: $500. The first-place winning article may be selected for publication in the ABA Journal of Labor & Employment Law. In addition, the author of the first-place paper will be a guest at the ABA Annual Section of Labor and Employment Law Conference and honored at the Annual Induction Dinner of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. The College and the Section reserve the right not to select any article for publication or award any prizes if, in their judgment, the submissions do not meet their standards for outstanding legal writing. Competition rules can also be found on the College website at www.laborandemploymentcollege.org.
Recording Academy ELI Grammy Writing Competition
The Recording Academy has officially launched its yearly Entertainment Law Initiative Writing Contest.
For Writing Contest prizes, we are thrilled to be able to again offer both tuition scholarships and a mentorship session with a top entertainment attorney for both our winner and runners-up, with the winner receiving $10,000 and other great prizes. Visit GRAMMY.com/ELI for detailed information and contest rules.
If you have any questions about the contest, please reach out to Luke Savage on the team at luke.savage@recordingacademy.com or to Adrienne Washington at adrienne.washington92@gmail.com directly.
American Kennel Club Companion Animal Law Writing Contest
The American Kennel Club® (AKC) is pleased to announce the fifth annual Companion Animal Law Writing Contest! The contest begsn on August 23rd and is open to all students currently enrolled at an ABA-accredited law school.
The contest will offer a first-place prize of $2500 and a second-place prize of $500.
Students are asked to choose between two topics: The impact of “lawyers for dogs” laws on animal cruelty cases or the constitutionality of mandatory spay/neuter laws. This year’s topics offer students the unique opportunity to discuss legal perspectives on issues currently in the news and at the forefront of animal law.
Entries will be judged by legal and public policy professionals with experience in laws impacting companion animals.
Contestants can enter now through April 1, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. EST. To learn more about the contest, including official rules and policies, please click here.
James W. Stoudt Memorial Scholarship
The James W. Stoudt Memorial Scholarship of the Pennsylvania Bar Foundation provides 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. Named after one of the Foundation’s most devoted supporters, the James W. Stoudt Memorial Scholarship is open Pennsylvania residents in their second year of a full-time law school program or third year of a part-time program.
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 his/her potential for making a contribution to society and the legal profession.
Applications are due December 1, 2021. The application and FAQ can be found on the scholarship website.
Metzer Social Justice Grant
Meltzer Social Justice Grants offer stipends of $1,000 to $3,000 to students who design and carry out innovative social justice projects. Applications are welcomed on a rolling basis as long as funding is available, and can be for work planned to occur this fall; over the course of both semesters; or in the spring semester. Information on the types of projects supported and application procedures are available in the Meltzer Grants Announcement.
Judicial Council Scholarship
The NBA Judicial Council was founded in 1971 as a division of the National Bar Association, the oldest and largest association of minority judges and lawyers in the country. The Judicial Council’s mission objectives include increasing the presence of judges of color in the Federal and State judiciaries. Therefore, in keeping with our mission and objectives, we have established a scholarship program to award eligible people who are members of a racial or ethnic minority that has been underrepresented in the legal profession. If you are interested in learning more about the Judicial Council Scholarship or applying, you may access the criteria and download the fillable application here.
TEMPLE 10-Q
The Temple 10-Q is the electronic newsletter turned blog about business law at Temple Law. The Temple 10-Q features regular contributions by alumni, students, and faculty on various aspects of their business law work, features about accomplishments by community members, and announcements about upcoming business law events of interest. The goal of The Temple 10-Q is to build a community around the business law work at Temple Law. The editors, Professor Jonathan Lipson, Professor Andrea Monroe, and Professor Jonathan Broder hope The Temple 10-Q helps to energize Temple’s business law community by creating a forum through which they can educate and inform. We hope you enjoy the most recent edition which can be found at this link.
BAR EXAM & MPRE INFORMATION
Community Fund for Black Bar Applicants
The Black Bar Applicant Fund is committed to providing at least $500 to black bar applicants across the country. Apply for funding at this link.
PABOLE Presentation Recording
If you were unable to attend the Pennsylvania Board of Law Examiners presentation on September 30 and would like a link to the recording, please email Director Walden at walden@temple.edu.
Judicial Council Bar Review Scholarship
To assist law students of racial and ethnic minorities in securing their law licenses by passing the bar exam, the Judicial Council is offering a limited number of Bar Review scholarships in the amount of $2500 for graduating law students. If you are interested in learning more about the Judicial Council Bar Review Scholarship or applying, you may access the criteria and download the fillable application here.
MPRE 2022 Test Administration Information
Below please find information about the 2022 test administration dates, fees, registration deadlines, and recommended submission dates for test accommodations requests for the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination. Please note that the recommended submission date to request test accommodations for the March 2022 exam is December 7, 2021.
