Fall 2024 – Week Two

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 31^st and September 1^st. 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.

No Stickers on Lockers

As a reminder, do not stick any items (like stickers) inside or outside of your locker.

Flyer Posting Policy

Flyers are prohibited in the following areas:

• Wall-papered or laminated surfaces​
• Glass doors leading to classrooms​
• Inside & outside of the elevators​
• Career Services, SBA, and International Programs bulletin board on 1st Floor of Klein​
• 2nd Floor of Klein – including front doors, classroom doors, wooden pillars at alcoves​
• Doors entering and exiting the library on the 3rd floor​
• Inside classrooms​
• Barrack Hall (except public bulletin boards)​
• Individual Lockers (unless you have permission)​
• No more than 1 in each restroom (but only the interior of the lavatory door)

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1L ACE Counselor Request Form

Are you a 1L student trying to navigate how best to prepare for and participate in class? Complete the ACE Counselor Request Form to let us know how we can best help you! Once you’ve completed the form, 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 Noeleen Urmson at nurmson@temple.edu.

Nicholas Cipriani Inn of Court – 2 Student Positions Available – Respond by September 5th

The Nicholas Cipriani Inn of Court is a professional association of Philadelphia judges, lawyers and law students engaged and/or interested in the practice of family law.  The Inn meets once per month (usually the 1^st or 2^nd Wednesday of the month) throughout the academic year for network, dinner & a light legal educational program.  The meetings take place at Temple University Center City (TUCC) at 15^th and Market Streets.  There are 2 slots reserved (at no fee) for Temple Law students.  To participate, you must commit to attending most if not all of the meetings. If you are interested, please email Professor Sarah Katz at sarah.katz@temple.edu by Wednesday Sept. 5^th at 5pm.  If more than 2 students express interest, preference will go to 3Ls and 4Les, and names will be drawn at random.

Valuable Networking Opportunity For Students Interested In A Career In Environmental Law In Philly

See below for information on a great networking opportunity for Temple Law students interested in environmental law. Students interested in in applying should send a paragraph of interest and a resume to Prof. Amy Sinden, Amy.Sinden@temple.edu, by Monday, September 16th.

The Delaware Valley Environmental American Inn of Court (DVEAIC) is offering membership to one or two students from each Philadelphia area law school for its 2024-2025 academic year. DVEAIC is an intimate group of 80 to 90 lawyers, law professors, and law students, and is intended to enhance the professional and ethical quality of legal practice in our community. DVEAIC, which was founded in 1996 and was the first Inn in the U.S. to specialize in environmental law, has proven particularly stimulating as the membership is comprised of an exceptional cross-section of the tri-state area’s environmental bar, including representatives from federal, state, and city agencies; in-house and private practices (large and small); public interest organizations; law school professors; and students from each of the six area law schools. DVEAIC meets about once a month. Meetings consist of a one-hour social hour, followed by a one-hour CLE presented by a different team of members.

For law students, the DVEAIC offers a unique opportunity to network with environmental attorneys in a more casual atmosphere, designed to help bridge the gap between law school and formal legal practice. Students can also participate in our mentor/mentee program. Our first meeting of the year will be on September 25, 2024, 5:30pm. Meetings will take place in-person on the fourth Wednesday of each month (except November and December are combined for the first Wednesday in December) through April 2025.

In addition, DVEAIC is dedicated to having a diverse and active membership. Diversity embodies all those differences that make us unique individuals and includes people of different race, ethnicity, culture, sexual orientation, gender, religion, age, personal style, appearance, physical ability as well as people of diverse opinion, perspectives, lifestyles, ideas and thinking. We value the differences in views and perspectives and the varied experiences that are part of a diverse membership. We seek members from a wide variety of environmentally related practice areas, from diverse geographic areas, from diverse practice settings (large/medium/small firms, solo practitioners, in-house, all levels of government, public interest, and academia), and otherwise representative of the environmental bar.

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