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Dear Berkeley Law Students,
CONGRATULATIONS, BCLT Faculty Director, Pam Samuelson, on another great accomplishment, as one of the most cited authors on HeinOnline.
Very busy week. BCLT is delighted to be hosting 40 new law & technology delegates from China for a series of programs, visits to SV companies and other activities related to US-China IP relations. We will also be having our regular lunches and other programming. Enjoy!
Upcoming Events:
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BCBLE/BCLT Tech & Startup Speaker Series: Joelle Emerson, Paradigm - MON 10/5
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Clinical Program Information Session - MON 10/5
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BCLT/BTLJ Law & Tech Speaker Series – Cooley LLP – TUE 10/6
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Samuelson Clinic Happy Hour– TUE 10/6
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SELS Speaker Series: Music Copyright & Digital Platforms– WED 10/7
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Boalth Healthcare & Biotech Society (BHBLS) Presents:“The ACA is here to stay: Your health insurance post-King v. Burwell”– WED 10/7
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BCLT/BTLJ Law & Tech Speaker Series – Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP – THUR 10/8
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The 4th Annual US-China IP Conference - THUR 10/8 & FRI 10/9
Future Events:
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BCLT Law & Technology Curriculum Course Planning – THUR 10/15
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BCLT/BTLJ Fall Mixer– THUR 11/4 RSVP TODAY »
Law & Tech Opportunities:
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Research Assistants needed!
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Law Student Action Group
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Big Ideas Contest
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Job Opportunity at Lex Machina
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Internships at ACLU
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Tech Research Funding Opportunity from the School of Information
If you have any questions about this week's content or items for inclusion in future newsletters, please email bclt@law.berkeley.edu »
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BCBLE/BCLT Tech & Startup Speaker Series: Joelle Emerson, Paradigm
Monday, October 5, 2015 ~ 12:45pm to 1:45pm
Boalt Hall, Room 170
Joelle Emerson is the co-founder and CEO of Paradigm, a strategy firm that helps tech companies build more diverse and inclusive organizations. Paradigm has worked with a number of Silicon Valley’s top firms, including Pinterest, to develop and implement innovative diversity initiatives. Prior to founding Paradigm, Joelle was an attorney with Equal Rights Advocates. Joelle joins us to discuss her career and how her company uses qualitative and quantitative analysis to help diversify Silicon Valley.
Lunch provided on a first-come, first-served basis.
This event is co-sponsored by BBLJ and BCLT
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Clinical Program Information Session
Monday, October 5, 2015 ~ 12:30pm to 2:00pm
Boalt Hall, Room 105
The Clinical Program Faculty and Students -- Death Penalty Clinic, East Bay Community Law Center, Environmental Law Clinic, International Human Rights Law Clinic, Policy Advocacy Clinic, and the Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic -- invite all Berkeley Law students to their information fair on Monday, October 5 from 12:30-20 pm in 105 Boalt.
We will start with lunch at 12:30 followed by a short presentation on the clinical program and the application process for Spring 2016. Afterwards, each Clinic will have faculty and current students present to answer your questions about opportunities available.
Applications will soon be available at the clinical program website: Apply here »
The deadline to apply is Noon on Monday, October 12, 2015
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BCLT/BTLJ/BHBLS Law & Tech Speaker Series: Barbara Kosacz & Marya Postner '96, Cooley LLP
The Road Less Boring:
Why Life Sciences Transactional Work is the Best Kept Secret in Private Practice
Tuesday, October 6, 2015 ~ 12:55pm to 1:55pm
Boalt Hall, Room 105
Barbara Kosacz '88 is a partner in the Business department of Cooley's Palo Alto office, and the international head of the firm's Life Sciences practice. Ms. Kosacz has 25 years of experience in counseling clients in the Life Sciences arena. Her clients range from early-stage startups to larger public companies.
Dr. Marya A. Postner '96 is a partner in the Cooley Life Sciences practice group in the Business department. She joined the firm in 1996 and is resident in the Palo Alto office.
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), the Berkeley Technology Law Journal (BTLJ) and the Boalt Healtchare and Biotech Law Society (BHBLS).
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Samuelson Clinic Happy Hour
Tuesday, October 6, 2015 ~ 3:30pm to 5:00pm
Steinhart Courtyard
Are you interested in public interest technology law and policy topics such as privacy, copyright, free speech, and patent reform, including issues like biometrics, international copyright agreements, fair use, mobile privacy, surveillance systems, patent-busting, social networking, FOIA suits, and digital archives? Would you like to work with public interest technology organizations like the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Center for Democracy and Technology, Public Knowledge, the Mozilla Foundation, Creative Commons, or the ACLU? Do you want to learn real-world lawyering skills from a staff of dedicated public interest technology experts and advocates?
If so, then participating in the Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic may be for you. Please join Clinic students and staff for our informational happy hour to find out more about the Clinic's work and students' experiences.
Find out more about the Samuelson Clinic here.
Beer, wine, and food provided!
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Sports Entertainment Law Society (SELS) Speaker Series: Music Copyright & Digital Platforms
Wednesday, October 7, 2015 ~ 12:45pm to 1:45pm
Boalt Hall, Room 105
Andy Gass is an associate in the San Francisco office of Latham & Watkins. He is a member of the firm’s Global Antitrust and Competition Practice Group, with a special focus on Internet and technology markets. When not serving as counsel of record for companies such as Pandora Media, Inc. in federal court copyright litigation, Andy Gass can be found lecturing at Berkeley Law where he currently teaches Copyright Law. He is the Chair-elect of the ABA Intellectual Property section’s committee on Sound Recordings and Performing Artists. This talk will address current issues with music copyright and digital platforms and conclude with Q&A.
Lunch will be served.
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Boalth Healthcare & Biotech Society (BHBLS) Presents: “The ACA is Here to Stay: Your Health Insurance Post-King v. Burwell”
Wednesday, October 7, 2015 ~ 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Boalt Hall, Room 110
King v. Burwell dealt the latest blow to opponents of the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) by upholding one of its main tenets. While the Act's language might be ambiguous, SCOTUS thought its purpose was clear. The Boalt Healthcare & Biotech Law Society hosts Professor Syed (Berkeley Law) to discuss the current state of the US healthcare system, the ACA's most recent saga, and its implications.
Lunch will be served.
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BCLT/BTLJ Law & Tech Speaker Series: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
Thursday, October 8, 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 and the Berkeley Technology Law Journal.
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US-China IP Conference:
Thursday, October 8, 2015 - Friday, October 9, 2015
8:00am to 5:00pm (Thursday) & 8:00am to 1:00pm (Friday)
The Claremont Hotel Club & Spa
The Berkeley Center for Law & Technology, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, and Renmin University of China Law School organize this annual conference to compare developments and trends in two countries critical for any IP creation and protection strategy: China and the United States. Free registration for student volunteers! - Students who want to volunteer can attend the event for free. Please email bclt@law.berkeley.edu to sign up.
For more information, please go to the conference site »
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Next Week:
BCLT Law & Technology Curriculum Course Planning
Thursday, October 15, 2015 ~ 12:55pm to 1:55pm
Boalt Hall, Room 105
The Berkeley Center for Law & Technology (BCLT) will present an overview of the law and technology curriculum at Boalt, with a specific focus on Spring 2016 course offerings. BCLT Faculty Director Professor Peter Menell will provide an overview of the Intellectual Property courses. The discussion will help students decide what courses to take next semester in order to take full advantage of the law ad tech curriculum and to meet the Law & Tech Certificate requirements.
Lunch is served for those staying through the entire presentation.
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Future Events:
BCLT/BTLJ Fall Mixer
Wednesday, November 4, 2015 ~ 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Goldberg Room (2nd floor of Boalt Hall)
(Immediately following the CDO Practice Area Program: "What’s Out There: Finding the Right Legal Specialty for You” held in the Warren Room 5:30-7:00pm.)
Join BCLT/BTLJ for our 2015 Fall Networking Mixer. Attendees will include attorneys from the top IP law firms in the area and 1L, 2L and 3L Berkeley Law students. Do not miss this exclusive networking opportunity. Drinks and light refreshments will be served.
Registration is complimentary but required. Deadline to RSVP is Friday, October 30, 2015.
RSVP »
This event is open only to current Berkeley Law students and BCLT law firm and corporate sponsors.
Note: Pursuant to NALP Guideline Part V:D.2. Prospective employers and first year law students should not exchange resumes, interview or make offers to first year students before December 1
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Law & Tech Opportunities:
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Job Opportunity: Professor Deirdre Mulligan - Hiring Research Assistant
Professor Deirdre Mulligan is seeking a Research Assistant to help with work at the intersection of Privacy, and anti-discrimination law.
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ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law Subcommittee in the Law Student Action Group
Law students are invited to apply to the Law Student Reporters Program. Participants selected for the Program are given complimentary registration to the ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law’s 31st Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference in Bethesda, MD on April 6-8, 2016.
During the event, students attend the Section’s premier CLE programs and network with Intellectual Property Law attorneys from across the nation while reporting on the content of the CLE programming via social media.
Applications for the program’s first round of decisions are due by Monday, November 9, 2015 at 5PM EST. The application can be accessed here ». More opportunities are available for law students who join the Law Student Action Group.
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Big Ideas Contest
The 2015-2016 Big Ideas Contest is underway with up to $300,000 in prizes available to graduate and undergraduate students who have creative solutions to pressing social challenges. The contest features a variety of categories this year, and given the scope of your organization's work, we feel that the Information Technology for Society category would be of particular interest to students affiliated with UC Berkeley’s Center for Law & Technology!
Student teams are required to submit a 3-page pre-proposal by 12pm PST on November 12th. To learn more about the rules and eligibility requirements of the category, please visit our Big Ideas website. We are holding a special Online Information Session for remote teams that will be webcast on October 13th at 3:00pm PST, where we can answer students’ questions about the contest.
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Job Opportunity: Part Time Job - Lex Machina
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>
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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.
More Information »
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. More Information »
APPLICATION DEADLINES & MORE INFORMATION »
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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. View request for proposals and more information »
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