For me, a school that could make me think and feel like I had that day was where I wanted to be. The fact that I walked away feeling the way I did is less surprising now to me as a third-year student than it was then. Temple Law School has surpassed every expectation I ever had for what my law school education would entail.
Law school is a major investment. When you’re considering which law schools to apply to, and where to ultimately attend, there are a number of factors to consider – tuition, scholarships, location, and job placement statistics, to name a few. Not to be overlooked, however, is the school’s community and culture. Campus visits offer a better glimpse of this than anything else. Law school tours provide a unique opportunity to ask a current student anything you want about the school, its student body, and whatever else you’re curious about. It can be hard to think of questions in the moment, however, so after almost three years of giving tours for Temple Law School, these are the five questions that I would recommend. What does the first-year curriculum look like? Most law schools offer the same doctrinal courses to first-year students. These include: Criminal Law, Contracts, Torts, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Property, and Legal Research and Writing. But there are variations in what else is available depending on where you go. And unless you ask the …
Boston, Philadelphia, and New York. If you want to go to law school and start your legal career on the east coast, chances are you’re considering these three major US cities. Each of these urban hubs has their hidden gems and rich histories along with their misconceptions. I’ve had the pleasure of living in all three cities – here’s my take on each one. Boston Boston is my hometown. Like New York City, Boston proper is a city made up of smaller towns. You may think Boston is an uppity, prestigious city because of our association with Cambridge, a tourist-heavy neighborhood directly outside Boston proper that is home to MIT, Harvard, and Massachusetts’s wealthiest families. However, this is furthest from the truth. I grew up in Dorchester, an area of Boston proper filled with immigrants from the Caribbean. My parents emigrated here from Trinidad and Tobago. On the outskirts of Dorchester, you also have many Irish immigrants. The Boston I know is diverse, with hardworking immigrant families trying to achieve the American Dream. Boston is …
I am a somewhat atypical Temple Law Student. Whereas most law students simply move from their 1L year to 2L year, I decided to move to Milan, Italy for my fall semester to study international intellectual property, human rights, and the legal system of the European Union. I then decided to spend my 2L spring semester at Temple’s campus in Tokyo, Japan, where I’m gaining insight into the legal systems of east Asia. In total, I will be studying abroad for eight months. Making the decision to study abroad, especially for two semesters, is a big commitment. Below, I’ve shared the questions I asked myself before making the decision to go international. If you’re thinking of studying abroad in law school, these questions are a good place to start. Question One: Are you looking to study abroad because it will be a useful tool in your law school toolbox, or because you just want to travel the world? Prior to law school, I moved from place to place, working as a system engineer for various branches and …
I came to Temple Law School from Houston, TX. I first discovered Temple after searching US News and World Reports’ best law schools for trial advocacy list. After being accepted, I decided to experience the school and the City of Brotherly Love before I paid my final seat deposit. When I arrived I was not sure this was the place I wanted to spend the next three years of my life. I grew up in New Orleans before moving to Houston, which was an easy move – the weather was still warm and it was only a five hour drive from home. Philadelphia was far from my family and, maybe more distressingly, had real winters. The mere thought of having to walk to class in the snow and wear layers to keep warm, made me want to run back to the South.
There are many reasons to pursue a public interest internship, especially in your 1L summer. For students who are strongly considering careers in the field, it is essential to start building experiences and connections now. Beyond that, public interest jobs often involve experience with real clients, can present great research and writing opportunities, offer a chance to fulfill the public and pro bono service ideals of our profession, and act as a reminder that you came to law school to solve problems for real people, not to take tests and get grades. Many students find it meaningful and fulfilling to have the experience of assisting people who would otherwise find it challenging to navigate the legal system with crucial issues in their lives, or to contribute to making our government and laws work better for the people they affect. But in order to get one of these jobs, you have to act now. PIPS Fair Why? Most public interest employers hire their summer interns now, in late January and February. Many of those hires happen …
Sometimes we put so much focus on finishing something, that we don’t give credence or attention to how we began. We look at the result, how we did, what we have to show for it, and don’t respect the first steps we took to make it to the end. As law students, it’s easy to use your grades as a measurement of your experience during a semester, but really the path to those grades started fourteen weeks before the exam. And now, with the spring semester just beginning, you have the opportunity to start off as strong as you mean to end. What do I mean by that? In order to do well on exams, you must approach the entire semester in a manner that will lead to success in the end. If doing well on exams takes hard-work, grit, and determination, then you must put hard-work, grit, and determination into your everyday routine. It’s early in the semester and exams seem far away, but that doesn’t mean you should take it easy. Take advantage of …
Grant Rawdin (LAW ’87), Founder and CEO of Wescott Financial Advisory Group LLC, describes why he looks at students’ Linkedin page and what he’s really looking for in a profile.
I still have a long road to graduation in front of me, but with my first semester as a 1LE completed, I feel like I’ve learned a thing or two about being a student in Temple Law’s evening program that can help you if you’re thinking of taking on the challenge.
Have questions about Temple Law exam schedules, Examsoft/SofTest, take-home exam procedures or other exam-related information? Check out the Exams section of the Temple Law website. “…we have still not reached the end of all our trials. One more labor lies in store boundless, laden with danger, great and long; and I must brave it out from start to finish.” – Homer, The Odyssey Classes have ended but your work is not done. Although the task that lies ahead will not involve an encounter with Sirens (as far as I know), preparing for and taking law school exams will take focus, stamina, and effort from start to finish. Here are some tips to help you through the next two-and-a-half weeks. Know What You Don’t Know Be realistic about where you need to focus your efforts. Students tend to concentrate on subjects or material they know well or enjoy, but everything is fair game on an exam. Just because you hate a topic, that doesn’t mean it won’t show up on the test. Be sure to take …
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