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Dear Students and Faculty,
This week, in place of our usual BCLT/BTLJ Law & Tech Speaker Series, BCLT will be hosting a talk on how to plan your 2017-2018 schedules on Tuesday, 4/11. Please note there is no lunch talk on Thursday, 4/13. We will resume our Law & Tech Speaker Series next week.
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.edu. All items for inclusion must be submitted by 12:00 P.M. Friday of the week prior to publication.
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Interested in technology+law? Join boalt.org!
Monday, April 10, 2017
12:45 P.M. - 1:45 P.M.
Boalt Hall, Room 105
boalt.org is holding its annual meeting and invites you to join up for the 2017-18 year.
boalt.org is looking for students interested in using technology to improve the way we practice law. No tech skills needed, just enthusiasm. Learn about our exciting plans for next year and help in shaping the future of boalt.org.
Lunch will be provided.
Co-sponsored by boalt.org and BCLT.
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Clinical Program Information Session
Monday, April 10, 2017
12:45 P.M. - 2:00 P.M.
Boalt Hall, Room 105
Do you want to gain hands-on lawyering experience working with clients on important cases and projects? Come learn more about opportunities in Berkeley Law’s world-class clinical program at our Information Session.
We will start with lunch at 12:45 followed by a short presentation on the clinical program and the application process for Fall 2017. Afterwards, each Clinic will have faculty and current students present to answer your questions about the opportunities available.
Applications will be available at the clinical program website: www.law.berkeley.edu/clinicapplication.htm
Deadline to apply: Noon on Monday, April 17, 2017
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CAPS Presents: Part I: What is Good Credit? What’s on my Credit Report?
Monday, April 10, 2017
1:00 P.M. - 2:00 P.M.
Boalt Hall, Room 110
25-30% of American credit reports have serious errors that can result in a rejection for credit, housing, and even jobs. When they learn about it, it is often too late. Most people don’t know what credit even is or how to protect it credit from fraud and errors, legally. In this session, learn what “credit” is, what makes credit “good” or “bad,” and how to use credit wisely keep your credit report and score ready for loans, rental applications, mortgages, and background checks. Learn how to pull and read your credit report for free, check it for errors, and fix them before they hurt you. [Part II on 4/24 will discuss how to improve your credit even if you have no, little, or bad credit.]
Co-sponsored by CAPS and BCLT.
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Conversation with Kate Black, 23andMe
Monday, April 10, 2017
5:30 P.M.
Leo & Florence Helzel Board Room, F299 (next to Andersen Auditorium)
Barbara and Gerson Bakar Faculty Building
Haas School of Business
Please join us for a chat with Kate Black, privacy officer and corporate counsel of 23andMe, and networking with Haas students on Kate Black will be coming to campus to speak about the confluence of business, law, tech, and health. Her responsibilities include: developing, implementing, overseeing, and maintaining comprehensive privacy and data use policies at 23andMe.
After Kate’s presentation about her experience at 23andMe, there will be time for interdisciplinary mingling between law, policy, public health and business graduate students. Food and drinks will be provided.
HHA and Boalt Healthcare & Biotech Law Society have joined together to host this exclusive event.
Co-sponsored by BCLT, BHBLS and Haas Healthcare Association.
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BCLT: How To Plan Your Law & Tech 2017-18 Class Schedule
Tuesday, April 11, 2017
12:45 P.M. - 1:45 P.M.
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 Fall 2017 course offerings. BCLT Executive Director Jim Dempsey will lead the session; faculty will describe the diverse career paths available in law & technology and the exciting courses available.
The discussion will help students decide what courses to take next semester and how to plan their 2L and 3L schedules in order to take full advantage of the law and technology curriculum here at Berkeley and to meet the Law & Tech Certificate requirements.
Lunch will be served for those staying through the entire presentation.
This event is open only to current Berkeley Law students, staff, and Berkeley Law affiliates.
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Welcome Party for Professor Atkinson & Student/Alumni Mixer
Wednesday, April 12, 2017
6:30 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.
Gibbs Law Group LLP
505 14th Street, Oakland, CA
CAPS is pleased to invite you to a welcome party for Professor Abbye Atkinson on April 12, 2017 from 6:30-9:00pm at the Oakland office of Gibbs Law Group.
Professor Atkinson is currently a Thomas C. Grey Fellow at Stanford Law School. Her research focuses on consumer bankruptcy, consumer law and commercial law, with a particular focus on the economic and financial condition of marginalized and underprivileged groups. This event will also serve as an opportunity for current students and alumni working in various areas of consumer protection law to meet.
Please RSVP here »
Co-sponsored by CAPS and BCLT.
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3rd Annual Berkeley Law Sports & Society Conference
April 13-14, 2017
California Memorial Stadium
UC Berkeley
Berkeley Law’s Annual Sports and Society Conference is a marquee campus event that brings together leading executives, management professionals and attorneys from the world of sports to California Memorial Stadium for the opportunity to discuss leading topics in sports law, society, business and culture.
For more information and to register, go here.
Presented by Berkeley Journal of Entertainment & Sports Law, Berkeley Center for Law, Business & the Economy, UC Berkeley Division of Equity & Inclusion, Berkeley Center for Law & Technology, and Haas Sports Business Club.
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Law & Technology Writing Workshop - Wine & Cheese Informational Party
Tuesday, April 18, 2017
5:30 P.M. - 7:00 P.M.
Boalt Hall, Room 170
Interested in publishing a Note on IP, privacy, or technology law? Heard about “LTWW,” but don’t know what it is? Do you enjoy wine and cheese?
Learn more about LTWW from current LTWW students, next year’s faculty advisors, and course instructors Professor Molly Van Houweling & Professor Sonia Katyal. The Law and Technology Writing Workshop is open to current 1Ls and 2L transfer students.
Prerequisites: Introduction to Intellectual Property (taken as a 1L or concurrently) and BTLJ membership. Case Notes for the Annual Review satisfy the writing requirement for both Berkeley Law and the Law & Technology Certificate.
For questions, please contact Joyce Li (joycecli@berkeley.edu) or Vanessa Ing (vanessa.ing@berkeley.edu).
Bring your ID: Guests must be 21 or older to drink alcohol.
Co-sponsored by BTLJ and BCLT.
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Tech Talk 2: Combating Hate Speech
Wednesday, April 19, 2017
3:45 P.M.- 5:00 P.M.
Boalt Hall, Room 110
Join the Human Rights Center (HRC) for a discussion with Brittan Heller, Director of Technology and Society at the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), on how the ADL is using open source investigation methods to document incidents of hate speech in order to change tech policies and practice. This is the second of three tech events hosted by HRC on the innovative ways experts are using open source investigation methods for human rights. Tech Talks are made possible through the support of the Berkeley Student Technology Fund.
RSVP by April 18.
Refreshments will be served.
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CAPS Presents: Part II: Little, No, or Bad Credit: How to Get (Re)Started Using Credit
Monday, April 24, 2017
1:00 P.M. - 2:00 P.M.
Boalt Hall, Room 110
How can you get started building credit (again), when everybody wants you to have a “good” credit score already? Little, no, or bad credit affects your eligibility for loans, mortgages, and even employment, so building and keeping a good score can be a big asset. In this session, learn how to get (re)started using credit wisely, and avoid damage from mistakes, identity theft, or fraud. Also, learn how to improve “bad” credit scores from the damage caused by fraud, late payments, defaulted loans, collection accounts, medical collections, or bankruptcies. Learn to use free legal tools to improve your credit yourself without using risky credit “repair,” subprime loans, or other predatory financial products.
Co-sponsored by CAPS and BCLT.
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Consumer Student Graduation Event
Tuesday, April 25, 2017
6:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M.
Boalt Hall, Warren Room
Save the date! Join CAPS on the evening of Tuesday, April 25th for our 2nd annual consumer law student graduation celebration! Professor Mermin will host this celebration of graduating 3Ls and LLMs who have made an impact on the consumer law community at Berkeley Law. Dinner and drinks will be provided.
Co-sponsored by CAPS and BCLT.
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BCLT Summer Mixer
Thursday, July 6, 2017
6:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M.
Hogan Lovells LLP
3 Embarcadero Center #1500
San Francisco, CA 94111
Working in the Bay Area this summer? Take a break for the evening and come to the BCLT Summer Networking Mixer at Hogan Lovells LLP in San Francisco. This is a great opportunity to connect with your classmates and meet attorneys from the top law firms and in-house counsel from leading tech companies. Do not miss this exclusive networking opportunity in the preparation for Early Interview Week. Drinks and light refreshments will be served.
Please RSVP by Friday, June 23. RSVP online »
PLEASE NOTE: This event is open to current Berkeley Law J.D. students. BCLT is working with the Advanced Degree Programs department to organize events specifically for LL.M. students.
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LAW AND TECH OPPORTUNITIES
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ABA Center for Innovation-Microsoft NextGen Fellow
The ABA Center for Innovation and Microsoft have announced a unique new fellowship opportunity for recent law school graduates. The ABA Center for Innovation-Microsoft NextGen Fellow will gain invaluable experience while positively impacting the delivery of legal services to those most in need of assistance. In residence at Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Washington, the NextGen Fellow will spend most of his or her time helping to advance the an ABA-Microsoft project with the Legal Services Corporation that is creating statewide online justice portals, but will also contribute to a variety of other technology initiatives. Full details and application process at http://abacenterforinnovation.org/aba-center-innovation-microsoft-nextgen-fellow
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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