{"id":2596,"date":"2022-06-30T21:08:39","date_gmt":"2022-06-30T21:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.law.temple.edu\/studentpost\/?p=2596"},"modified":"2022-07-01T18:56:30","modified_gmt":"2022-07-01T18:56:30","slug":"summer-2022-week-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.law.temple.edu\/studentpost\/summer-2022-week-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer 2022 &#8211; Week 8"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>COMMUNITY REMINDERS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong><em>July 4th &#8211; Building Access<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Please note that Klein Hall will be open on Saturday and Sunday (7\/2 and 7\/3) but will be closed on July 4th. Barrack Hall will be closed 7\/2 through 7\/4. Have a good weekend!<\/p>\n<h3><strong><em>New York Times &#8211; Unlimited Access Available<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof elementToProof\">Temple University now has unlimited access to The New York Times via NYTimes.com.\u00a0 Access is available to current students, staff, and faculty after creating an account using your @temple.edu email address.\u00a0 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.\u00a0\u00a0Full details are available on this Topic Guide:\u00a0<a title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/guides.temple.edu\/nyt. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fguides.temple.edu%2Fnyt&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cjennifer.bretschneider%40temple.edu%7C17b594112f564a33d35908da5a96aa09%7C716e81efb52244738e3110bd02ccf6e5%7C0%7C0%7C637921900383924203%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=8hrxBrEb72ILWVejXzsdHEUi4R8jWQAN2l5msJljgb4%3D&amp;reserved=0\" data-auth=\"Verified\">https:\/\/guides.temple.edu\/nyt<\/a><\/div>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong><em>Fall 2022 Practicum Opportunities<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Are you interested in pursuing a practicum for the Fall 2022 semester? We are still accepting applications for a number of our <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/law.temple.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fall-2022-School-Designed-Practicums.pdf\">School Designed Practicums<\/a><\/span> for the fall semester!<\/p>\n<p>A practicum course offers students an opportunity to earn 2 or 3 credits in connection with an experiential learning project with supervision and evaluation by a member of the full-time faculty. Our School Designed Practicums, courses that are pre-approved by Dean Ramji-Nogales, provide upper-level students with a wide variety of experiential opportunities over the course of the semester. Check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/law.temple.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fall-2022-School-Designed-Practicums.pdf\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Fall 2022 <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">School Designed Practicum Catalogue<\/span><\/a> for information on available opportunities and application requirements.<\/p>\n<p>Upper-level students who are interested in earning academic credit for an independent placement can also design their own practicum course. In order to register for an independent, for-profit, or repeat placement, students must complete the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/law.temple.edu\/engage\/law-practicum-approval-form\/\">Practicum Approval Form<\/a><\/span> by 12:00 PM on <strong>July 28, 2022<\/strong>. More information can be found on the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/law.temple.edu\/resources\/student-services\/course-registration\/practicums\/\">Practicum Registration<\/a><\/span> page of our website.<\/p>\n<p>Questions? Please contact Associate Director Noeleen Urmson at <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"mailto:nurmson@temple.edu\">nurmson@temple.edu<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<h2>WRITING COMPETITIONS<\/h2>\n<h3><em><strong>Honorable Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg \u201cPursuit of Justice\u201d Legal Writing Competition<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<p>The Philadelphia Bar Association is pleased to announce the 2022 Legal Writing Competition in honor of the late Honorable Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. In so doing, the Bar Association recognizes the importance of excellence in legal writing and seeks to award a student enrolled in an ABA-approved Philadelphia-area law school for authoring a top-quality competition submission. <strong>Deadline:<\/strong> Monday, August 8, 2022.<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/philadelphiabar.org\/docDownload\/1980902\">View the competition details<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>JOB OPPORTUNITIES &amp; TA POSITIONS<\/h2>\n<h3><strong><em>Legal Extern for Sethi Clarity Advisers &#8211; Fall 2022<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Sethi Clarity Advisers (SCA) is seeking a motivated second-, third-, or fourth-year law student to work as an extern for the Fall 2022 semester. SCA is a boutique financial consulting firm with clients including Morningstar, Fidelity, and Blueprint Income. SCA&#8217;s Founder and CEO is Jasmin Sethi, a lawyer-economist and thought leader with over a decade of experience in the financial services industry.<\/p>\n<p>This position will involve working collaboratively with the SCA team and 1-on-1 with the CEO. Students will assist on various projects relating to the financial services industry. As part of a small firm, you will work on projects and deliverables for multiple clients concurrently. The work may include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Conducting research on SEC and FINRA rules<\/li>\n<li>Checking data and documents for Compliance with FINRA and SEC rules<\/li>\n<li>Conducting research on various investment products, including retirement and blockchain<\/li>\n<li>Drafting articles and comment letters about investment products and SEC regulation<\/li>\n<li>Assisting in preparing, formatting, citing, and editing of research papers and financial white papers<\/li>\n<li>Conducting research on fintech startups and similar organizations<\/li>\n<li>Attending meetings with clients<\/li>\n<li>Attending networking events with Jasmin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This position is ideal for law students who are interested in learning more about \u00a0legal and business entrepreneurship, regulatory finance policies, and the fintech industry. <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Students may be eligible to earn academic credit for this opportunity as an independent practicum.<\/span><\/em> If you are interested in this opportunity, please forward your resume, transcript, and cover letter\/statement of interest addressed to &#8220;Jasmin Sethi, CEO, Sethi Clarity Advisers&#8221; to nurmson@temple.edu by 12:00 pm on\u00a0<strong>July 8, 2022<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>WELLNESS PROGRAMMING<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong><em>ABA Law Student Division Wellness Resources for Bar Exam Prep<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The ABA Law Student Division has shared <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanbar.org\/groups\/young_lawyers\/career-tools\/new-graduates\/mental-physical-health-resources-bar-exam\/?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=salesforce_544661&amp;sc_sid=00586863&amp;utm_campaign=MK20CNTT&amp;promo=MKCONTENT1&amp;utm_content=&amp;additional4=&amp;additional5=&amp;sfmc_j=544661&amp;sfmc_s=45013929&amp;sfmc_l=2198&amp;sfmc_jb=3001&amp;sfmc_mid=100027443&amp;sfmc_u=15747201\">&#8220;Essential Mental Health, Physical Health, and Wellness Resources for Bar Exam Prep&#8221;<\/a><\/span> to support recent law school graduates as they are studying for the bar. While geared toward bar exam candidates, we encourage all law students to check out the resources linked above.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>BAR EXAM, MPRE, GRADUATION INFORMATION<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><em><strong>Simulated Bar Exam: Tuesday July 5th and Wednesday July 6th in K2B<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<p>We will be hosting an in-person, full two-day simulated bar exam for any recent graduate preparing for the July 2022 bar exam on Tuesday, July 5th and Wednesday, in K2B. The Performance Tests and Essay Exam will be held on Tuesday, July 5th, and the MBE on Wednesday, July 6th. The test will begin each day at 9:30 am. If you wish to attend one or both days, please complete <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/r\/DY4aSKZKnM\">this form<\/a><\/span> by <strong>5 pm on Sunday, July 3rd<\/strong>. Additional information on day-of-test logistics will be provided to anyone who completes the above linked form. Questions? Contact Associate Director Noeleen Urmson at <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"mailto:nurmson@temple.edu\">nurmson@temple.edu<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><em>NCBE Statement on Recent Supreme Court Decisions and July 2022 Bar Exam<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>On June 24, 2022, the National Conference of Bar Examiners released a statement advising that examinees taking the NCBE-developed July 2022 MBE, MPT, and MEE will not be required to be familiar with this term&#8217;s US Supreme Court decisions. The NCBE&#8217;s official statement can be found <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbex.org\/news\/ncbe-statement-on-scotus-decisions\/\">here<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><em>Critical Pass Flashcards &#8211; 15% Discount<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>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 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westacademic.com\/\">www.westacademic.com<\/a><\/span> and enter the discount code <strong>WATEMPLE<\/strong> when you check out.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><em>UWorld Qbank &#8211; 15% Discount Code<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Are you looking for additional licensed MBE questions to help prepare for the bar exam? Temple Law students and recent graduates can receive a 15% discount off the UWorld Qbank questions by clicking on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uworld.com\/app\/index.html#\/discountcode\/chris15mbe?utm_medium=affiliate&amp;utm_source=promolink&amp;utm_campaign=chris-fromm-tutor\">this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><em><b>Summer Supplemental Bar Prep Assistance at Temple Law<\/b><\/em><b><\/b><\/h3>\n<div class=\"njsxS qhSqO TiApU allowTextSelection\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Message body\">\n<div class=\"rps_cc3c\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div lang=\"EN-US\">\n<div class=\"x_x_WordSection1\">\n<h4><u>Supplemental Bar Prep on MEE Topics<\/u><\/h4>\n<p>All students are encouraged to attend the supplemental bar support program over Zoom.\u00a0 Members of the faculty will present on MEE topics, work through sample problems, and answer your questions. We look forward to seeing you over Zoom at this link: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/temple.zoom.us\/j\/98141180052. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/temple.zoom.us\/j\/98141180052\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"Verified\" data-linkindex=\"1\">https:\/\/temple.zoom.us\/j\/98141180052<\/a><\/span>.\u00a0 The following are the scheduled sessions:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"x_x_MsoNormal\">Trusts and Estates &#8211; Professor Bartow &#8211; June 28 &#8211; 6-7PM<\/li>\n<li class=\"x_x_MsoNormal\">Secured Transactions &#8211; Professor Lipson &#8211; June 30 &#8211; 6-7PM<\/li>\n<li class=\"x_x_MsoNormal x_elementToProof\">Family Law &#8211; Dean Rebouche &#8211; July 11 &#8211; 6-7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><u>Weekly Zoom Room Help Desk on MBE Topics<\/u><\/h4>\n<p>Each Thursday from May 26 through July 21 (5:15PM-6:15PM) we will have a Faculty Help Desk on MBE topics.\u00a0 Stop in with questions, to ask for help with study strategies and planning, to get advice on test taking tips, or just to say hello! The Help Desk link is here: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/temple.zoom.us\/j\/98141180052. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftemple.zoom.us%2Fj%2F98141180052&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cjennifer.bretschneider%40temple.edu%7C5245131796df46d1516108da3771f1a1%7C716e81efb52244738e3110bd02ccf6e5%7C0%7C0%7C637883259767813811%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=e8MimHgLV3FkdBfvzlpw50J5xe4ILiVyrhsvOjRowSw%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"Verified\" data-linkindex=\"2\">https:\/\/temple.zoom.us\/j\/98141180052<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h4 class=\"x_x_WordSection1\"><u>Private Tutoring Sessions<\/u><\/h4>\n<div class=\"x_x_WordSection1\">Private tutoring sessions with Professor Chris Fromm from Themis are available to Temple Law students.\u00a0 As many of you know, Professor Fromm is the National Director for Curriculum and Assessment at Themis Bar Prep and has taught Temple Law&#8217;s early bar prep course for 2 years.\u00a0 Students can request a private tutoring session with Professor Fromm at this link as needed over the summer: <a title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/forms.office.com\/r\/h13qgKwNmU. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.office.com%2Fr%2Fh13qgKwNmU&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cjennifer.bretschneider%40temple.edu%7C5245131796df46d1516108da3771f1a1%7C716e81efb52244738e3110bd02ccf6e5%7C0%7C0%7C637883259767813811%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=dqu2nm%2FEQcjxsStnmjgSPzH7XHG2M4ldhBcDKrGwXhQ%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"Verified\" data-linkindex=\"3\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">https:\/\/forms.office.com\/r\/h13qgKwNmU<\/span><\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> &#8230; <a title=\"Summer 2022 &#8211; Week 8\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www2.law.temple.edu\/studentpost\/summer-2022-week-8\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Summer 2022 &#8211; Week 8\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"coauthors":[9],"class_list":["post-2596","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcements"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.law.temple.edu\/studentpost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2596","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.law.temple.edu\/studentpost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.law.temple.edu\/studentpost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.law.temple.edu\/studentpost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.law.temple.edu\/studentpost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2596"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www2.law.temple.edu\/studentpost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2596\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2607,"href":"https:\/\/www2.law.temple.edu\/studentpost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2596\/revisions\/2607"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.law.temple.edu\/studentpost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2596"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.law.temple.edu\/studentpost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2596"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.law.temple.edu\/studentpost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2596"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.law.temple.edu\/studentpost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=2596"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}