BCLT Student Events

BCLT’s student events comprise of lunch presentations, career panels, networking events, and career fairs. Discover upcoming practitioner and academic BCLT events on our event page, or browse through our calendar view.

past student events


 

BCLT Law & Technology Certificate Ceremony

May 9,
2024

Location: 105 Law Building
Annual ceremony to celebrate our graduating J.D. and LL.M. students who have earned their Law & Technology Certificates.

1L Career Mixer & Info Session: Privacy & Cybersecurity

Aug 27,
2024

Location: TBA

1L Career Mixer & Info Session: Patents and Trade Secrets

Sept 10,
2024

Location: TBA

1L Career Mixer & Info Session: Life Sciences

Sept 24,
2024

Location: TBA

1L Career Mixer & Info Session: Trademark & Copyright

Oct 8,
2024

Location: TBA

BCLT 1L Tech Law Careers Fair

Nov 13,
2024

Location: TBA

1L Career Mixer & Info Session:  Emerging Company and Venture Capital Practices (Tech and Life Sciences)

Jan 21,
2025

Location: TBA

1L Career Mixer & Info Session: Tech and Life-Sciences Transactions

Feb 04,
2025

Location: TBA

1L Career Mixer & Info Session: Career Paths in Computer Law (AI, video games, technology exports, etc.)

Feb 18,
2024

Location: TBA


Recent Past Events

BCLT Law & Tech Speaker Series: Insight into Patent Litigation Cases

April 16,
2024

Location: 100 Law Building, UC Berkeley Law School
Key Speakers: Katie Prescott and Jessica Wang

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IP Litigation in Article I and Article III Courts: A Talk With The Judges

April 10,
2024

Location: 100 Law Building, UC Berkeley Law School
Key Speakers: The Honorable Ryan T. Holte, United States Court of Federal Claims; Magistrate Judge Peter H. Kang, United States District Court Northern District of California; David Bloch, Greenberg Traurig
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BCLT Law & Tech Speaker Series: The Brightest Future in Law with Irell & Manella

April 2,
2024

Location: 100 Law Building, UC Berkeley Law School
Key Speakers: Tony Rowles & Andrew Strabone

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How AI Impacts Your Law Career

April 1,
2024

Location: Warren Room, 295 Law Building
Key Speakers: Chief District Judge Richard Seeborg, United States District Court Northern District of California

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Angela Zhang Book Talk | High Wire: How China Regulates Big Tech and Governs Its Economy

April 1,
2024

Location: 141 Law Building, Berkeley Law & Online (Zoom)
Key Speakers: Angela Zhang, USC School of Law

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2024 BCLT Spring Tech Career Fair

March 20,
2024

Location: Field Club, California Memorial Stadium

BCLT’s annual career fair to connect BCLT sponsors and Berkeley Law students for current and future hiring and networking. Students will be able to bring their resumes or submit them to BCLT’s Spring 2024 Resume Collection.

 

BCLT Law & Tech Speaker Series: A Day in the Life of Life Sciences Attorneys

March 19,
2024

Location: 100 Law Building, UC Berkeley Law School
Key Speakers: Ali Alemozafar, Jason Xu, Matthew Kovac, Tina Hanson

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BCLT Patent Litigation and Prosecution Career Mixer

March 11,
2024

Location: Warren Room, 295 Law Building

Network and get to know attorneys in a low-stress setting in preparation for the BCLT Spring Tech Career Fair where you will be able to talk to hiring attorneys in addition to recruiters who are looking to hire in their offices for different positions.

 

BCLT Careers in IP & Tech Law: Life Sciences–An overlooked career path that is more than patents and PhDs

March 6,
2024

Location: Goldberg Room, 297 Law Building
Key Speakers: Jennifer Esch, Latham & Watkins; Wes Derrick, Weil; Alex DeLaney, Wilson Sonsini; Matthew Kovac, Wilson Sonsini; Ed Reines, Weil; Shong Yin, Ropes & Gray

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BCLT Law & Tech Speaker Series: Willkie Farr-Tech Privacy Litigation

Feb 27,
2024

Location: 100 Law Building, UC Berkeley Law School
Key Speakers: Eduardo Santacana and Naiara Toker

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BCLT Law & Tech Speaker Series: A Day in the Life of an IP Lawyer

Feb 20,
2024

Location: 100 Law Building, UC Berkeley Law School
Key Speakers: Emily Karlberg, Shreya Santhanam, and Shong Yin

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BCLT Law & Tech Speaker Series: Paul Hastings-Fintech

Feb 13,
2024

Location: 100 Law Building, UC Berkeley Law School
Key Speakers: Eric Sibbitt, Molly Swartz, and Andrew Nizamian

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Seeking Legal Careers in China and Singapore

Jan 30,
2024

Location: Goldberg Room, 297 Law Building
Key Speakers: Xiaoxia Zhang and Constance Zhao, King & Wood Mallesons; Dr. Yuan Hao, BCLT

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BCLT Law & Tech Speaker Series: Generic Drug Litigation

Nov 9,
2023

Location: 110 Law Building, UC Berkeley Law School
Key Speakers: Matt Avery

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BCLT Law & Tech Speaker Series: Balance and Diversity in IP

Nov 7,
2023

Location: 100 Law Building, UC Berkeley Law School
Key Speakers: Kelly Hunsaker, Eimeric Reig, and Saishruti Mutneja

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BCLT Law & Tech Speaker Series: Sell-Side Tech M&A (A Love Story)

Oct 31,
2023

Location: 100 Law Building, UC Berkeley Law School
Key Speakers: Nate Hagler and Alice Thai

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BCLT Law & Tech Speaker Series: Charting a Course in IP Law

Oct 24,
2023

Location: 100 Law Building, UC Berkeley Law School
Key Speakers: Mehrnaz Boroumand Smith, Nesli Doran Civan, and Ken Shurtz

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BCLT Law & Tech Speaker Series: The Future of Life Sciences and the Job Market

Oct 10,
2023

Location: 100 Law Building, UC Berkeley Law School
Key Speakers: Cecilia Choy, Bill Gaede, Aroma Sharma, Bhanu Sadasivan

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BCLT Law & Tech Speaker Series: “The Quantified Worker” by Prof. Ifeoma Ajunwa

Oct 3,
2023

Location: 100 Law Building, UC Berkeley Law School
Key Speakers: Ifeoma Ajunwa, Emory University

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BCLT Law & Tech Speaker Series: White & Case Showcase

Sept 26,
2023

Location: 100 Law Building, UC Berkeley Law School
Key Speakers: Phil Ou, Yixin Gong, Hallie Kierman, Alexus Payton, and Andrea Sotelo Gásperi

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BCLT Law & Tech Speaker Series: What You Don’t Learn in Law School

Sept 5,
2023

Location: 100 Law Building, UC Berkeley Law School
Key Speakers: Mark Mao

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BCLT New Student Orientation

Aug 22,
2023

Location: 100 Law Building, UC Berkeley Law School

For both J.D. and LL.M. candidates, this lunch session provides insight into all of the many components of the law & technology program at Berkeley Law.

 


Thank you to all our student event sponsors!

2024 sponsors


If you require an accommodation for effective communication (ASL interpreting/CART captioning, alternative media formats, etc.) to fully participate in an event, please contact Richard Fisk at rpfisk@berkeley.edu with as much advance notice as possible and at least 7 business days in advance of the event.