Dear Students and Faculty,
 
As the semester comes to a close we wish you the best of luck on final examinations and a happy holidays. We will be resuming our Law and Tech speaker series in January.  
 
Slots are still available in the spring session of Patent Litigation I - highly recommended for anyone interested in patent law. And applications are still being accepted for the Law & Technology Certificate; it's easy to apply and most students qualify.
 
See below for more information on these and other events, opportunities and more.
 
If you have any questions about this week's content or items for inclusion in future newsletters, please email bclt@law.berkeley.eduAll items for inclusion must be submitted by 12:00 p.m. Friday of the week prior to publication.

 

 

UPCOMING EVENTS

 

 

 

Baker Botts Winter Open House

 

 

Tuesday, December 20, 2016

4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Atwater Tavern
295 Terry A Francois Boulevard
San Francisco, CA 94158
 

Please join us on Tuesday, December 20th from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. to network with our attorneys, as well as, learn about our diversity initiatives and 2017 summer program.

 

To RSVP for Palo Alto and San Francisco, please email this address: recruiting@bakerbotts.com.

 

You can find more information here>>

 

 

Knobbe Martens Home for the Holidays Cocktail Reception

 

 

 



 

Wednesday, December 21, 2016

6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Louis J. Knobbe Conference Center, 2nd Floor
Irvine, CA 92614

 

 

Knobbe Martens cordially invites 1L, 2L and 3L students with technical degrees or an interest in trademark law to join them for a cocktail reception.
 
Please RSVP to candice.lee@knobbe.com with a resume by Friday, December 16th.

 

 

 

LAW AND TECH OPPORTUNITIES

 

 

 

International USPTO IP Opportunity

 

This position is located in the U.S. Consulate General Guangzhou, China. The incumbent will serve as an Intellectual Property Attorney-Adviser (IP Attaché) in Guangzhou for the International Trade Administration/Global Markets (ITA/GM) and United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

 

The position requires a law degree and knowledge of all fields of IPR and international agreements governing IPR, including IPR office operation and administration, IPR training, and adherence to IPR standards of protection and enforcement. As an IP Attaché, the incumbent will act as a resource on intellectual property regimes in Southeastern China including Fujian, Guangdong ,Guangxi, Provinces, and Hainan Islands for U.S. Government agencies and U.S industry.

 

This position reports to the Foreign Commercial Service Senior Commercial Officer and the USPTO IP Attaché Program Director, which directs the incumbent, reviews the incumbent's performance and ensures consistency with agency and administration priorities. This position must also coordinate with other parts of the U.S. Consulate.

 

More information about the position can be found here.

 

 

Upcoming Course: Future of Cybersecurity Policy Reading Group

 

Info 290 - 009

Course number: 34002
Mondays 12:30–1:30
 
Instructors: Chris Hoofnagle & Betsy Cooper

This one-credit reading group, sponsored by the Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity, will discuss contemporary cybersecurity policy problems. The seminar will focus on future trends in technology, as well as the economy and politics, and how those are affecting cybersecurity policy. Topics may include encryption, autonomous vehicles, and the ethics of artificial intelligence. Students would be required to attend weekly 50 minute sessions, present short papers on the readings, and write response pieces. Enrollment is open to law students. More information can be found here>>
 
 
Slots Open in Patent Litigation I Next Spring
 
Patent Litigation I, focused on district court litigation, will be offered next spring, taught by some of the Bay Area's most experienced and effective litigators. For anyone contemplating a career in patent law, this is a very, very helpful course. Even if you never plan to step into a courtroom, the course offers invaluable insights on how patents are interpreted and enforced. And if you are considering litigation of any kind, this hands-on course will prepare you with skills applicable to any area of the law. Students who take the course regularly name it as one of the most valuable of their law school careers.

 

 

3L Research Fellowship - Electronic Privacy Information Center 

 

EPIC is a leading privacy and civil liberties organization based in Washington, DC. EPIC works to protect the public interest and to promote the Public Voice in decisions concerning the future of the Internet. EPIC pursues public interest litigation, conducts public education, testifies in Congress, organizes conferences, coordinates grassroots advocacy, and publishes books, reports, and newsletters. 

 

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Undertake legal research
Draft complaints, petitions, briefs, and testimony
Pursue Freedom of Information Act requests and identify appellate amicus opportunities
Prepare posts for EPIC website and EPIC Alert
Participate in legal strategy sessions and coalition meetings
Provide support and assistance to EPIC staff and EPIC advisory board

How to Apply:
Applicants should prepare a cover letter, resume, unofficial law school transcript, and writing sample. The writing sample should be legal in nature (brief, memorandum, or research paper) and should be the applicant's own work, not a collaborative piece or something heavily edited by someone else. Please send the complete document, not an excerpt.

Letters of recommendation are welcome and encouraged, not to exceed more than two. Applications to be submitted via email should be sent to fellowship@epic.org with the subject line "EPIC Law Fellowship."

Please direct cover letters to Alan Butler, EPIC Senior Counsel. The application deadline is November 21, 2016, but applications will be accepted on a rolling basis.

 

More information can be found here

 

 

ACLU-Northern California Accepting Applications for Spring and Summer 2017 Law & Policy Internship Program





The ACLU of Northern California invites applications for Spring and Summer 2017 internships in its Legal-Policy Department. Internships are full- or part-time, generally requiring a 16–24 hours per week commitment. Interns will be eligible for Law School field placement credit. Students must commit to working all semester (12–14 weeks). The ACLU prefers that part-time interns commit to work full work days (i.e., two eight-hour days rather than four four-hour days) and recommends that students commit as many days a week as possible for the best internship experience. (For details about field placement credits, contact Sue Schechter, sschechter@law.berkeley.edu.)

 


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 ACLU's issue areas. 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. The Legal-Policy Department accepts 4-5 Litigation Interns per term. Litigation intern positions open in both our San Francisco and Fresno offices.

 

Technology & 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. 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. 

 

 
SCHOOL YEAR INTERNSHIPS 
School year internships are full- or part-time, generally requiring a 16 – 24 hours per week commitment. Students on the semester system must be able to commit to working 12 – 14 weeks. Students on the quarter system can serve shorter quarter-long internships. We greatly prefer that part-time interns commit to work full work days (i.e., two eight-hour days rather than four four-hour days) and recommend that students commit as many days a week as possible for the best internship experience. Semester interns earn academic credit as determined by their law schools. Work-study funding may be available. 
 
SUMMER INTERNSHIPS
Summer internships are full-time for 10 – 12 weeks and usually begin the day after Memorial Day. “Split” summers may be considered where the intern is available for a minimum of 10 weeks. Part-time internships are not available during the summer. For summer internships, students are encouraged to seek independent funding through their schools where available. The ACLU-NC will consider matching grants and may provide additional funding as available. Summer internships available in both our San Francisco and Fresno offices.
 
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 15 for the following summer term.
Fall term: Applications will be accepted beginning February 15 for the following fall term.

 

HOW TO APPLY
Applications must include the following: (1) Cover Letter that includes a statement about (a) which internship you are applying for, (b) a brief statement about why you want to work on that issue at the ACLU-NC, and (c) how you encountered the internship opening; (2) Resume; (3) Writing Sample; and, (4) List of References with contact information. 
 
Pursuant to NALP rules, 1L students should not submit application materials prior to December 1.

 

For full details, information on other internships, and to apply go here>>.

 

 
Law & Technology Certificate Program
 
Applications are being accepted for the Law & Technology Certificate program.
 
The Law & Technology Certificate recognizes successful completion of a specialized course of study in addition to an activity component. The curricular requirements emphasize depth and breadth of coverage and afford students substantial flexibility in adapting their course of study toward a range of career paths at the growing intersection of law and technology.
 
 

 

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