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Dear Berkeley Law Students,

Here’s what you’ll find in this week’s newsletter:

Upcoming Events:

• BCBLE/BCLT General Counsel Speaker Series: Alexa King, Fire Eye – TODAY! ~ 9/21

• PLS Lunch Talk: Yuri Kim, Restoration Hardware – WED 9/23

• BERC Energy in the News Dinner – WED 9/23

• BCLT/BTLJ Law & Tech Speaker Series: McDermott Will & Emery LLP, featuring Shane Smith – THUR 9/24

Future Events:

• BCLBE Venture Capital Speaker Series: Stephanie Brecher, NEA – TUE 9/29

• NTIA (National Telecommunications and Information Administration) - TUE 9/29

• BCLT/BTLJ Law & Tech Speaker Series: Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Derr LLP - THU 10/1

Law & Tech Opportunities:

• Research Assistants needed!

If you have any questions about this week's content or items for inclusion in future newsletters, please email bclt@law.berkeley.edu  »

BCLT/BCLBE General Counsel Speaker Series: Alexa King, FireEye: Building Today's Silicon Valley

Monday, September 21, 2015 ~ 12:45pm to 1:45pm

A conversation with Alexa King (‘94), Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, FireEye

FireEye was named the top cybersecurity firm to watch in 2015 by Cybersecurity Ventures and described as the “Navy SEALs of Cybersecurity.” Alexa serves as FireEye’s top attorney and will discuss her role in leading one of Silicon Valley’s hottest companies in one of its hottest industries. She’ll also touch on her career as an in-house attorney and general counsel and the challenges she’s faced in helping to build today’s Silicon Valley.

PLS Lunch talk with Yuri Kim, Corporate Counsel and Director of IP at Restoration Hardware

Wednesday, September 23 ~ 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM

Boalt Hall, Room 105

The Patent Law Society is hosting a lunch talk on  featuring Yuri Kim, Corporate Counsel and Director of Intellectual Property at Restoration Hardware (“RH”) located in Corte Madera, CA. She will share her experience working with design patents in an in-house context. This is an informal opportunity to learn more about careers in patent law (particularly if you don’t have a tech background) and to learn about the benefits and challenges of working with partners in the creative/design industry.

BERC Energy in the News Dinner

Next Week:

BCLBE Venture Capital Speaker Series: Stephanie Brecher, NEA: Financing Silicon Valley

Tuesday, September 29, 2015 ~ 12:45pm to 1:45pm

NTIA (National Telecommunications and Information Administration): September 2015 Multistakeholder Meeting on Vulnerability Disclosure

Tuesday, September 29, 2015 ~ 7:00am to 7:00pm

Boalt Hall, Booth Auditorium

National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA) will convene the first meeting of a multistakeholder process concerning collaboration between security researchers and software and system developers and owners to address security vulnerability disclosure on September 29, 2015, at the University of California, Berkeley.

BCLT/BTLJ Law & Tech Speaker Series: Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr LLP

Thursday, October 1, 2015 ~ 12:55pm to 1:55pm

Boalt Hall, Room 105

The BCLT/BTLJ Law & Tech Speaker Series features local practitioners, bringing real world experience and practical legal knowledge to Berkeley Law students.

Lunch is served for students staying through the entire presentation.

Co-sponsored by the Berkeley Center for Law & Technology (BCLT) and the Berkeley Technology Law Journal (BTLJ).

Law & Tech Opportunities:

Part-time Job: Lex Machina, the IP legal research and data analysis company, is looking to hire a law student to code case outcomes over the next month and a half.  $25/hour for about 200 hours total with near-complete flexibility on when the hours are worked.  No particular experience required, just diligence. A good way to earn a little extra money and get to know Lex Machina. Contact Brian Howard, Legal Data Scientist, Lex Machina <bhoward@lexmachina.com>

ACLU of Northern CA Legal-Policy Department Internships

The ACLU-NC invites applications for internships for law and graduate students in the Legal-Policy Department.  Students willing to work with intensity and focus will find an internship at the ACLU-NC a rewarding learning experience. Qualified applicants are enthusiastic, creative, and detail-oriented; have excellent research, writing, and oral communication skills; and, can articulate a commitment to work for social justice and the ideals of the ACLU.

AVAILABLE INTERNSHIPS

LITIGATION INTERNSHIPS

Litigation Interns work directly with one or more attorneys and conduct legal research and writing in support of active and potential impact litigation that spans the ten core issue areas. Interns may be asked to draft legal memoranda, portions of court documents, and pre-litigation demand letters.  When possible, interns attend appellate arguments, trial proceedings, and depositions.  Additionally, interns may be asked to investigate facts and possible legal claims arising from intakes received via the Civil Liberties Hotline. Interns are encouraged to attend and participate in monthly program meetings, where prospective litigation and strategy are discussed. Litigation Internship applicants must currently be attending law school.  For summer applicants, preference is given to students who will have completed their second year of law school when beginning the internship, but applications from all interested students are welcome. The Legal-Policy Department accepts 4-5 Litigation Interns per term.

TECHNOLOGY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES INTERNSHIP

The Technology and Civil Liberties Intern will participate in cutting edge legal and policy work to safeguard privacy and free speech in the modern digital world. Interns will help draft reports, analyses, articles, and testimony to the legislature and regulatory agencies and brief the ACLU of California and National ACLU staff on a variety of technology issues. Interns will have the opportunity to participate in strategy meetings with other ACLU staff, work with other interns in the San Francisco office, and likely attend technology meetings and events throughout the Bay Area. Applicants must currently be enrolled in law school or a graduate program in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Science, Public Policy, Political Science, Journalism, or a related field, and must demonstrate a strong interest in the intersection of civil liberties and new technology, particularly privacy and free speech.  

APPLICATION DEADLINES

Applicants are encouraged to apply early in the hiring cycle as decisions are made on a rolling basis.

·  Spring term: Applications will be accepted beginning September 15 for the following

   spring   term.

·  Summer term: Applications will be accepted beginning October 1 for the following

   summer term.

·  Fall term: Applications will be accepted beginning February 15 for the following fall term.

HOW TO APPLY

Applications from all interested students are welcome.  The ACLU-NC is proud to be an affirmative action employer.  All interested individuals, including people of color, women, persons with disabilities, and persons who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or intersex are particularly urged to apply.

Applications must include the following:  (1) Cover Letter that includes a statement about (a) which internship you are applying for and (b) a brief statement about why you want to work on that issue at the ACLU-NC; (2) Resume; (3) Writing Sample; and, (4) List of References with contact information.

Submit Spring 2016 applications via email to aclunc-clnc0869@applications.recruiterbox.com.

All applications may alternatively be submitted via U.S. mail to ACLU of Northern California, ATTN: Legal-Policy Department Internships, 39 Drumm Street, San Francisco, CA  94111.

Tech Research Funding Opportunity from the School of Information

The newly-created Center for Technology, Society & Policy at the School of Information is accepting proposals from students for research projects and fellowships concerning "engineering ethics; technology and well-being; infrastructure, standards and governance; and digital citizenship.” CTSP is seeking to "fund thoughtful and creative but concrete ideas to advance the state of knowledge, solve problems, and promote understanding” in the aforementioned areas. CTSP is also seeking mentors for researchers. The request for proposals and other information is here ».

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