Summer 2023 – Week One

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COMMUNITY REMINDERS

Temple Student Recreation Summer Access

All students that took at least 1 credit hour during the spring semester will have access to the recreation facilities during the summer.

2023 Law Library Student Survey – we heard what you want, and here’s what we’re doing

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Temple Law Library student survey!  Below is an update of what we’re doing in response to what you told us.  The conversation doesn’t need to end here – you can always share feedback and ideas with us via tulawlib@temple.edu.

Quiet spaces
One of the top complaints was that the library is too noisy.  Although we can’t change the atrium’s acoustics, we have increased signage to clarify where designated quiet spaces are:

  • Floor 3A of the library
  • 4 West (Broad Street side)
  • Floor 7 of the library

Furniture
New furniture is coming!  This summer the northeast lounges on levels 5A and 6A will get new furniture, including armchairs and study nooks.  Wooden tables and chairs on the northwest lounges also will be refurbished, and we will receive new chairs for the study carrels in the stacks, including seating for the high counters.

Lighting
We know – there isn’t much natural light in parts of the library.  If you crave sunlight, the north side lounges on level 3-7 are next to large windows, and the library offers a light therapy lamp for checkout.

Trainings
You love library trainings, particularly for practice topics.  But you want them at noon!  With food!  And recorded!  We hear you – at least some library trainings will move back to noon next year, and all trainings will continue to be recorded and posted on the Law Library Canvas page.  (If you aren’t on the Canvas page, email tulawlib@temple.edu to be added.)

Alumni access
Yes, you can come back.  Temple Law alumni can return to lounge on the new furniture, research with books, and access databases such as HeinOnline, ProQuest Legislative Insight, and the Foreign Law Guide from our public computers.

Additional concerns
Some of the issues and requests (printers, HVAC, therapy dog visits) are outside the library’s control, but they will be shared with the appropriate people/departments.

And finally…our winners!
Congratulations to Rob Swift and Zariyah Hodge!

UPCOMING EVENTS

1L Field Day! Saturday, May 20th at 1PM

Morgan Lewis Summer In The City Rising 2L Reception – Tuesday, June 13 at 5:30 pm

Stradley Ronon Pre-OCI Networking Event – Tuesday, June 13th at 5:30 pm

Philadelphia LGBTQ Bar Association Summer Associate/Intern Reception – Wednesday, July 12th

The Philadelphia LGBTQ Bar Association is the local affinity bar association for LGBTQ lawyers, judges, law students, and our allies in the legal community. Our members range from state and federal judges to 1Ls and even a few pre-law undergrads, law firm partners and public interest attorneys, and everyone in between. Students can join the association for free here: https://www.philalgbtqbar.org/membership). The Philadelphia LGBTQ Bar Association, in partnership with the Philadelphia Bar Association LGBTQ Rights Committee, will be hosting a Summer Associate & Intern Reception on Wednesday, July 12, 2023 at the law offices of Ballard Spahr LLP at 1735 Market Street. The event will likely begin around 6pm and will be an opportunity for LGBTQ law students and allies to come together for a relaxed evening and network with LGBTQ legal professionals in and around the City (exact room/time TBD). Please save the date!

FALL 2023 PRACTICUM INFORMATION

We are pleased to share some important information on our practicum course offerings for the Fall 2023 semester. A practicum course offers students an opportunity to earn 2- or 3-credits in connection with an unpaid experiential opportunity. In a practicum course, students will engage in a project for a real client under the supervision of an on-site practicing attorney or supervisor and a full-time faculty member. We offer two types of practicum courses: School Designed Practicums and Independent Practicums.

School Designed Practicums: Updated SDP Catalogue

Our School Designed Practicums are pre-approved practicum opportunities with designated faculty supervisors. Each semester, we published a School Designed Practicum Course Catalogue that provides a description for each practicum course and the application requirements. We are pleased to provide our first publication of the Fall 2023 School Designed Practicum Course Catalogue and encourage you to consider the opportunities in the document linked here: Fall 2023 School Designed Practicums (2).  We will continue to update and circulate this list in the upcoming weeks and early summer months as additional opportunities become available or are confirmed.

Independent Practicums – Information and Approval Form Deadline

Independent Practicums provide students an opportunity to earn academic credit for an experiential opportunity not otherwise offered by the law school. Upon accepting a legal internship or externship position, a student seeking to pursue an Independent Practicum must obtain approval from Dean Ramji-Nogales by completing the Practicum Approval Form. Once approved, the student will then need to secure a full-time faculty member to act as the faculty supervisor for their practicum. The deadline to submit Practicum Approval Forms for the Fall 2023 semester is July 27, 2023 at 12 pm.

Questions? Email lawpract@temple.edu or contact Associate Director Urmson at nurmson@temple.edu.

Practicum Registration – Information and Practicum Agreement Deadline

All students who wish to register for a practicum must submit a completed Practicum Agreement, signed by the student’s faculty supervisor and site supervisor, through the Practicum Agreement Submission Form on our website. The Practicum Agreement serves as the registration form for the practicum course. Once submitted, the student will be manually registered for their practicum by the end of the add/drop period. Students seeking to pursue a practicum opportunity for the spring semester should plan on registering for a full course load during general registration in the coming weeks and dropping a course during the add/drop period if they need to make room in their schedule. The deadline to submit Practicum Agreements for the Fall 2023 semester is August 18, 2023 at 12 pm.

Questions? Email lawpract@temple.edu or contact Associate Director Urmson at nurmson@temple.edu.

WRITING COMPETITIONS, CONTESTS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND TOURNAMENTS

New Student Post Feature: Scholarship Page

We’re excited to introduce our new Student Post Scholarship Page! If you’d like to check out the scholarships, writing competitions, contests, and tournaments that are currently accepting applications or submissions, you can find them sorted by submission deadline here: https://www2.law.temple.edu/studentpost/scholarships/.

Available Scholarship Opportunities and Upcoming Deadlines

Below is a list of the scholarships, writing competitions, contests, and tournaments that are currently accepting applications or submissions:

JOB OPPORTUNITIES AND TA POSITIONS

2023-2024 Sheppard Fellowship – Application Deadline May 25th

Temple Law is delighted to announce the Honorable Albert W. Sheppard Fellowship Program. There is one slot available for a second, third, or fourth year law student in this year-long program. The Sheppard Scholarship Fund will provide a $3000 stipend for the selected student’s fellowship in the fall. In the spring, the student will be supervised in a 3 credit (unpaid) Practicum.

The experiential component of the Practicum will be under the authority of the Supervising Judge in Commerce Court, the Honorable Nina Wright Padilla. Students will have the opportunity to engage in legal research and writing in the area of commercial litigation. Students will learn about Pennsylvania law, analyze evidentiary issues, gain experience in aspects of Pennsylvania civil procedure, and draft written work. The selected student will be required to complete a two-page report summarizing the experience which will be submitted in a finished form appropriate for publication and may be posted on the Bar Foundation’s website. The student will be recognized in the Bar Foundation’s Annual Report and at Bar Foundation events.

This unique, year-long Practicum is ideal for upper level students who are interested in learning more about business law and commercial litigation and who want to gain research and writing experience. Preference will be given to 3L and 4L students who have successfully completed Corporations. Students must commit to 10 to 12 hours a week for the 2023-2024 academic year.

Interested students should forward a cover letter/statement of interest addressed to “The Honorable Albert W. Sheppard Commerce Court Fellowship/Practicum Selection Committee”, a resume, the names and e-mail addresses for two references, and an unofficial transcript to nurmson@temple.edu by 12 p.m. on May 25, 2023. For more information, see Sheppard Fellowship 2023-2024.

Summer Research Assistant Position – Professor Sinden

Professor Amy Sinden is looking for interested law students to work with her either full or part-time as research assistants during the summer of 2023 on projects relating to environmental law.  Possible topics will include the role of cost-benefit analysis in EPA rule making, general administrative law topics, and climate change.  Work-study required.  Interest in and knowledge of environmental law, administrative law, and/or economics is a plus, but not required. Please send resume and transcript (unofficial) to Amy.Sinden@temple.edu.  Applications will be considered on a rolling basis.

Teaching Assistant Positions – Professor Mehra – Fall 2023

Professor Mehra is looking to hire 2 or 3 teaching assistants to help with his Fall 2023 day division Contracts class. Please email him a resume and transcript at salil.mehra@temple.edu if you are interested in these positions.

HEALTH AND WELLNESS REMINDERS AND EVENTS

Temple Campus Walking Escort Program

To request an escort,

Call: 8-WALK (8-9255) from a campus phone, or call: 215-777-9255 from a cell phone.Escort service is available daily from 4 p.m. – 6:00 a.m. Security Bike Officers provide escort services and maintain communication with Temple Police. Patrol boundaries are Susquehanna Avenue on the north to Jefferson Street on the south, with the exception of 13th to Broad Street, where the southern boundary is Girard Avenue. The western border is 18th Street and the patrol area extends east to 9th Street

Temple Flight Program

Flight is Temple University’s nighttime fixed-route shuttle loop service. Flight-branded shuttles circulate throughout the areas within and surrounding the main campus patrol zone, and pick up and drop off students at each of its over 40 stops. The shuttles arrive approximately every 15 minutes at each stop, and you can track the locations of each shuttle in real time using the TransLoc app.

  • Any student, faculty, or staff member with a valid TUid can use Flight. A valid TUid can be your physical or mobile OWLcard.
  • Flight operates 7 days per week from 6 PM to 2 AM, and the shuttles arrive at each drop-off and pick-up location every 15 minutes during this service time. The service continues to operate in a modified form during university breaks.
  • Flight serves the Main Campus patrol zone. It operates in two loops – the north loop, which covers the northern parts of the patrol zone, and the south loop, which covers the southern and eastern parts of the patrol zone. Shuttles on each loop follow a fixed route around that loop.

Flight shuttles can be tracked in real time using the TransLoc App during hours of operation. Use the website or app to plan your arrival at the shuttle stop most convenient for you – the shuttle driver will stop for you if they see you at the stop, but the shuttle will continue on its way if no one is waiting. Display your Temple ID when boarding the shuttle, and when you’re a block or so from your destination, let the driver know so they can stop the shuttle and let you off.

RAVE Temple Guardian: Campus Personal Safety Mobile App

RAVE Temple Guardian is a new one-touch personal safety mobile app that allows students, faculty and staff to connect directly with Temple University Police.

Setting Up the App 

Before setting up the Temple Guardian app, verify that Temple has your phone on file.

  • Log in to TUportal.
  • Click “Manage My Account” in the upper-right portion of the screen.
  • Click “Manage Addresses and Phones.”
  • Make sure your phone number is listed with a Phone Type of Mobile—Personal or Mobile—Work. If not, click “Add phone” and follow the prompts to add it.

Then, follow the steps below.

  • Search “Rave Guardian” in the Apple App Store for iPhones or Google Play Store for Android phones. Once downloaded, Temple Guardian will also be integrated within TUmobile.
  • Register using your Temple AccessNet username. Note that email aliases cannot be used when registering for the app.
  • Once registered, you can access new key campus safety features, such as choosing to chat with Temple Police, call Temple Police, call 911 or start a virtual safe walk.
  • In the app, users can also update emergency contacts, vehicle information and choose to share their profile directly with 911.

If you need help using the Temple Guardian app, please contact the Help Desk for assistance.

Virtual Safety Walk

In the app, users can choose to set a “guardian,” who can be a member of their friends or family, or a member of the Temple University Police Department. To access the virtual safe walk feature, users must first allow Temple Guardian to access their location. Then, users can set a fixed time for their departure and arrival, and their guardians are notified when they reach their destination.

Chat with Temple University Police

You can directly connect with Temple Police and discreetly report suspicious activity. To initiate a chat with Temple University Police, on the Temple Guardian main screen, tap “Chat with Police,” and then tap “Chat with TU Police.” To report the tip anonymously, tap the slider next to “Go Anonymous.” The screen will go dark.

BAR EXAM & MPRE

Summer Supplemental Bar Prep Assistance at Temple Law

As in past summers, we will offer our summer bar support programs (listed below). We encourage you to take advantage of these programs. We know that students who complete 90% of their bar prep course consistently throughout the summer have an extraordinarily high pass rate, and we want to help support you as you complete this rigorous prep work.

Let’s Get Started! General Bar Prep Session for Class of 2023 – Recording

If you were unable to attend our information session about getting started with bar prep, the link to the recording is here.  We encourage you to watch it, review the slides, and use your time studying wisely. 

Supplemental Bar Prep on MEE Topics

We encourage all students to attend supplemental bar support lectures on specific topics (over Zoom). Members of the faculty will present on MEE topics, work through sample problems, and answer your questions. As you know, there are some essay topics that can be challenging and new to test-takers. These sessions are designed review key concepts, apply the concepts in sample problems, and answer your specific questions.

Please mark your calendar for the following supplemental sessions on MEE topics, which will be held via Zoom (link here: https://temple.zoom.us/j/6398848836):

  • Civil Procedure – Professor Mary Levy – Tuesday, June 13th from 6-7pm
  • Real Property – Professor Jane Baron – Monday, June 19th from 6-7pm
  • Secured Transactions – Professor Jonathan Lipson – Thursday, July 6th from 6-7pm
  • Conflict of Laws – Professor Laura Little – Monday, July 10th from 6-7pm

Private Tutoring Sessions

Private tutoring sessions with Professor Chris Fromm from Themis are available to Temple Law students. As many of you know, Professor Fromm is the National Director for Curriculum and Assessment at Themis Bar Prep and has taught Temple Law’s early bar prep course for 2 years. Students can request a private tutoring session with Professor Fromm at this link as needed over the summer: https://forms.office.com/r/h13qgKwNmU.

Critical Pass Flashcards – 15% Discount

West Academic is offering Temple Law students and recent graduates a 15% discount off Critical Pass flashcards and most other West Academic print and digital publications. To make a purchase, go to www.westacademic.com and enter the discount code WATEMPLE when you check out.

NCBE BarNow Demo Pack

Students can now access official NCBE practice questions for free! The newly released BarNow Demo Pack includes a sample of MBE, MEE, MPT, and MPRE questions at no cost for 30 days. All that’s needed to participate is an active email address; no purchase is required. Learn more by visiting NCBE’s Study Aids Store today.