COMMUNITY REMINDERS
Labor Day Law School Building Hours
The Klein Building will be open during Labor Day weekend! Regular business hours will be in effect for Saturday and Sunday, August 31st and September 1st. The Klein Building will be open from 7 am – 5 pm on Labor Day, Monday, September 2nd. Barrack Hall will be closed on Labor Day.
Join the Philadelphia Bar Association Today!
The Philadelphia Bar Association makes an important investment in students’ professional development by paying for your membership. To get started, fill out this online form. You must use your temple.edu email address. Questions? Contact membership@philabar.org or (215) 238-6300.
Pennsylvania Bar Association – Free Membership for Law Students
Law students can join the Pennsylvania Bar Association for benefits such as networking, scholarships, job posting, writing competitions, and leadership opportunities. For more information: PBA 2024 Law School Membership Flyer
Hispanic Bar Association of Pennsylvania – Free Student Membership
Law student membership to the Hispanic Bar Association of Pennsylvania is completely FREE. The HBAP has a robust Legal Education Fund organization which provides generous scholarship opportunities for Latinx law students. For more information, go to https://www.hbapa.net/.
Free ABA Law Student Membership
ABA Law Student Membership is FREE and includes many extremely valuable resources. For more information: ABA Law Student Membership Brochure
UPCOMING EVENTS
60th Year Anniversary Commemoration of 1964 Civil Rights Act – Wednesday, August 28th at 3:30 pm
The Temple University Center for Anti-Racism is hosting an event commemorating the 60th Year Anniversary of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Join Senator Haywood & Senator Hughes for this discussion on Wednesday, August 28th at 3:30 PM. You can live stream these events at https://www.senatorhaywood.com/live or https://www.senatorhughes.com/live/.
Montgomery County DA’s Office Trial Competition for Law Students – October 19-20 and 24
The Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office is hosting a FREE Trial Advocacy Seminar & Trial Competition for law students. More information can be found below and here: 2024 DA Trial Advocacy Competiton
Trial Advocacy Training: Oct. 12-13, 2024, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Trial Competition: Oct. 19-20 and 24
Apply to attend the Trial Advocacy Seminar and/or to compete in the Trial Competition
https://forms.office.com/r/E037jCtXsS?origin=lprLink.
Deadline: 5 p.m., September 26, 2024.
WRITING COMPETITIONS, CONTESTS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND TOURNAMENTS
Scholarship Opportunities and Databank
Information on available scholarships, writing competitions, contests, and tournaments is posted here: Student Post Scholarship Page. Students seeking additional financial support during law school can also access the AccessLex Scholarship Databank.
JOB OPPORTUNITIES AND TA POSITIONS
See next week for information!
HEALTH AND WELLNESS REMINDERS AND EVENTS
TUSafe App – download today!
Temple University’s Department of Public Safety has a one-stop personal safety app that is available on your mobile device. Please visit the university’s Public Safety website for the new application.
Bike Temple: Register your Bicycle; Free U-locks
Students can register bicycles online using Campus Safety’s Bike Registration Form. Just complete and submit the online form, and then visit one of the Campus Safety locations.
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.
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. Flight shuttles can be tracked in real time.
BAR EXAM & MPRE
2024 MPRE Dates and Registration Deadlines – Register for November MPRE by September 18th!
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:
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TEST ADMINISTRATION |
RECOMMENDED SUBMISSION DATE TO APPLY FOR ACCOMMODATIONS |
REGISTRATION DEADLINE |
| August 13 or 14, 2024 |
April 24, 2024 |
June 12, 2024 |
| November 7 or 8, 2024 | July 24, 2024 |
September 18, 2024 |
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
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.