BCLB has two paid Summer Intern positions available (one full time, one part time). Minimum of 8 week commitment, with flexible start date as long as it is by June 1.
Full time, paid summer legal intern. A research assistant is needed this summer to work with faculty at Berkeley Law and the general counsel of the Silicon Valley Bank Group to help investigate the scope and regulation of the expanding private marketplace for the stock, options and other securities of successful large companies such as Facebook. This project will provide an opportunity to gain insight into a cutting edge source of financing for high tech growth companies and liquidity for their investors and employees. Completion of a securities regulation course is preferred, but not required. To apply for this summer position, please forward a resume, cover letter, and references to Phyliss Martinez at the Berkeley Center for Law and Business, BCLB@law.berkeley.edu
Paid summer legal intern (full or part time). A research assistant is needed this summer to work with Professor Nancy Wallace at the Haas School of Business and Ken Taymor, Executive Director of the Berkeley Center for Law and Business, to help investigate the scope and regulation of a little known private corporation at the heart of the nation’s mortgage foreclosure crisis: MERS Corp. MERS is a private corporation that holds title to roughly half of all the home mortgages in the nation, has revenues in the hundreds of millions of dollars, is being sued by a wide range of homeowners and government officials and was an essential player in facilitating the mortgage securitization process that contributed to the country approaching the brink of depression. Our project will investigate the structure, financing, operation and legality of MERS and analyze the litigation surrounding it. This project will provide an opportunity to work with business and law faculty to gain insight into the financial crisis, how law functions in the creation of innovative financing structures, and how home ownership is financed in the United States. To apply for this summer position, please forward a resume, cover letter, and references to Phyliss Martinez at the Berkeley Center for Law and Business, BCLB@law.berkeley.edu