Summer 2024 – Week One

Available Scholarship Opportunities: new opportunity; next deadline June 15th

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

• College of Labor and Employment Lawyers Law Student Writing Competition – Deadline June 15th
• Cumberland County Bar Foundation 2024 Scholarship – Deadline June 28th
• American IP Law Association Robert C. Watson Award – Deadline June 30th
• Animal Law Student Writing Competition: NYSBA Committee on Animals and the Law – Deadline July 5th
• Meltzer Fellowships through the Sheller Center for Social Justice
• Haitian American Lawyers Association of New York Annual Legal Scholarship – Deadline September 13th – NEW

Student Writing Competition on Food and Drug Law – Submissions Due June 3rd

The Food and Drug Law Institute (FDLI) is a nonprofit member organization that has been providing education, training, publications, and professional engagement opportunities since it was founded in 1949. Each year, FDLI hosts the H. Thomas Austern Writing Competition for law students interested in areas of the law impacting FDA-regulated industries.

Overview and Eligibility Requirements:

1. Students currently enrolled in a JD program at any of the nation’s ABA-accredited law schools and 2023–2024 academic year graduates are eligible to participate.
2. Original scholarship, including papers written for classwork or to fulfill school requirements, may be submitted if the paper is not published or accepted for publication elsewhere.
3. All entries should be within the scope of FDA-regulated industries, such as food, drugs, medical devices, tobacco and nicotine products, cannabis, cosmetics, veterinary drugs and devices, etc.
4. Winners are awarded complimentary access to FDLI’s virtual academic programming for one year.
5. Top entries receive $750 for first, $500 for second, and $250 for third place.
6. Top papers will be considered for publication in the Food and Drug Law Journal.
7. Winners will be featured on FDLI’s website and in Update magazine.
8. A committee comprised of FDLI members who are practicing attorneys and law professors will judge the papers.

More information, as well as a link for students to submit their papers, can be found on FDLI’s website. FDLI is accepting submissions until 11:59 PM ET on Monday, June 3, 2024. Students who would like their manuscripts entered for consideration should register and submit them through FDLI’s portal before this deadline.

AccessLex Scholarship Databank

Are you seeking additional financial support during your law school career? Check out the AccessLex Scholarship Databank! AccessLex Institute is a nonprofit organization committed to helping talented, purpose-drive students find their path from aspiring lawyer to fulfilled professional. Their focus is wide-ranging, and includes academic and bar success, diversity programs, and financial education. We encourage you to explore the Scholarship Databank if and as needed.

Free Individual Therapy through Temple Hillel

Jewish Family and Children’s Service (JFCS) is partnering with Temple Hillel to offer free individual therapy to Temple students at Temple Hillel! If you would like to sign up for a session, please scan or click on the QR code above.

TUSafe App – download today!

Temple University’s Department of Public Safety has launched the TUSafe app, a one-stop personal safety app that will be available via mobile device. The new TUSafe app includes enhanced features such as the ability to link to new key resources within the app. It also retains all of the features that were available in RAVE Temple Guardian, including the ability to chat with Temple Police, call Temple Police, call 911 or start a virtual safe walk. Users are also able to report crimes; provide emergency contacts; access real-time tracking for Flight, Temple’s fixed-route shuttle loop service that transports students around the Main Campus patrol zone; and access the university’s walking escort service.

For more information on TUSafe, please visit the university’s Public Safety website for the new application. If you have any questions regarding the use of the app, contact Information Technology Services. Additional details on how to use the app are also available here.

Bike Temple: Register your Bicycle; Free U-locks

Students, staff and faculty can register their bicycles online using Campus Safety’s Bike Registration Form. Just complete and submit the online form, and then visit one of the following Campus Safety locations:

• Main Headquarters: 1101 W. Montgomery Avenue
• Center Station: Beasely and Pollett Walks
• Morgan Hall Mini-Station: 1600 N. Park Avenue

At one of these locations, an officer will inspect your bike and place a sticker to the frame that corresponds to your file in the police database. This way, if your bicycle ever turns up without you on it, the police will be able to get in contact with you to return it. The information is also shared with the Philadelphia Police Department, in case your bike is found outside of the campus area.

Every semester, Campus Safety provides a free U-lock to the first 500 students to register their bicycles with the Temple Police. The U-Lock will be given when you bring your bike to a Campus Safety location for inspection by an officer.

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.

BAR EXAM & MPRE

Let’s Get Started! General Bar Prep Session for Class of 2024 – Recording and Slides

For those who couldn’t attend our General Bar Prep Session on Thursday, May 16th, you can watch the recording here: Let’s Get Started! General Bar Prep Session for Class of 2024. Chris has also asked us to share his slides, which are here: Let’s Get Started! 2024 Slides

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.

The schedule of lectures for Summer 2024 will be published in early June.

Simulated In-Person Bar Exam – July 9^th and 10^th

We will hold an in-person simulated bar exam on Tuesday, July 9th and Wednesday, July 10th

• Tuesday, July 9^th: Essay Day – K2B
• Wednesday, July 10^th: MBE Day – K2B

Each day will include a 3-hour session in both the morning and afternoon, just like you’ll encounter for the bar exam. The morning session will be held from 9am – 12pm each day, followed by a lunch break. The afternoon session will be held from 1:30pm – 4:30 pm. Pizza will be provided for lunch each day.

If you wish to attend one or both days, please complete this form by 5 pm on Sunday, July 7^th. Additional information on day-of-test logistics will be provided to those who complete the form linked above.

The materials for this exam will be sourced from your bar prep course. Information on specific recommended materials from your individual bar prep course will be sent to bar candidates who complete the above form before test day. If you have already completed the recommended practice materials from your bar prep course, I will work with you to find alternative materials for the simulated exam.

We encourage all bar candidates to complete a full simulated exam before sitting for the actual exam, even if you don’t feel ready, since it gives you a sense of what the experience will be like while also providing an excellent diagnostic tool on your progress. If you have any questions, please contact Associate Director Noeleen Urmson at nurmson@temple.edu.

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. These tutoring sessions are designed to help graduates focus on specific questions or concerns, and do not take the place of your commercial bar prep course. Students who need additional assistance can request a private tutoring session with Professor Fromm at this link as needed over the summer: https://forms.office.com/r/pm2X4GXu7b.

2024 MPRE Dates and Registration Deadlines – Register for August MPRE by June 12th!

The Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) is a two-hour, 60-question multiple-choice examination administered three times per year. It is required for admission to the bars in almost every jurisdiction in the United States.  The 2024 test dates for the MPRE have been released, and can be found below:

For more information, or to register, please go to the MPRE Registration Information page of the NCBE website here: https://www.ncbex.org/exams/mpre/registration/

Information on Free MPRE Review Courses

Did you know that most commercial bar prep companies offer free MPRE review courses? If you are preparing for the MPRE and still deciding on a commercial bar prep course, MPRE review courses are a great opportunity to get a sense of which commercial bar prep course might be best for you. Information on the MPRE prep courses for some of the most popular bar prep companies are linked below:

• BARBRI
• Helix
• Kaplan
• Quimbee
• Themis

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