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Berkeley Center for Law & Technology (BCLT)

UC Berkeley, School of Law

421 Boalt Hall; Berkeley, CA 94720

law.berkeley.edu/bclt

 

Dear Berkeley Law Students,

We had an exciting first week at BCLT!  Thank you all for your enthusiasm for the Law & Tech Program at Berkeley Law – our orientation on Wednesday 8/26 drew a packed auditorium and we hosted an exciting presentation on Thursday 8/27 by speaker Michael Hamilton of McKesson Corporation. If you picked up one of the 1L Questionnaires at Orientation, forms are due back to BCLT (Boalt Room 421) by September 11, 2015.

In this week’s newsletter we have quite a few exciting announcements as well; here is what you’ll find:

Upcoming Events:
  • Student Activities Fair – TUESDAY 9/1
  • BTLJ Happy Hour Meet & Greet – TUESDAY 9/1
  • Law & Tech Speaker Series: Google – THURSDAY 9/3
Law & Tech Opportunities:
  • Research Assistants needed!
    • Professor Crump
    • Professor Hoofnagle
    • Professor Merges
  • Authors Alliance research position
If you have any questions about this week's content or items for inclusion in future newsletters, please email bclt@law.berkeley.edu  »

 

Event: Berkeley Law Student Activities Fair 

 

 

Tuesday, September 1, 2015 ~ 12:45pm - 2:00pm
Berkeley Law


This annual event features representatives from a wide range of student organizations and journals. You can sign-up to join as many groups as you like or just window shop. This is a great chance to meet second- and third-year law students and visit one of our BCLT Law & Technology Student Groups.

Contact: Ashton Theimer - atheimer@law.berkeley.edu or 510-643-2744

 

 

Event: BTLJ Happy Hour Meet & Greet at Freehouse 

Tuesday September 1, 2015 ~ 5:00pm-7:00pm
Freehouse (corner of College and Bancroft)
 
 Come meet members of BTLJ at Freehouse from 5-7pm and learn more about our journal! 
 
Contact: Misha Tsukerman - mtsukerman@berkeley.edu

 

 

Event: Law & Tech Speaker Series: GOOGLE 

 

 

“The Right to be Forgotten”
Thursday September 3, 2015 ~ 12:55pm-1:55pm
Boalt Hall, Room 105
 
Google VP and Deputy General Counsel Matt Sucherman will discuss the ruling last year by the European Court of Justice establishing a "right to be forgotten," including what it means for search engines and the implications for regulation of content on the Internet.  A fascinating look at how a global company reconciles the sometimes competing human rights of privacy and access to information.
 
Lunch is served for students staying through the entire presentation. 
 
Co-sponsored by the Berkeley Center for Law & Technology and the Berkeley Technology Law Journal.
 

 

Law & Tech Opportunities:
 

Job Opportunity: Hiring Research Assistants for Professor Catherine Crump


Professor Catherine Crump is seeking research assistants to work on a variety of projects related to government surveillance. One project focuses on the role of federal money in accelerating municipal law enforcement agencies’ adoption of surveillance technology, and the impact that path to acquisition is having on democratic control of police departments. Another focuses on the use of predictive algorithms in law enforcement investigations and in decision making regarding who is entitled to probation or parole. A third focuses on the impact of surveillance technology on the First Amendment right of association. Research tasks include legal research into relevant First and Fourth Amendment case law, researching relevant bodies of scholarly literature, factual research into municipal policies and procedures, and use of state and federal public records laws.
 
If you are interested, please send your cover letter and resume to Clinical Program Associate Administrator, Olivia Layug at olayug@law.berkeley.edu by Tuesday, September 15.
 

 

Job Opportunity: Hiring Research Assistant for Professor Chris Hoofnagle


Professor Chris Hoofnagle is seeking a research assistant with interests in consumer protection and knowledge of (or willingness to learn) Wiki markup.
 
If you are interested, please submit a cover letter and resume to Professor Chris Hoofnagle at choofnagle@law.berkeley.edu
 

 

Job Opportunity: Hiring Research Assistant for Professor Robert Merges


Professor Merges has a consulting project with a very large international tech company, and needs a Research Assistant. The job involves researching case law and academic literature on an important legal/policy issue that has been center stage in the world of tech patent litigation for the past few years. Pay is above the usual GSR rate, and can be negotiated with Prof. Merges. The project will probably take 10-15 hours of concerted effort each week for eight to ten weeks; it may continue after that time with follow-on projects, depending on the company’s level of interest.
 
If you are interested, please submit a cover letter and resume to Professor Merges at rmerges@law.berkeley.edu by Friday, 9/4/15.
 


Job Opportunity: Rights Reversion Research Assistant for Authors Alliance

Authors Alliance is seeking a short-term research assistant to research, develop, and publish information that clarifies and complements the Authors Alliance rights reversion guide» at the direction of Authors Alliance staff. The position is expected to last approximately twenty weeks with a commitment of 10 hours per week. 

Authors Alliance promotes authorship for the public good by supporting authors who write to be read. We embrace the unprecedented potential digital networks have for the creation and distribution of knowledge and culture. We represent the interests of authors who want to harness this potential to share their creations more broadly in order to serve the public good.

More Information is available at the Authors Alliance Careers Page»
Rolling review begins September 1, 2015

Job Opportunity: Copyright Policy Research Assistant for Authors Alliance          

Authors Alliance is seeking a short-term research assistant to perform research and draft position papers concerning various topics in copyright policy. The position is expected to last approximately twenty weeks with a commitment of 10 hours per week.

Authors Alliance promotes authorship for the public good by supporting authors who write to be read. We embrace the unprecedented potential digital networks have for the creation and distribution of knowledge and culture. We represent the interests of authors who want to harness this potential to share their creations more broadly in order to serve the public good.

More Information is available at the Authors Alliance Careers Page»
Rolling review begins September 1, 2015

 

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