Fall 2024 – Week Twelve

SPRING 2025 PRACTICUM INFORMATION

We are pleased to share some important information on our practicum course offerings for the Spring 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 November 15th

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

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

Independent Practicums: Information and Approval Form – Deadline December 12th

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 Spring 2025 semester is December 12, 2024 at 12 pm.

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

Practicum Registration – Information and Practicum Agreement – Deadline January 6th

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 January 6, 2025 at 12 pm.

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

FINAL EXAM INFORMATION – FALL 2024

Fall 2024 Exam Schedule

As you know, the last day of fall classes is Thursday, December 5, 2024.  The exam period begins Friday, December 6, 2024 and ends on Thursday, December 19, 2024.  If you do not see an exam listed on the F24 Exam Schedule, please check the F24 Take-Home Schedule and the F24 Free Slot Schedule.

Students with a F24 Free Slot exam can take the exam at any Free Slot on the F24 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 14, 2024 at 9AM.

All evening division students (1LE-4LE) may move one exam from the originally scheduled date to Saturday (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 complete this form by November 18, 2024 at 2PM.

ALSO

Any upper-level student who would like to reschedule an exam that was already approved as a conflict for Saturday, December 14 at 9AM may do so and should complete this form by November 18, 2024 at 2PM.

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 and Recording

Did you miss the Fall 2024 Exam Information Session? The slides are here and you can watch the recording at this link. If you have any questions, please contact Senior Director Walden at walden@temple.edu.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Esquire Bound Series: Planning for the Bar Exam: Courses, Schedules, and More – Sunday, November 10th at 6PM via Zoom

Join us for the next event in our “Esquire Bound” series on Sunday, November 10th from 6 – 6:45 pm via Zoom.  You can access the Zoom link for every session here: https://temple.zoom.us/j/96046427589. 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 events, see the BAR EXAM & MPRE section of the Student Post below.

Advocacy and Advancement: Panel Discussion Featuring EDPA Judges – Wednesday, November 13th at 3PM

Please join Dean Rebouché and the Temple Law student chapters of the American Constitution Society and Federalist Society for an exciting opportunity to hear from two esteemed Federal District Court Judges. Joining us from the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Judges Mia Roberts Perez and Joshua D. Wolson each had extensive legal careers in trial and appellate advocacy before their federal appointments. They will discuss their transitions to the federal bench, their perspectives on effective advocacy both in and out of the courtroom, and advice for students eager to advance in their legal careers. This discussion will be held on November 13^th at 3PM in Klein Room K2B. Pastries and Coffee will be served to all who attend.

How to be a Parent & a Lawyer – Monday, November 18th at 12PM

Have you ever wondered if it’s possible to be a lawyer AND a parent? Join us Monday, Nov 18 at 12pm to hear five incredible panelists discuss the roadblocks they have faced and the resources they have used to manage it all while enjoying lunch from Masala Kitchen. This panel is co-hosted by the Diversity in Public Interest Law Project (DPIP), the Family Law Society, Outlaw, and the Women’s Law Caucus, to help current students prepare to pursue both a legal career and a family in whatever capacity that means for them. Join us in person or on Zoom (Meeting ID 969 7749 2959).

Careers in Workers’ Rights Panel – Wednesday, November 20th at 12PM

Join Temple NLG in welcoming three Temple alums and a teachers’ union president to discuss their paths, careers, and the role of lawyers in the Labor Movement. Lunch will be served!

WRITING COMPETITIONS, CONTESTS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND TOURNAMENTS

Scholarship Opportunities: next deadline November 12th

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

• Janet Doherty Memorial Scholarship – Deadline November 12th
• PBA Intellectual Property 2024 Writing Contest – Deadline November 22nd
• American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL) Law School Student Writing Award – Deadline December 31st
• Fifth Annual Judge Samuel G. DeSimone Memorial Legal Writing Competition – Deadline January 1st
• NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund Law School Writing Contest – Deadline March 1st
• Public Investors Advocate Bar Association James E. Beckley Writing Competition – Deadline March 28th
• Meltzer Fellowships through the Sheller Center for Social Justice

AccessLex Scholarship Databank

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

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