Spring 2024 – Week Nine – Temple Law School Student Post

COMMUNITY REMINDERS

Upper-Level Course Registration Dates

Upper-level course registration will take place between March 27 – April 12, 2024 according to the schedule below.

External Clinical Registration and Externship Course Registration: 3/27 – 3/29
Priority Course Registration: 4/1 – 4/5
General Registration: 4/8 – 4/12

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 July 25, 2024. Please note that Add/Drop will take place in August. Wait-lists will open at that time.

Faculty Practice Area Academic Advising Panels

Join us for our series of Faculty Practice Area Advising Panels in advance of registration. We strongly encourage 1L Students to attend 1-3 of these panels so you understand the curriculum and have a chance to ask professors and members of the Office of Career Services and Student Services questions. Details for these panels can be found below.

Criminal Law
Monday, March 18, 2024 from 12-1PM in K2B and via Zoom: https://temple.zoom.us/j/6398848836
Featuring Professors Ben-Dan, Braccia, Epstein, Ouziel, and Shellenberger

Immigration Law
Friday, March 22, 2024 from 11AM-12PM via Zoom: https://temple.zoom.us/j/6398848836
Featuring Dean Ramji-Nogales and Professors Lee and Spiro

Public Interest Law
Friday, March 22, 2024 from 12-1PM via Zoom: https://temple.zoom.us/j/6398848836
Featuring Professors DeJarnatt and Sibley, and Jorge Godoy, Director of Public Interest Programs

Intellectual Property & Law and Technology
Monday, March 25, 2024 at 12 pm from 12-1PM in K2A and via Zoom: https://temple.zoom.us/j/6398848836
Featuring Dean Harris, Professors Douglas and Gugliuzza, and Lydia Hurtado, Postdoctoral Fellow for iLIT and Diversity in Public Interest Pipeline Project

Tax & Integrated Transactional Program (ITP)
Thursday, March 28, 2024 from 12-1PM in K1E and via Zoom: https://temple.zoom.us/j/6398848836
Featuring Professors Abreu, Bartow, Firouzi, and Mandelbaum

Bar Exam Loans for Graduating Students

Students who are expecting to graduate in 2024 may apply for a bar loan to assist them with costs related to studying and taking the bar exam. Please review our Bar Examination Loans page for more information

TELS Presents: A Guide to Sustainable Event Catering

UPCOMING EVENTS

Welcome the Wretched: In Defense of the “Criminal Alien” – a conversation with law professor and immigration lawyer César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández – Wednesday, March 20^th at 4PM in Barrack Student Lounge

To register, scan or click on QR code above.

Keeping It Local: The Importance and Sources of State and Local Law – March 20th

Talking (and Listening) About Israel and Palestine – March 21st at 4PM in K1D

Deans’ Cup – March 22nd from 1-4PM

Deans’ Cup tickets are now available here.

Come watch Temple law students and faculty face off Villanova, Penn, and Drexel in a basketball tournament. The winning school receives the majority of the proceeds for their public interest summer grants! Come cheer on your classmates and professors!

Temple APALSA Lunar Banquet – March 23rd

Temple Law’s APALSA is bringing back the first in-person Lunar New Year Banquet since 2019! Please join us in honoring our keynote speaker, Temple’s very own Professor Jennifer Lee, Director of the Sheller Center of Social Justice. We will be hosting a night full of celebration, culture and community over delicious food and exciting programming. Purchase tickets at this link.

PA Board of Law Examiners – Information Meeting: Bar Exam and Character & Fitness – Tuesday, March 26th at 12pm

We are delighted that the Pennsylvania Board of Law Examiners will be presenting on March 26. The presentation will be streamed on Zoom at this link: https://temple.zoom.us/j/92267183670 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 or do not want to ask questions yourself, please send any questions to Senior Director Walden at walden@temple.edu and she will ask on your behalf. This event will be recorded.

Esquire Bound Series: Bar Prep Panel with Recent Graduates – Sunday, March 31st at 7PM via Zoom

Join us for our next “Esquire Bound” event for the spring semester on Sunday, March 31st from 7 – 7:45 pm via Zoom. You can access the Zoom link for every session here: https://temple.zoom.us/j/6398848836. 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.

Bar Exam Virtual Helpdesk – Sunday, March 31st at 8PM via Zoom

Do you have specific questions about the bar application process – or anything bar exam related – that aren’t covered by our Esquire Bound series? Drop by our virtual help desk on Sunday, March 31st from 8-9 PM after our spring Esquire Bound event. Students will be brought into the waiting room one at a time so we can address your questions and concerns confidentially. Any student in the waiting room by 9PM will be seen. You can access the Zoom link for each help desk here: https://temple.zoom.us/j/6398848836.

FINAL EXAM INFORMATION – SPRING 2024

Spring 2024 Exam Schedule

As you know, the last day of spring classes is Monday, April 29, 2024. The exam period begins Wednesday, May 1, 2024 and ends on Monday, May 13, 2024. If you do not see an exam listed on the SP24 Exam Schedule, please check the Sp24 Take-Home Schedule and the Sp24 Free Slot Schedule.

Students with a Sp24 Free Slot exam can take the exam at any Free Slot on the Sp24 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 Conflicts (Upper-Level Students)

Two (or more) scheduled exams within a 30-hour period will be considered a conflict. A student with an exam conflict must take the first scheduled exam and may elect (unless otherwise specified) to take the later exam(s) during a Free Slot after its scheduled time. If the exams in conflict are at the exact same time, students can choose which exam to take at the scheduled time and which to take at a later Free Slot. Having a scheduled exam on each of three consecutive calendar days is also a conflict. To resolve this type of conflict, the exam scheduled for the middle calendar day will be deferred to a subsequent date.

If you have a conflict, please complete this form and email it to Molly Levy, Coordinator of Student Services and Wellness Initiatives, at molly.paige.levy@temple.edu, by April 10, 2024 at 2PM.

Saturday Exam Option (Upper-Level Students and 1LE Students)

We are administering exam sessions on Saturday, May 4 and Saturday May, 11, 2024 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 a Free Slot exam OR 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.

The form will close on April 10, 2024. If you miss this deadline, please email Senior Director Walden.

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, monitors, 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).

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 March 22nd

Below is a list of the scholarships, writing competitions, contests, and tournaments that are currently accepting applications or submissions:

JOB OPPORTUNITIES AND TA POSITIONS

The Bar Trip: Seeking Student Ambassadors!

The Bar Trip, is a lawyer-led travel company that offers specially curated travel packages for both individuals and groups, ensuring that every law graduate can have an unforgettable trip that aligns with their preferences and budget. Additionally, the Bar Trip organizes engaging study halls and provides resources for mental health care, including care packages. We are searching for student ambassadors! If you are a current law student who loves to travel, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

HEALTH AND WELLNESS REMINDERS AND EVENTS

Spring 2024 Temple Law Wellness Events – Mark your Calendar!

Below is our calendar of wellness events for the Spring 2024 semester. We hope you will join us!

Knitting Club: begins 1/29 (biweekly) from 12-1PM:Want to learn a new skill and be more mindful? Come join the knitting club! All knitting abilities are welcome! Snacks will be served.
Housing Hunt: 2/1 from 7-9PM: Looking for housing options after the spring semester? Not sure where to start? Summit Park Housing is hosting an open house to tour their apartments! Games, drinks, and food will be served! A shuttle will pick you up at 6:30 pm and bring you back to Klein Hall at 9 PM.
Rec & Relax: 2/21 from 12-2PM: Join us as we relax and rec together! Come and create your own stress ball, relax with mindful coloring, and make your own trail mix!
LCL Virtual Student Office Hours: 2/26
Let’s Hike! 3/16 (Rain Date 3/23) from 11 am – 2 pm:Come join us for a spring hike/walk on Saturday 3/16! 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!
Wellness Fair: (Specific Date TBA):Interested in what the rec centers offer? Need to see a doctor or a counselor? Temple’s wellness team will be here to answer all your questions!
Walk Philly! 4/13 from 10:30-12:30 PM: Enjoy the spring cherry blossoms and get your steps in with other Owls! The meeting location will be the Art Museum steps!
End of Semester Lemonade and Cookies! 4/29 from 10-12:30:Congratulations! You did it! Enjoy a cup of lemonade and a cookie to celebrate the end of the semester!

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

Notary for Bar Application

Are you planning on taking the bar exam in July and need any part of your bar application notarized? Professor Mandelbaum has agreed to notarize bar application documents for students free of charge! To schedule an appointment for notarization, please email Professor Mandelbaum at kathy.mandelbaum@temple.edu.

“Esquire Bound”: Bar Exam and Admission Information Series – Spring Calendar

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 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 spring semester are as follows:

~~January 28th~~ February 4th: Reorientation to the Bar Exam – Recording – PowerPoint Slides
~~February 11th~~ February 18th: Mechanics of Bar Application; Character and Fitness – Recording – PowerPoint Slides
February 25th: Creating your Bar Study Plan – Recording – PowerPoint Slides
~~March 24th~~ March 31st: Bar Prep Panel with Recent Graduates
April 14th: Bar Exam Help Desk and AMA

The Esquire Bound events from the fall semester, along with the recordings and PowerPoint slides, can be found below:

September 17^th: Admission by Bar Exam Part 1 – Recording – PowerPoint Slides
October 1^st: Admission by Bar Exam Part 2 – Recording – PowerPoint Slides
October 15^th: Tools to Tackle the Bar Exam – Recording – PowerPoint Slides
October 29^th: Course Planning for the Bar Exam – Recording – PowerPoint Slides
November 12^th: Winter Break Review and To-Do – Recording – PowerPoint Slides
November 26^th: Bar Exam & Application Help Desk

Bar Application Virtual Help Desks – Sundays after “Esquire Bound” events at 8PM via Zoom

Do you have specific questions about the bar application process – or anything bar exam related – that aren’t covered by our Esquire Bound series? Drop by our virtual help desks from 8-9 PM after our spring Esquire Bound events. Students will be brought into the waiting room one at a time so we can address your questions and concerns confidentially. Any student in the waiting room by 9PM will be seen. You can access the Zoom link for each help desk here: https://temple.zoom.us/j/6398848836.

2024 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 2024 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, 2024	December 5, 2023	~~January 25, 2024~~ (NOW CLOSED)
August 13 or 14, 2024	April 24, 2024	June 12, 2024
November 7 or 8, 2024	July 24, 2024	September 18, 2024

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:

Sarita and Claire Wright Lucas Foundation Scholarship – Application Open; Deadline March 31st

The SCWLF awards $5,000 scholarships to Black female law students who have committed to careers as prosecutors. For these future prosecutors, the Scholarship program covers the cost of the bar application and preparation up to $5,000. The Scholarship program also offers a $5,000 incentive for scholarship recipients who secure employment as prosecutors.

Bar Application and Preparation: Payment for costs associated with preparing for and taking the Bar Exam. Awards in this category do not exceed $5,000.

Employment Incentive: Recipients who secure and complete a full year of employment as a prosecutor will receive a monetary award of $5,000. The award will be disbursed at the end of their first year of full-time work at a prosecution office.

Students who are interested in applying for the Sarita and Claire Wright Lucas Foundation Scholarship are strongly encouraged to review the eligibility criteria and program description before submitting an application.

Timeline for Application Process

September 1: Scholarship applications open
March 31st: Deadline to apply
June 20: Scholarship recipients are notified

For more information, or to apply, see this link: https://saritaandclairefoundation.org/scholarship/

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.

NCBE BarNow Demo Pack

Students can now access official NCBE practice questions for free! The newly released BarNow Demo Pack includes a sample of MBE, MEE, MPT, and MPRE questions at no cost for 30 days. All that’s needed to participate is an active email address; no purchase is required. Learn more by visiting NCBE’s Study Aids Store today.