THIS WEEK

Staying Motivated in "Big" Energy Law: BERC@Boalt Lunch Chat

Monday, February 27

Boalt Hall, Room 12

12:45 P.M. - 1:45 P.M.

Passionate about the potential of clean technology and renewable energy to resolve some of our most pressing challenges as a society? Staring down a career in "big" or other-sized law this summer or after graduation, wondering if you'll be able to advance those goals in these roles? We might not have all the answers but we promise to be real with you. Come chat with BERC@Boalt alumni practicing in energy-related fields at "big law" firms and ask your existential and practical questions about pursuing this career path, now and in the coming years.

Lunch will be served, courtesy of the Berkeley Center for Law & Technology.

BCLT/BTLJ Law & Tech Speaker Series: Baker Botts LLP

"Making it Rain, in law school?”

1L Baker Botts LLP Reception

Tuesday, February 28, 2017

5:30 - 8:00 p.m.

Free House

Outdoor Back Patio

2700 Bancroft Way

Berkeley, CA

Please join Baker Botts on Tuesday, February 28th for a drink and light bites at Free House.

Lawyers will be available to answer questions and discuss working at Baker Botts.

Business casual attire.

Please RSVP to Fernando Romo at: fernando.romo@bakerbotts.com.

BCLT/BTLJ Law & Tech Speaker Series: LTL Attorneys LLP

"Impact of Artificial Intelligence and Technological Innovation on the Practice of Law”

Berkeley/Hastings Energy Law Mixer

UPCOMING EVENTS

1L Morrison & Foerster LLP Reception

Tuesday, March 7, 2017

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Berkeley Faculty Club, Seaborg Room & Deck

Minor Lane, University of California, Berkeley

Please join Morrison & Foerster for our Berkeley Law 1L Spring Reception.

Please RSVP by Friday, March 3 to Ashley Grinchis at: AGrinchis@mofo.com

Business casual attire.

LAW AND TECH OPPORTUNITIES

Airbnb 1L Legal Internship

Airbnb is seeking two exceptional 1Ls for a 10-week summer Legal internship. This internship will be based out of headquarters in San Francisco, CA. Start and end dates are expected to coincide with the school calendar. 

1L Summer Position - Haynes and Boone, LLP 

Haynes and Boone, LLP is actively looking for a 1L to work this summer in its patent litigation department in Palo Alto.

To apply, please email Partner Brian Kwok, brian.kwok@haynesboone.com with your resume and grade transcript.

Privacy Legal Internship - Summer 2017

The Future of Privacy Forum seeks a legal intern for Summer 2017 in Washington, D.C. FPF is a non-profit organization that serves as a catalyst for privacy leadership and scholarship, advancing principled data practices in support of emerging technologies. The Intern will support Policy Counsel by conducting research and writing related to developing and evaluating data practices in the consumer and commercial sector by: shaping corporate practices, engaging with regulators and government agencies, and providing privacy thought leadership in a variety of technology settings. For Summer 2017, issue portfolios may include Big Data and the Internet of Things, Connected Cars, Ad Tracking, Mobile Location Analytics, Smart Cities, Wearables, De-identification standards, Algorithmic Discrimination, and the ethical uses of data. 

Apply by sending resume, cover letter, and writing sample (5 pages or less) to lsmith@fpf.org

Warner Bros. Legal Internship - Summer 2017

Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. is seeking a select group of law students as summer interns. Warner Bros. has a number of legal departments focusing on subject matters such as motion picture production and distribution, video games, home entertainment, litigation, intellectual property, employment law, and other entertainment related matters. Successful candidates will be placed in one of these legal departments. Interns should expect to be exposed to various legal activities associated with the hosting legal department including, as required, legal research, transactional drafting, preparation of legal memoranda, and other tasks. For more info and to apply:

http://www.warnerbroscareers.com/search-jobs/?156340BR

Yale Law School: Summer Fellow

The Collaboration for Research Integrity and Transparency (CRIT) at Yale Law School (YLS) invites applications for a summer fellow position. The summer fellow will assist in all aspects of CRIT's ongoing litigation and other activities.

The Collaboration for Research Integrity and Transparency (CRIT) is an inter-disciplinary initiative of YLS, Yale Medical School, and the Yale School of Public Health, launched in 2016. CRIT staff work in collaboration with the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic (MFIA) at YLS to promote public health by ensuring open access to scientific data as well to improve the integrity of biomedical and clinical research.

The summer fellow will be responsible for assisting in all aspects of CRIT's current cases including, as necessary, drafting pleadings and briefs, conducting legal research, and drafting policy reports.

The summer fellow will work under the supervision of Cortelyou Kenney, Research Scholar in Law and CRIT Staff Attorney, David Schulz, Co-Director of the MFIA Clinic and a partner at Levine, Sullivan, Koch & Schulz LLP, and John Langford, Clinical Lecturer in Law and Abrams Clinical Fellow at the Yale Law School Information Society Project.

More details can be found here. 

Greenberg Traurig part-time law clerk opportunity in Silicon Valley

Greenberg Traurig is accepting applications from current law school students for a part-time law clerk position in the intellectual property, data privacy and security group in its Silicon Valley office.  During the semester, the law clerk will be working 15 to 20 hours per week.

Cyberlaw Clinic at Harvard Law School seeking interns for the summer 2017

The Cyberlaw Clinic provides high-quality, pro-bono legal services to individuals, start-ups, non-profit organizations, and government entities. Summer interns can expect direct hands-on experience working with clients under the supervision of the Clinic's staff attorneys. More information about the Cyberlaw Clinic can be found at http://clinic.cyber.harvard.edu.

Time Commitment: 
Summer internships are full time positions (35 hours/week) for up to 10 weeks. The Summer 2017 program will run from Monday, June 5 through Friday, August 11.

Payment: 
Law students applying for summer internships at the Cyberlaw Clinic are encouraged to apply for summer public interest funding from their law school to cover their summer payment.

To Apply: The application deadline for all students for Summer 2017 is Monday, February 13, 2017 at 11:59 P.M., ET. Applications will be accepted in the Application Tracker at: https://cyber.law.harvard.edu/apply/jobs/16?apptracker_id=16

Note - Other Berkman Internships: 

The Berkman Klein Center offers additional internship opportunities for law students outside of the Cyberlaw Clinic.  The full list of available Summer 2017 internships can be found here.

Further information about applying for any internship at the Berkman Center as a law student, including Application Tracker instructions, can be found here.

Questions?  Check out the FAQ, and if you have a question not addressed there, email Rebecca Tabasky at rtabasky@cyber.law.harvard.edu

1L Summer Program - Hogan Lovells

Hogan Lovells seeks a select group of first-year law students for our 2017 Summer Associate Program in our Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Northern Virginia, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C. offices.

We are looking for candidates who have serious, long-term commitments to practicing law in cities that are home to our U.S. offices. We require excellent academic credentials and communication skills, demonstrated leadership ability, good judgment, strong motivation, work experience, and the ability to work well with others.

Hogan Lovells is a proud participant in the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Scholars Program (LCLD). In addition to our general 1L hiring process, which is open to all first-year law students, 1Ls are eligible to apply for the LCLD Scholars Program in select Hogan Lovells offices. LCLD Scholars at Hogan Lovells will have the opportunity to work on assignments with specific clients under the supervision of our firm’s lawyers. LCLD Scholars additionally will have the opportunity to participate in the LCLD Scholars Summit in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 23-25, 2017.

View more information and apply online.

White & Case LLP – Silicon Valley - 1L Summer Associate

1L Intellectual Property Fellowship

As a White & Case 1L Intellectual Property Fellow, you will participate in our Summer Program in Silicon Valley for a total of ten weeks. A portion of your summer will be spent working off-site at a Firm client. During your time at the Firm, you will have the opportunity to receive Intellectual Property– focused assignments.

As an IP Fellow, you will participate in all aspects of the Summer Program, including our training sessions, the US Summer Associate Conference (in New York), ongoing mentorship opportunities and networking with our lawyers and social events. You will also gain valuable insight into what we do and what it means to practice law here simply by working and interacting with our lawyers. We know that timely and meaningful feedback is important to your professional growth and you will receive feedback regarding your work over the course of the summer. A successful Fellow will be invited to return to the Firm for the following summer.

In addition to the summer associate salary, IP Fellows will receive a US$15,000 scholarship to be paid in two equal amounts. The first portion will be paid upon receiving and accepting an offer to return for a full 2L summer, and the second portion will be paid upon receiving and accepting an offer of full-time employment. In addition, the Firm will cover all costs related to the USPTO exam upon acceptance of a full-time employment offer.

Apply online and view more information

ACLU-Northern California 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.)

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