Dear Students and Faculty, 
 

This week in our BCLT/BTLJ Law & Tech Speaker Series we have speakers from Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on Tuesday, 3/7, and from Cooley LLP on Thursday, 3/9. There will be a special lunch next week on Wednesday, March 15 at 12:55pm featuring BCLT Co-Director Professor Peter Menell on the “Rise of the API Copyright Dead?: The Past, Present, and Possible Futures of the Oracle v. Google Litigation,” co-sponsored with Berkeley Center for Law, Business and the Economy (BCBLE). See details below.

 

Exciting news! BTLJ has launched a student podcast. New episodes will be released bi-weekly (Mondays on BTLJ website, and Tuesdays on iTunes). Click on links below to listen:

 

Law & Tech Certificate Applications

Applications are being accepted for the Law & Technology Certificate; it's easy to apply and most students qualify. Deadline is April 1, 2017. Apply online and view more information.

 

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.

 

 

 THIS WEEK

 

 

 

BCLT/BTLJ Law & Tech Speaker Series: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

 

 

 

"Intellectual Property and API Strategy”

Tuesday, March 7, 2017

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

Boalt Hall, Room 105

 

Partners Annette Hurst and Alyssa Caridis are members of the Oracle v. Google trial team and will talk about APIs, the legal landscape currently governing APIs, and the implications for business strategy. They will cover the types of APIs, and discuss patent, copyright, and trade secret protection for APIs.  Also, they will address the fundamental question many businesses must face choosing between open versus closed APIs as a licensing strategy, including a brief discussion of open source license options.

 

Lunch is served for students staying for the entire presentation.

 

Sponsored by the Berkeley Center for Law & Technology (BCLT), Berkeley Technology Law Journal (BTLJ), and Patent Law Society (PLS).

 

This event is open to current Berkeley Law students, Berkeley Law affiliates and BCLT law firm sponsors only.

 

 

Samuelson Clinic: Crypto Party

 


Tuesday, March 7, 2017

5:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M.

Boalt Hall, Room 100

 

You are invited to a Crypto Party sponsored by the Samuelson Clinic. This is a fun, informal event for teaching one another computer security tools. We provide the drinks, snacks and WiFi; you come and learn how to protect yourself and others from phishing, hacking and surveillance.  All are encouraged, regardless of affiliation or level of expertise. Bring your phones/laptops/tablets.

 

 

1L Morrison & Foerster LLP Reception

 

 

 

 

Tuesday, March 7, 2017

6:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M.

Berkeley Faculty Club, Seaborg Room & Deck

Minor Lane, UC Berkeley

 

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

 

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

 

Business casual attire.

 

 

Berkeley Information Privacy Law Association Presents: What are StingRays?

StingRays and Police Surveillance

 

 

Wednesday, March 8, 2017

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

Boalt Hall, Room 110

 

Join the Berkeley Information Privacy Law Association for a lunch talk with Professor Catherine Crump, Brian Hofer and Steve Trush on the use of StingRays. Lunch will be provided.

 

Local law enforcement may be tracking your whereabouts by your cellphone as you move around town, attend church, sit in class or at home. Cell site simulators, also known as Stingrays, can accurately locate your phone within a few feet. When paired with certain software, a Stingray can intercept your calls, text messages, phone logs, and pictures, and you wouldn’t know it. Stingrays are being used in secret by law enforcement to track your cellphone, without legislative approval or judicial oversight.

 

• Steve Trush, an expert on StingRays, will explain what StingRays are and how they work.

• Professor Catherine Crump will discuss the constitutional issues, implicated rights, and difficulties of challenging the use of StingRays in criminal defense.

• Brian Hofer, Oakland Privacy Commission, will provide an update on current efforts to regulate StingRays in Oakland.


Co-sponsored by BIPLA and BCLT.

 

 

Henderson Center: Social Justice in Film Series

 

"Do Not Resist"

Screening and Q&A with Director Craig Atkinson

Wednesday, March 8, 2017

12:45 P.M. -2:00 P.M.

Boalt Hall, Room 170

 

 

Starting on the streets of Ferguson, Missouri, as the community grapples with the death of Michael Brown, Do Not Resist offers a stunning look at the current state of policing in America and a glimpse into the future. The Tribeca Film Festival winner for 'Best Documentary' puts viewers in the center of the action - from a ride-along with a South Carolina SWAT team to the floor of a congressional hearing on the proliferation of military equipment in small-town police departments - before exploring where controversial new technologies, including predictive policing algorithms, could lead the field next. All are welcome. 

 

Click here to register.

 

 

BCLT/BTLJ Law & Tech Speaker Series: Cooley LLP

 

 

 

"Nailing a Moving Target: Complex Litigation and Privacy Counseling

in Rapidly Evolving Technology Markets”

Thursday, March 9, 2017

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

Boalt Hall, Room 105

 

As new technologies emerge and existing technologies evolve, attorneys specializing in advising technology companies must keep pace with ever-changing demands.  Associates Aarti Reddy and Kristine Forderer from Cooley LLP will discuss the opportunities and challenges associated with representing and counseling both established technology companies and start-ups with evolving needs.

 

Lunch from Gregoire will be served while supplies last. 

 

Sponsored by the Berkeley Center for Law & Technology (BCLT), Berkeley Technology Law Journal (BTLJ) and Berkeley Information Privacy Law Association (BIPLA).

 

This event is open to current Berkeley Law students, Berkeley Law affiliates and BCLT law firm sponsors only.

 

 

BHBLS Presents: Advantageous

 

 

 

Thursday, March 9, 2017

5:00 P.M.

Boalt Hall, Room 100

 

BHBLS would like to invite you to view a screening of "Advantageous", which will be followed by a panel. Refreshments will be served!

 

The event is co-sponsored by BCLT, BHBLS and The Center for Genomics & Society!

 

Advantageous posits a future a hundred or so years from now where declining fertility, economic crisis and advances in neuroscience conspire to pose some tough choices. The story revolves around Gwen Koh (Kim), a spokesperson for the Center for Advanced Health and Living, a biotech multinational organization.

 

There will be a panel following the movie. Panelists will include:

  • Professor Osagie Obasogie, Haas Distinguished Chair of the Diversity and Health Disparities Cluster and Professor of Bioethics in the Joint Medical Program and School of Public Health
  • Professor Charis Thompson, Chair of the Gender and Women’s Study Department

 

 

 

UPCOMING EVENTS

 

 

 

Boalt Hall Space Law Society Presents: Kenneth Hodgkins

 

 

Monday, March 13, 2017

Boalt Hall, Room 141
12:45 P.M. - 2:00 P.M.

 

Please join the Space Law Society for a talk by Kenneth Hodgkins, Director of Space and Advanced Technology at the State Department and a member of the High Technology Legal Subcommittee of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space.

 

Mr. Hodgkins will be speaking to us via video conference. This is a great opportunity to engage with a practicing space lawyer and learn more about the intersection of space, technology, and international law.


Co-sponsored by BHSLS and BCLT.

 

 

Rise of the API Copyright Dead?: The Past, Present, and Possible Futures of the Oracle v. Google Litigation

 

Wednesday, March 15, 2017

12:55 P.M. - 1:55 P.M.

Boalt Hall, Room 105

 

After a decade of bruising legal battles, the courts and software industry norms largely resolved the costly war over the scope of copyright protection for computer software. By the mid 1990s, freedom to develop interoperable devices and software triumphed over broad copyright protection for network features of computer software. Copyright peace prevailed throughout the software industry. But in 2010, Oracle reignited the smoldering embers of that war when it brought suit alleging that Android infringed copyright in the Java application program interface packages (APIs) . . .  This presentation explores the Oracle v. Google litigation, tracing the development of Java and Android and the subsequent (and still ongoing) battle over the scope of copyright protection for APIs.  


Please join BCLT Co-Director Professor Peter Menell for this exhilarating lunch presentation.


Lunch is served for students staying for the entire presentation.


Sponsored by Berkeley Center for Law & Technology (BCLT), Berkeley Technology Law Journal (BTLJ) and Berkeley Center for Law, Business and the Economy (BCLBE).

 

 

1L Rception - Kilpatrick Townsend LLP

 

 

Tuesday, April 4, 2017

6:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M.

Cornerstone Beer Garden & Restaurant

2367 Shattuck Ave (Shattuck & Durant)

Berkeley, CA 94704

 

Kilpatrick Townsend invites 1L students to Cornerstone to learn more about our firm. Food and beverages will be provided.

 

RSVP »


If you have questions, please contact Attorney Recruiting Coordinator, Philippa G. Manley at: pmanley@kilpatricktownsend.com.

 

 

 

LAW AND TECH OPPORTUNITIES

 

 

 

CTIC at UPenn Postdoctoral Fellowship

 

Fellowship in Comparative Antitrust law- University of Pennsylvania.


The Center for Technology, Innovation and Competition (CTIC) at the University of Pennsylvania Law School invites applications for the CTIC Postdoctoral Fellowship starting in the Fall of 2017. Designed for individuals interested in pursuing academic careers, this fellowship specifically involves participation in an ongoing research project comparing antitrust law in China, Europe, and the US.  CTIC Fellows enjoy participation in all CTIC events and access to Penn Law services. Fellows receive a shared office at the Law School, research support, and a full year of funding, and are eligible for renewal for an additional year.  Information about the fellowship is available here (under "CTIC Postdoctoral Fellowship").

 

Application deadline: Wednesday, March 15, 2017.

 

 

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Summer Intern

 

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy is currently accepting applications for its Summer Policy and Legal Internship Program. The legal application deadline is March 10, 2017, and the policy application deadline is March 19, 2017. Students who are U.S. citizens and who will be enrolled in, or have just graduated from, an academic program should feel free to apply.


About OSTP

The Office of Science and Technology Policy advises the President on the effects of science and technology on domestic and international affairs. The office serves as a source of scientific and technological analysis and judgment for the President with respect to major policies, plans, and programs of the Federal Government.


About the Internship Program

Interns are accepted for one of three annual terms (Spring, Summer, or Fall), which each last no more than 90 days. The assignments provide educational enrichment, practical work experience, and networking opportunities with other individuals in the science and technology policy arena.

 

More information and application instructions are available at: https://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/internship.

 

 

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.

 

 

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.)

 

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

 

 

 

ACADEMIC OFFERINGS

 

 

 
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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