COMMUNITY REMINDERS
Lockers for Upper-Level Students
Any upper-level student who would like a locker for the 2022-2023 academic year should email Molly Levy, Coordinator of Student Services and Wellness Initiatives, at molly.paige.levy@temple.edu.
Fall 2022 Textbook Information
You can log in here: https://temple.bncollege.com/course-material/course-finder to access the Barnes and Noble course materials finder. No sign in required. Choose your campus, Barnes & Noble @ Temple University Law School, and then use the dropdowns to choose course and section.
New York Times – Unlimited Access Available
Temple University now has unlimited access to The New York Times via NYTimes.com. Access is available to current students, staff, and faculty after creating an account using your @temple.edu email address. If you already have a personal account with your @temple.edu email address, you need to contact the New York Times to cancel your existing account and set up a new Temple account. Full details are available on this Topic Guide: https://guides.temple.edu/nyt
The Temple 10-Q – Random Advice for First-Year Law Students (2022-2023) – We Encourage You to Read!
https://www2.law.temple.edu/10q/10-q-random-advice-for-first-year-law-students-2022-2023/
Did you hear about the student loan announcements? Scammers did, too!
In light of the recently announced Student Debt Relief Plan, The FTC issued a Consumer Alert on how to avoid student loan forgiveness plans. You can report any suspected fraud related to student loan forgiveness tohttps://reportfraud.ftc.gov/
The Appellate Project’s 2022-2023 Mentorship Program – Application Deadline September 12
TAP’s Mentorship Program is the first national effort focused on empowering law students of color to pursue appellate work. We pair law students of color interested in appellate practice with mentors in the appellate field. We also provide students with appellate-focused resources throughout the year: clerkship support, networking opportunities with the appellate bar, connections with judges, skill-building workshops, guidance on appellate job opportunities, and more. Learn more about our impact.
See 2022-23 TAP Mentorship Program for more information or to apply. Application Deadline: September 12, 2022 at 11:59 pm EST.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Temple Advocacy – “Lunch with Litigators Series” – Sept. 12 K1E at Noon
Temple Advocacy Programs are launching a new series “Lunch with Litigators”. The first event will be on September 12 at 12PM in K1E. This program is a ‘lunch and learn and Q&A format. Our three litigator guests for Monday September 12 will be:
- Marissa Boyers Bluestine, Assistant Director of the Quattrone Center for the Fair
Administration of Justice at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. - Sam Silver of Schnader Harrison.
- James Figorski, staff attorney in Dechert’s litigation practice group.
We hope to see you there! Questions? Please email jules.epstein@temple.edu.
Family Law Society: First General Body Meeting & Meet the Professors – Monday, September 12 at 3 pm
Questions? Contact templefamilylawsociety@gmail.com
Trial Advocacy Certificate Program Open House – Wednesday, September 14 at noon in K6A
Are you interested in learning how to fulfill the Certificate in Trial Advocacy requirements? In order to make sure we answer any and all questions, Professors Braccia, Epstein, & Lippy will hold an open house on Wednesday, September 14th at 12:00 p.m. in room K6A. Unable to attend in person? We will simulcast via Zoom and record the meeting to post online. Zoom link here: https://temple.zoom.us/j/99319219423
1L Academic Success Workshop – Wednesday, September 14
Please join us for our first Academic Success Workshop of the year: Preparation, Participation, & Synthesis: Refining the Process. In this session, we will review reading, briefing, and synthesizing cases and discuss how to refine and build upon those core skills. We will also discuss creating a sustainable study routine. Pizza will be served!
- 1L Day Division: Wednesday, September 14, 12-1 pm in K1E
- 1L Evening Division: Wednesday, September 14, 5-5:50pm in K1D
Questions? Contact Associate Director Noeleen Urmson at nurmson@temple.edu.
Panel Discussion on The Supreme Court & Climate Change – Thursday, September 15 at 3 pm
Register for this event here: Register Here
Law Student Tax Challenge – Information Session with Professor Abreu – Thursday, September 15
The LSTC is a client counseling competition, in which student work in pairs, of their choosing. Temple teams have won first prize in the competition for the last three years in a row! There will be an information session next Thursday (9/15/22) at Noon in K2A and more information is here: https://www.americanbar.org/groups/taxation/awards/law_student_tax_challenge/ We hope to see you there – pizza will be served! The Zoom link for those who want to join remotely is here: https://temple.zoom.us/j/95412625170
Panel Discussion on The Supreme Court & The Future of Reproductive Rights – Friday, September 23 at 2 pm
Register for this event here: Register Here
Politics and Purpose: Movement Lawyering Law Student Edition – Free Workshop – Friday, September 23
Politics and Purpose: Movement Lawyering Law Student Edition is a workshop designed to explore the theory, practice and heart of movement lawyering as you start your school year. Together, we will critically examine the relationship between law, lawyers, and social movements and have some real talk about what these times require of us. Register at this link: https://movementlawlab.org/pplawstudentworkshop Registration Deadline: September 14
PA Board of Law Examiners – Information Meeting: Bar Exam and Character & Fitness
We are delighted that the Pennsylvania Board of Law Examiners will be presenting on October 11, 2022 at 5pm. We will be streaming this session on Zoom at this link: https://temple.zoom.us/j/91411707423 The PABOLE will discuss the Pennsylvania Bar Exam and the admissions process. This is a helpful presentation that includes information about the character and fitness process and we hope you will attend. If you are unable to attend the Zoom meeting, please send any questions to Director Walden at walden@temple.edu and she will ask on your behalf. This event will be recorded. The Board of Law Examiners will also present in person next semester. Please mark your calendars now for March 14, 2023 at 12PM, room TBD.
WRITING COMPETITIONS, CONTESTS, AND TOURNAMENTS
National Legal Innovation Tournament – October 7, 2022
Hofstra Law, along with the New York State Bar Association and Hofstra’s School of Engineering, is hosting a virtual National Legal Innovation Tournament. Law students and computer science students will compete to design apps that will help change the face of dispute resolution. Finalists will work with Hofstra University’s computer technologists to develop a prototype of the app, and the winning team will receive $500 thanks to the generous support of the Dispute Resolution of the New York State Bar Association.
The competition, on October 7, is open to all law students. No prior technical background is required and there is no cost to participate. Students are required to attend one of two workshops, on either Friday, September 9th and Thursday September 22nd, to learn more about the competition rules and objectives.
For additional details about the Tournament, or to register, go to https://law.hofstra.edu/legal-innovation-tournament/.
JOB OPPORTUNITIES AND TA POSITIONS
RA Position – Professor Sinden – Fall 2022
Professor Amy Sinden is looking for interested law students to work with her as part-time research assistants during the Fall 2022 semester 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 jonathan.joseph.koehler@temple.edu. Decisions will be made on a rolling basis.
RA Position – Professor Evelyn Rangel-Medina – Fall 2022
Research Assistant (RA) wanted to assist Professor Evelyn Rangel-Medina with research and writing support for academic journals. The preferred RA candidate has journal experience and should be interested in racial and economic justice. The RA will help edit academic journals, support with citation development, and provide research assistance in the areas of immigration, race & the law, and labor and employment discrimination. The RA will work with and report to Professor Rangel-Medina and will be expected to work 8 – 12 hours per week. Please send Professor Rangel-Medina your CV and a short statement of interest in the position at evelyn.rangel-medina@temple.edu.
TA Position – Criminal Procedure I with Professor Evelyn Rangel-Medina – Fall 2022
Professor Rangel-Medina is seeking a Teaching Assistant (TA) to assist in the preparation and support of students for her Criminal Procedure I course for the Fall 2022 semester. This course meets on Mondays and Wednesdays from 1:10 to 2:25 pm. Interested candidates should send a CV and short statement of interest to Professor Rangel-Medina at evelyn.rangel-medina@temple.edu.
Brooklyn Defender Services – Public Interest Law Fellowship
The Civil Justice Practice (CJP) at Brooklyn Defender Services (BDS) is seeking rising third year law students, judicial law clerks, and recent law school graduates to sponsor for a post-graduate public interest law fellowship project designed to focus on NYPD property seizures and civil forfeiture. The fellow will collaborate with the Science and Surveillance Project to assist clients of the criminal defense practice with property seizure related collateral consequences. BDS regularly sponsors fellows for Equal Justice Works, Skadden, Liman, Kirkland & Ellis, and school-based fellowships. Under the direct supervision of a Supervising Attorney in the Civil Justice Practice the fellow will apply for project funding to address an area of rising need in New York City.
BDS represents approximately 30,000 clients per year in a variety of legal proceedings in New York City, primarily indigent criminal, family, and immigration defense. We also provide legal representation for our clients on a wide range of matters that impact their lives including housing, education, employment, and immigration. We are one of the largest public defense providers; representing people who have diverse, complex, and multi-faceted needs in a high volume and fast-paced setting.
CJP aims to reduce the civil collateral consequences for low-income clients who have had interaction with the criminal, family or immigration justice systems. Through legal advocacy in court and at various agencies, we assist people in eviction defense, benefits advocacy, returning seized property, and interdisciplinary representation.
The Science and Surveillance Project provides technical support to attorneys in criminal cases and engages in larger systemic advocacy. The team investigates government and private entity use of new science, surveillance, and data analysis techniques and focuses on the civil rights implications of mass surveillance and unlawful practices by police.
To find out more information and apply, please click here. Interested students should also feel free to contact iLIT Executive Director Laura Bingham at laura.bingham@temple.edu to learn about the process, the specific goals of the project, and what it’s like to work with BDS.
WELLNESS PROGRAMMING
Weekly Wellness Tip – Mindful Mondays begin Monday September 12
We invite everyone to participate in a 20-minute guided mindfulness meditation practice. Mindfulness meditation involves paying attention on purpose to the present moment without judgment. No experience is necessary. Join us at noon in K5A every Monday at noon.
BAR EXAM & MPRE
2022-2023 MPRE Dates and 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. Dates and deadlines have now been announced for the 2023 MPRE administrations. Registration is currently open for MPRE administrations through March 2023:
- November 14 & 15, 2022 | registration deadline: September 14, 2022
- March 28 & 29, 2023 | registration deadline: January 26, 2023
- August 9 & 10, 2023 | registration deadline: June 8, 2023 (not yet open)
- November 2 & 3, 2023 | registration deadline: September 12, 2023 (not yet open)
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:
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.