COMMUNITY REMINDERS
Upper-Level Course Registration Dates
Upper-level course registration will take place between November 2-20, 2023 according to the schedule below.
- External Clinical Registration and Externship Course Registration – 11/2 – 11/3
- Priority Course Registration – 11/6 – 11/10
- General Registration – 11/13 – 11/20
A list of the Temple Law graduation requirements can be found here. Information about registering for an Independent Guided Research project can be found here. Information about Practicum courses (including important deadlines) can be found here. In order to register for an independent, for-profit or repeat practicum placement, students must complete the Practicum Approval Form by 12PM on December 14, 2023. Please note that Add/Drop will take place from 1/8/24 – 1/19/24. Wait-lists will open at that time.
Academic Advising Virtual Help Desk – Sunday, October 29th at 7PM
As registration for the Spring semester approaches, we will host an Academic Advising Virtual Help Desk on Sunday, October 29th from 7 – 9 PM. We encourage you to drop in should you have any questions or concerns regarding your schedule, course planning, or any related matters. Students will be brought into the Zoom Room one at a time so we can address your questions and concerns. You can access these help desks via this Zoom link: https://temple.zoom.us/j/98305877102
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Associate Director Noeleen Urmson at nurmson@temple.edu.
Mandatory Graduation Check-up
If you are a January, May or July 2024 graduate and you missed mandatory graduation check-ups last week, please contact Associate Director Noeleen Urmson (nurmson@temple.edu).
January 2024 Graduates – The Graduation Application is Now Open!
The Graduation Application is now open for the January 2024 graduating class.
Students who plan to graduate in January 2024 must apply to graduate through the University TUPortal/Self Service Banner system. This application must be completed by Wednesday, November 22, 2023 for all law January 2024 graduates. Students enrolled in dual degree programs will have to submit a separate graduation application for each degree. The graduation application is an easy and fast application to complete, but failing to complete it by the deadline can cause a delay in receiving your diploma.
Please follow the instructions below to apply for graduation.
- Sign in to TUPortal.
- Click on the Student Tools tab at the top of the page.
- Go to the Records section which is located on the right side of the page.
- Select Apply to Graduate.
- Confirm that the program listed is correct (should be: Current Program – Juris Doctor)
- Select a Graduation term – Fall 2023 should be the only option.
- Review and submit.
You should receive a confirmation email within 24 hours of submitting your application. The email will include information on how your name will appear on the diploma. If you would like to make changes to your legal name, you can follow the instructions outlined in the email or submit the Personal Information Update Form directly to the Law School Office of Academic Records.
If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact Laura Frisby-Selby at lfrisby@temple.edu or Senior Director Walden at walden@temple.edu
Temple Law Current Student Housing Survey: Help the next class of Temple Law 1Ls find their new Philadelphia home!
Volunteer Judges Needed: Temple University Mock Trial, December 2nd and 3rd
Temple’s Undergrad Mock Trial team is looking for volunteer judges. They are hosting an invitational tournament December 2-3 and need volunteers for morning and afternoon rounds on both days. If you are interested in volunteering, email Karlee Whitpan, team president, at karlee.whitpan@temple.edu.
CERT Peer Educator Positions – Apply Now!
No Stickers on Lockers
As a reminder, do not stick any items (like stickers) inside or outside of your locker.
1L Post-Midterm Reminder: ACE Counselor Request Form
Are you disappointed with how one or more of your midterms went? Sign up today to work with an ACE Counselor! Complete the ACE Counselor Request Form to let us know what you’d like to work on (e.g.: outlining, exam taking, etc.), and we will pair you with an ACE Counselor to work with them one-on-one to develop the tools and skills you need to succeed. (Note: you will need to be logged into your Temple AccessNet account to complete the form linked above).
Questions? Contact Associate Director Urmson at nurmson@temple.edu.
Temple Law Alumni in the News
We’re excited to introduce our new feature page of the Student Post, Temple Law Alumni in the News. Here, you’ll find news features and announcements on some of Temple Law’s alumni.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Esquire Bound Series: Course Planning for the Bar Exam – Sunday, October 29th at 7PM via Zoom
Join us for our next “Esquire Bound” event on Sunday, October 15th from 7 – 7:45 pm via Zoom. You can access the Zoom link for every session here: https://temple.zoom.us/j/6398848836. During this session, we will discuss planning and registering for courses that will help you prepare for the bar exam and beyond. This session will be recorded.
For more information on the Esquire Bound series, including dates for upcoming events and a copy of the recordings for the vents, see the BAR EXAM & MPRE section of the Student Post below.
Lunch with Litigators Series – next event Monday, October 30th at 12PM
The Temple Law Trial Advocacy Program will host five events in their “Lunch with Litigators” series during the Fall 2023 semester. Each event will have extraordinary litigators, people who will discuss their careers, offer advocacy lessons, and give you a chance to ask your questions and network.
Below are the remaining events for the semester. Some will be bring-your-own lunch, while pizza will be provided for others. No sign-up required! Just show up!
Monday, October 30th: Zoe Littlepage – https://www.littlepagebooth.com/meet-the-team/attorneys/zoe-littlepage and https://www.athealaw.com/attorneys/zoe-littlepage/ , one of the nation’s leading plaintiffs’ lawyers and a founding member of Athea Law, a group of collaborating women lawyers
Monday, November 13th: Members of the firm MGM https://www.mgmlaw.com/The-Firm a national litigation firm, including managing partner Amaryah Bocchino https://www.mgmlaw.com/amaryah-bocchino and at least one member of the litigation team
Monday, November 27th: Exoneree Steven Lazar and his civil rights counsel (Temple alum, Grace Harris)
Questions? Please contact Professor Epstein at jules.epstein@temple.edu
Breaking Barriers to Success in International Law Careers – Wednesday, November 1st at 12PM via Zoom
2023 Ross Lecture “Jury Trials: Are They Worth the Effort?” – Wednesday, November 1st at 4PM in the MCR
FINAL EXAM INFORMATION – FALL 2023
Fall 2023 Exam Schedule
As you know, the last day of fall classes is Thursday, December 7, 2023. The exam period begins Friday, December 8, 2023 and ends on Thursday, December 21, 2023. If you do not see an exam listed on the F23 Exam Schedule, please check the F23 Take-Home Schedule and the F23 Free Slot Schedule. If you have a conflict, please complete the conflict-formf23 and return it to Molly Levy (molly.paige.levy@temple.edu) by Wednesday, November 8, 2023.
Students with a F23 Free Slot exam can take the exam at any Free Slot on the F23 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.
Saturday Exam Option (Upper-Level Students and 1LE Students)
We are administering an exam session on Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 9AM.
All evening division students (1LE-4LE) may move exams from the originally scheduled date as long as Saturday is subsequent to the original date of the exam (you are not permitted to take an exam before the originally scheduled date.) If you are an evening student requesting to take an exam on Saturday please fill out this form.
Any upper-level student who would like to take an exam that was already approved as a conflict on a Saturday may do so and should complete this form. Again, please note that you are not permitted to take an exam before the originally scheduled date.
Please request the Saturday option by Wednesday, November 8, 2023.
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.
Exam Information Session Slides
The slides from the exam information sessions can be found F23 Final Exam Info Session. Send any questions or concerns to Senior Director Walden (walden@temple.edu).
Take Home Exam Information Session – Sunday, November 19th at 7PM via Zoom
Join us on Sunday, November 19, 2023 at 7PM on Zoom (https://temple.zoom.us/j/99702844973) for the Take Home Exam Information Information session. If you have a take home final exam, you should attend this session.
WRITING COMPETITIONS, CONTESTS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND TOURNAMENTS
Looking for more information on available scholarships, writing competitions, contests, and tournaments? Check out our Student Post Scholarship Page! If you’d like to explore opportunities 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; next deadline November 10th
Below is a list of the scholarships, writing competitions, contests, and tournaments that are currently accepting applications or submissions:
- American Bar Association Law Student Writing Contest on the Standing Committee on Armed Forces – Deadline November 10th
- Allen Tittle Medical Malpractice Scholarship – Deadline November 30th
- Wells Call Injury Lawyers Scholarship – Deadline December 2nd
- Alpha Accident Lawyers Spring 2023 Scholarship – Deadline December 31st
- Fourth Annual Judge Samuel G. DeSimone Memorial Legal Writing Competition – Deadline December 31st
- Meltzer Fellowships through the Sheller Center for Social Justice
JOB OPPORTUNITIES AND TA POSITIONS
Madison Square Garden Entertainment: Summer 2024 Legal Student Associate Program
Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. (MSG Entertainment), a leader in live entertainment, is accepting applications for their Summer 2024 Legal Student Associate Program. Interested students should review details about the position and apply here: https://jobs.msgentertainment.com/entertainment/jobs/20313?lang=en-us
Application Deadline: December 1, 2023 at 11:59 PM EST.
Community Legal Services Summer 2024 Law Student Internship
Community Legal Services of Philadelphia offers a summer internship program for approximately 15-20 students that have completed their first or second year of law school.
CLS offers a rich and exciting summer internship experience. Our law students receive exceptional training and the opportunity to work with some of the most talented legal minds in civil legal services.
The application for the CLS Summer 2024 Law Student Internship is now open. For more information, or to apply for this internship, see more here: CLS Summer 2024 Law Student Internship.
Chester County Bar Association Summer 2024 Diverse Law Student Internship Program
HEALTH AND WELLNESS REMINDERS AND EVENTS
Temple Law Fall Hike: November 11th and 12th at 11 AM – RSVP by Monday, November 6th
FALL HIKE! Come join us for a fall hike/walk on 11/11 and 11/12! Take this time to enjoy the beauty of Fall and connect with other Temple Law Owls! Everyone is welcome, no hiking experience required! We hope to see you all there!
When: 11/11 and 11/12 at 11 am.
Where: Wissahickon, exact location TBA
Who: Temple Law Owls
Please email your RSVP to molly.paige.levy@temple.edu by Monday November 6th with the day that you will be coming (Either 11/11 or 11/12)
Knit and Crochet Club – Every Other Wednesday at 12PM in K6A
In the spirit of wellness and mindfulness, 2L Students Blayne Cekine & Jessica Novey, along with Professor Mandelbaum, will be coming together to teach (and learn with) students the art of knitting and crocheting. This is an opportunity to relax, learn a new skills, and more importantly, connect with one another. Yarn, knitting needles, and crochet hooks will be provided. If you would like to explore this skill, join us every other Wednesday at 12PM in K6A (the specific meeting dates can be found in the Temple Law Calendar). Questions? Please email Jessica Novey at jessica.novey@temple.edu.
TU Wellness Resource Center Events
Heart Space is a place for those who have experienced harm and allies/advocates to come together to create and find connection, education, and expression. Heart Space will run every other Thursday at the WRC and each gathering will focus on a different topic related to survivorship and healing.
*Please note that Heart Space is not clinical in nature – additional resources are available if needed*
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
Introducing “Esquire Bound”: Your Checklist for Admission to Practice and Bar Exam Success
Join us for “Esquire Bound” – our new 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 7 – 7:45 pm via Zoom. You can access the Zoom link for every session here: https://temple.zoom.us/j/6398848836. These sessions will be recorded.
The Esquire Bound events for the fall semester are as follows:
- September 17th: Admission by Bar Exam Part 1 – Recording – PowerPoint Slides
- October 1st: Admission by Bar Exam Part 2 – Recording – PowerPoint Slides
- October 15th: Tools to Tackle the Bar Exam – Recording – PowerPoint Slides
- October 29th: Course Planning for the Bar Exam
- November 12th: Winter Break Review and To-Do
- November 26th: Bar Exam & Application Help Desk
2024 MPRE Dates and Registration Deadlines – Registration for March 2024 MPRE opens November 7th!
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 |
| March 26 or 27, 2024 |
December 5, 2023 |
January 25, 2024 (registration not yet open) |
| August 13 or 14, 2024 |
April 24, 2024 |
June 12, 2024 (registration not yet open) |
| November 7 or 8, 2024 | July 24, 2024 |
September 18, 2024 (registration 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.