Spring 2025 – Week Thirteen

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COMMUNITY REMINDERS

TICLJ Write-On Information & Resources

Temple’s International & Comparative Law Journal (TICLJ) would like to invite students to participate in write-on for volume 41!

TICLJ is a student-edited specialty publication devoted to cutting-edge issues within the fields of international and comparative law. We encourage students that are rising 2L, 3L, 2LE, 3LE, or 4LE to join the journal to gain attention to detail, bring a fresh perspective to an issue of their choosing, and potentially be published!

See below some ways that you can get prepared for write-on:

  1. Join TICLJ Write On’s Canvas page by filling out this form or emailing ticlj@temple.edu. The TICLJ Canvas page has a recording of the information session about the write-on requirements and more!
  2. Complete the intent to participate form to formally register with Temple Law administration. Completing this step is crucial for you to be registered with TICLJ for ExamSoft.
  3. Follow TICLJ on Instagram for regular updates on write on! @ticlj_templelaw
  4. If you need any more information about write on, join us at one of the following events:
    1. Learn our style of blue booking at the Write on Training Session: April 14th at 6pm.
    2. Join us for an Open House where you can ask any questions of our E-Board over zoom. Look on our Instagram or canvas page for the zoom link. There are two opportunities to join us: April 8th at 4:30pm and May 6th at 6pm.

Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program Trainings

Law Student Networking Opportunity with Philadelphia Bar Association Young Lawyers Division

Each year, the Young Lawyers Division (YLD) of the Philadelphia Bar Association invites students from Philadelphia area law schools to join the Executive Committee as liaisons for their schools. Liaisons are asked to assist with planning YLD events, share upcoming law school events, and help expand the professional networks of their fellow classmates.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Ryan Spengler at RSpengler@duanemorris.com.

Bar Association Student Memberships – Join for Free Today!

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

FALL 2025 PRACTICUM INFORMATION

We are pleased to share some important information on our practicum course offerings for the Fall 2025 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 Practicum Catalogue – Next Deadline April 15th, April 25th

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 share the first version of our Fall 2025 School Designed Practicum Course Catalogue and encourage you to consider the opportunities in the document linked here: Fall 2025 School Designed Practicums (1).  We will update and circulate this list in the upcoming weeks and early summer months as additional opportunities become available or are confirmed.

The following practicum opportunities have fast-approaching deadlines:

  • Tuesday, April 15th
    • Education Law Center
  • Friday, April 25th
    • Office of Disciplinary Counsel of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
    • United States Attorney’s Office – Civil Division
    • United States Attorney’s Office – Criminal Division
    • Judicial Internship with the Honorable Mia Roberts Perez – Eastern District of Pennsylvania
    • The Wistar Institute
    • U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Solicitor – pending confirmation*
    • United States Attorney’s Office – Health Care Fraud Unit – pending confirmation*

*More information on practicums pending confirmation can be found on the first page of the SDP catalogue.

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

Independent Practicums: Information and Approval Form – Deadline Thursday, July 24

Independent Practicums provide students an opportunity to earn academic credit for an experiential opportunity not otherwise offered by the law school. Upon accepting an unpaid 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 2025 semester is Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 12PM.

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

Practicum Registration – Information and Practicum Agreement – Deadline Friday, August 15

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 administratively 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 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 Spring 2025 semester is Friday, August 15, 2025 at 12 pm.

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

FINAL EXAM INFORMATION – SPRING 2025

Spring 2025 Exam Schedule

As you know, the last day of fall classes is Monday, April 28, 2025.  The exam period begins Wednesday, April 30, 2025 and ends on Monday, May 12, 2025.  If you do not see an exam listed on the SP25 Exam Schedule, please check the SP25 Take-Home Schedule and the SP25 Free Slot Schedule.

Students with a SP25 Free Slot exam can take the exam at any Free Slot on the SP25 Exam Schedule. You do not need to need to notify us beforehand – just come to Exam Central and we will have the exam ready for you.

Please note that occasionally a faculty member changes the format or length of an exam, or sometimes we change the exam room.  Although these schedules are as accurate as we can make them, we ask that you please check the exam schedule online in the weeks leading up to the exam period.

Exam Reminders

  • Password for all mock exams: TU123
  • Most in person exams are secure. That means any study materials you plan to use for an open book exam must be in hard copy.
  • You are not permitted to talk to your professor about the exam after the day the exam is scheduled even if your exam is deferred and you are studying for it later.
  • Any questions about a take home exam must be directed to the administration. Do not contact your professor.
  • Secondary devices (tablets, e-readers, etc.) are not permitted.
  • You will not receive a confirmation email when submitting take home exams.
  • If your in person exam has a word limit, you can check the word count in Examplify by clicking on the document icon next to the character count on the bottom of the screen.
  • If you are taking a Free Slot exam, Saturday exam, or testing in Barrack Hall, you must keep your own time.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Bar Exam and Application Virtual Help Desk – Sunday, April 13 from 7-9PM

Do you have questions about the bar application, bar prep, or the bar exam generally? We will be hosting virtual bar exam and application helpdesks on Sunday evenings from 7-9PM through mid-April. The Zoom link for these helpdesks can be found here: https://temple.zoom.us/j/93840575451.

TICLJ Write on Training Session: Monday, April 14 at 6pm

Night Owls Alumni Happy Hour – Friday, April 11 at 5:30PM

Please join the Nights Owls as we host our semesterly Alumni Networking Happy Hour! Come meet and mingle with current students, alumni, and even invite your favorite evening professor!  Food with be provided. Click here to register.

Perspectives in Print: Diverse Voices in TLR’s Legal Scholarship – Monday, April 14 at 12PM in K1C

Please join Temple Law Review for Perspectives in Print: Diverse Voices in Temple Law Review’s Legal Scholarship on April 14th from 12:00 to 1:00pm in K1C.

This will be a dynamic lunchtime conversation highlighting the diverse voices shaping legal scholarship. This event brings together Temple Law Review authors to discuss their published work, share their experiences in legal writing, and explore how diversity in scholarship impacts the broader legal community.

We have invited panelists who have been published in Temple Law Review. These panelists include Professor Carol Brown (University of Richmond School of Law), Dean Rachelle Holmes Perkins (Antonin Scalia Law School—George Mason University), Judge Juan Sánchez (Eastern District of Pennsylvania), and Professor Melanie Regis (Charleston School of Law).

Please join us to learn more about Temple Law Review as well as engage in meaningful conversations about diversity in the law.

Please register by filling out the form below. We look forward to seeing you there! https://forms.office.com/r/DrUNT2T7m8

BLSA Presents: The Honorable Mia Perez – Tuesday, April 15 at 12PM in K1E

Temple’s Black Law Students Association welcomes The Honorable Mia Perez for a moderated speaking engagement on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in Klein Hall 1E at 12pm (noon). Judge Perez currently presides on the bench for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. She is the first Asian American and only the second Latina person to serve on the bench.  She is a Temple Law alum and an adjunct professor of trial advocacy. Come hear about her journey from the classroom to the bench. Food will be served.

Stern Moot Court Competition Final Round – Wednesday, April 16 at 4PM in MCR

Join us for the final round of the I. Herman Stern Moot Court Competition, in which students new to Temple’s prestigious Moot Court Competition Team complete their first year by arguing an issue currently before Pennsylvania’s appellate courts. Each year, advocates enrolled in Temple Law’s Moot Court Program research, brief, and argue an actual appellate case file in preliminary rounds of the Stern competition. The final four competitors go head-to-head in oral arguments before a distinguished panel of judges. This year, advocates will argue a Fourth Amendment issue currently before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court: whether a person’s temporal and spatial proximity to a ShotSpotter alert constitutes reasonable suspicion to justify a Terry stop. The winners of the Stern competition earn roles on the Competition team as oral advocates, written advocates, or both.

The panel for this year’s final round, which includes the Hon. Ellen Ceisler Law ’86 of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania; the Hon. Carolyn Nichols Law ’85, LL.M. ’94 of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania; and the Hon. Megan Sullivan Law ’01 of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania will offer competitors a challenging and prestigious forum to showcase their appellate advocacy skills.

The Professor I. Herman Stern Moot Court Competition

Final Round | Reception to Follow

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

4:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Duane Morris LLP Moot Court Room

https://law.temple.edu/events/stern-moot-court-competition-april-16-2025/

Dean’s Cup – Friday, April 18

 

“Making Sense of the Headlines” Series – next event Monday, April 21 at 12PM in K2A

Join members of the Temple Law faculty and staff for a 6-part series, “Making Sense of the Headlines.” These five Monday programs are designed to address some of the main issues and themes that are the subject of recent executive action, concluding with a capstone Community Conversation on the rule of law and presidential power.

All sessions will be informal “lunch and discuss sessions”, led by faculty members and staff, held on Mondays from 12-1PM (pizza will be served):

  • February 24 (K2A) “Transgender rights” (Profs. Adam Herpolsheimer & Dara Purvis, Jasper Katz, Books Schatschneider)
  • March 17 (K2A) “Business & Finance” (Profs. Michael Donella, Tom Lin & Jonathan Lipson)
  • March 24 (K2B) “Immigration” (Profs. Jen Lee, Jaya Ramji-Nogales & Evelyn Rangel-Medina)
  • March 31 (K2A) “International Law & Institutions” (Profs. Scott Burris, Meg DeGuzman, Jeff Dunoff & Rachel Lopez)
  • April 7 (K2B) “Diversity, equity, and inclusion” (Profs. Zamir Ben-Dan, Sophia Lee & Noelia Rivera-Calderón)
  • April 21 (K2A) “Preserving the Rule of Law” (Professors Elizabeth Lippy, Jane Manners, Lauren Ouziel, Jake Schuman)

The goal of this series is to clarify issues that have significant ramifications and provide our internal community with insight, information, and an opportunity to ask questions. We hope you will mark your calendars and join us for any, or all, of the sessions.

Temple Democrats Networking Event – Tuesday, April 22 at 5:30 PM – RSVP by April 16

You are invited to “Network for Change Network for Democracy”!

This event aims to connect Temple Undergraduate Students with Temple faculty & alumni, professionals in the legal and/or political field, social activists, non-profits, and in other related fields. Organizations across campus are being invited, no matter partisanship, including the pre-law society, criminal justice society, political science society, and many more who have students greatly interested in attending law school. Please RSVP here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScGR2dsUOUqG0i4MQqWrhude7O0KfBbrVaU4hL07RplnAB6dg/viewform
Details of the event are listed below.

Location
Howard Gittis Student Center Room 200C
Address
1755 N 13th St, Philadelphia, PA 19122
Date & Time
April 22nd – 5:30pm-6:30pm
Dress code:
Business Casual
RSVP BY APRIL 16th

WRITING COMPETITIONS, CONTESTS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND TOURNAMENTS

Scholarship Opportunities: next deadline May 30th

Information on available scholarships, writing competitions, contests, and tournaments is posted here: Student Post Scholarship Page. The scholarship opportunities currently available include:

AccessLex Scholarship Databank

Students seeking additional financial support during law school can also access the AccessLex Scholarship Databank.

JOB OPPORTUNITIES AND TA/RA POSITIONS

Tech Justice Law Project Fellowship – Apply by April 15

The Tech Justice Law Project (TJLP) is seeking a 3L, 4LE, or recent graduate for a one-year, funded postgraduate fellowship to support its work in technology accountability. TJLP plays a distinct role in the tech accountability field, filling a gap by serving as the connective tissue between tech accountability litigation and the tech reform movement.  If you are passionate about tech policy and law, litigation and policy, movement lawyering or public interest practice, this is a great experience that will allow you engage in creative legal scholarship and practice for the most pressing issues in technology.

For full consideration, please submit all application materials by April 15, 2025. You can learn more about the job and find out how to apply here.

iLIT Summer Research Assistant Applications – Rolling Deadline; Apply by April 21

Temple Law’s Institute for Law, Innovation & Technology (iLIT) is hiring research assistants for the summer. Applications are rolling until April 21st, however applications received by March 24th will have preference.

If you have any questions about iLIT, the requirements of the RA position, or anything else please reach out to us at ilit@temple.edu or aloubeau@temple.edu.

RA Position – Temple Law Diversity in Public Interest Law Project (DPIP) – Apply by April 25th

The Temple Law Diversity in Public Interest Law Project (DPIP) is looking for part-time and full-time summer and fall research assistants. Compensation is available through either work study eligibility or course credit. If you are interested, please send your resume and a short paragraph describing why you’d like to join the project to Lydia Hurtado (lydia.hurtado@temple.edu). Applications will be considered on a rolling basis, but please submit by April 25th for the summer session.

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

Bar Exam Support Survey

We want to know how we can best support you as you prepare for the bar exam. Please take a moment to complete this short survey: 2025 Summer Bar Prep Survey – How Can We Help?

Bar Exam and Application Virtual Help Desks – Sundays from 7-9PM

Do you have questions about the bar application, bar prep, or the bar exam generally? We will be hosting virtual bar exam and application helpdesks on Sunday evenings from 7-9PM through mid-April. The zoom link for these helpdesks can be found here: https://temple.zoom.us/j/93840575451. Below are the list of dates for our helpdesks:

  • 2/23
  • 3/2
  • 3/9
  • 3/16
  • 3/23
  • 3/30
  • 4/6
  • 4/13
  • 4/27

July 2025 Pennsylvania Bar Application – Timely Filing Deadline April 15

The application period for the July 2025 Pennsylvania Bar Exam is now open. If you plan on sitting for the July 2025 bar exam in Pennsylvania, you can begin your online application today.

If you plan on sitting for the bar exam in another jurisdiction, you should refer to that jurisdiction’s website for more information on the application process, timeline, and fees. Not sure where to start? Check out the NCBE’s Directory of Jurisdiction Bar Admission Agencies.

“Esquire Bound”: Virtual Information Series on Admission to Practice and Bar Exam Success

Join us for “Esquire Bound” – our  series of virtual information sessions on admission to practice and how to pass the bar exam. These sessions will be held on Sunday evenings from 6 – 6:45 pm via Zoom. You can access the Zoom link for every session here: https://temple.zoom.us/j/96046427589. These sessions will be recorded.

Information on Spring semester dates will be released soon. Slides from the Esquire Bound events for the fall semester are below:

  • September 15th: Admission to Practice: Overview of the Bar Exam – Slides
  • September 29th: Admission to Practice: Other Requirements –  Slides
  • November 10th: Planning for the Bar Exam: Courses, Schedules, and More – Slides

2025 MPRE Dates and Registration Deadlines

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 2025 test dates for the MPRE have been released, and can be found below:

Test Administration Recommended Submission Date to Apply for Accommodations Registration Deadline
Fee: $160
March 26 or 27, 2025 December 4, 2024 January 23, 2025
August 20 or 21, 2025 April 30, 2025 June 18, 2025
November 13 or 14, 2025 July 30, 2025 September 25, 2025

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.

Bar Exam – Information on UBE Passing Scores by Jurisdiction

NextGen Bar Exam – Coming to a Jurisdiction Near You Beginning July 2026!

Are you planning on taking the bar exam on or after July 2026? If so, you might be taking the NextGen Bar Exam! Beginning in July 2026, UBE jurisdictions will begin to adopt the NextGen bar exam. For more information on this new generation of the exam, scan the QR code above.