This week we continue our Law & Tech Speaker Series with Google on Thursday, 10/19. Please note there is no lunch talk on Tuesday, 10/17.

 

BCLT/BTLJ Fall Law Firm  Mixer - Thursday, November 2
Join BCLT/BTLJ for our 2017 Fall Law Firm Mixer. This event is intended to give J.D. students at Berkeley a chance to meet top law firms to learn more about the different intellectual property and technology law practices. PLEASE RSVP BY MONDAY, OCTOBER 23. RSVP HERE. See below for more information.

 

Law and Tech Certificate Applications are now being accepted. It's easy to apply and most students qualify. More information about the program can be found here.

 

Events this week:

  • Clinical Program Info Session | 10/16 | 12:45 P.M. | Rm 105
  • WiTL: It's LIT: Ladies in Tech featuring Professor Sonia Katyal | 10/18 | 12:45 P.M. | Rm 145
  • BCLT/BTLJ Law & Tech Speaker Series: Google, “The Evolution of Google Maps from a Product and Legal Perspective” | 10/19 | 12:45 P.M. | Rm 100

Upcoming Events:

  • BCLT: How to Plan your Law & Tech 2018-2019 Class Schedule | 10/26 | 12:45 P.M. | Rm 100
  • BCLT/BTLJ 2017 Fall Law Firm Mixer | 11/2 | 6:30 P.M. | Goldberg Room

Other Announcements:

  • William and Mary Law School Essay Contest: Legal Issues Likely to Arise from AI and the Internet of Things
  • Research Assistant: Prof. Mark Cohen
  • Cal Bar Section Membership
Click here for full details on all BCLT events and announcements this week.
 

 

 

 

THIS WEEK

 

 

 

Clinical Program Info Session

 

 

Monday, October 16, 2017

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

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 16 from 12:45-2:00 pm in 105 Boalt.

 

We will start with lunch at 12:45 followed by a short presentation on the clinical program and the application process for Spring 2018.  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: www.law.berkeley.edu/clinicapplication.htm. The deadline to apply is Noon on Monday, October 23, 2016.

 

 

WiTL: It's LIT: Ladies in Tech featuring Professor Sonia Katyal

 

 

Wednesday, October 18, 2017

1:00 P.M - 2:00 P.M.

Boalt Hall, Room 145

 

It’s LIT: Ladies in Tech, featuring Professor Sonia Katyal, Chancellor's Professor of Law, Co-Director of the Berkeley for Center of Law & Technology, and of course, Women in Tech Law’s beloved faculty mentor! Professor Katyal’s scholarly work focuses on the intersections between technology/new media and civil rights (including race, gender, and sexuality). In 2016, Professor Katyal was selected by U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker to join the inaugural U.S. Commerce Department’s Digital Economy Board of Advisors, which provides recommendations on ways to advance growth and opportunity in the digital age. Please join us in welcoming her as she discusses her career in academia and her joys & challenges as a woman in IP.

 

 

BCLT/BTLJ Law & Tech Speaker Series: Google

 

 

 

"The Evolution of Google Maps from a Product and Legal Perspective"

 

Thursday, October 19, 2017

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

Boalt Hall, Room 100

 

Darryl Chiang manages a team of Google lawyers who work on Google Maps. Hear Darryl discuss how Google Maps has evolved from 2005 to the present from both a product perspective and a legal perspective.  Over the last 11 years, Darryl worked on nearly all the major IP licensing deals for Maps–including map data, business listings, and satellite imagery licensing agreements. He’ll provide his view of how Google’s IP strategy has changed over the years, and how his team has addressed the product development and commercial contracting challenges in the fast-growing maps space.

 

Lunch is served for students staying for the entire presentation.

 

Co-sponsored by the Berkeley Center for Law & Technology and the Berkeley Technology Law Journal.

 


 

 

 

 UPCOMING EVENTS

 

 

 

BCLT: How to Plan Your Law & Tech 2018-2019 Class Schedule

 

 

 

 

Thursday, October 26, 2017

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

Boalt Hall, Room 100

 

The Berkeley Center for Law & Technology (BCLT) will present an overview of the law & technology curriculum at Boalt, with specific focus on Spring 2018 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 & technology curriculum here at Berkeley and to meet the Law & Tech Certificate requirements.

Co-sponsored by the Berkeley Center for Law & Technology and the Berkeley Technology Law Journal.

 

BCLT/BTLJ Fall Mixer

 

 

 

Thursday, November 2, 2017

6:30 P.M. - 8:00 P.M.

Goldberg Room (2nd Floor of Boalt Hall)

 

Join BCLT/BTLJ for our 2017 Fall Law Firm Mixer. This event is intended to give J.D. students at Berkeley a chance to meet top law firms to learn more about the different intellectual property and technology law practices.

 

(The Fall Mixer is preceded by the CDO Practice Area Program: "What’s Out There: Finding the Right Legal Specialty for You” that will be held in the Warren Room 5:00-6:30pm.)

Drinks and light refreshments will be served.

 

This event is primarily for Berkeley Law J.D. students. A special event is being planned for LL.M. students in collaboration with the ADP office. More information on that will be circulated in a few weeks.

 

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.  


PLEASE RSVP BY MONDAY, OCTOBER 23. RSVP: http://bit.ly/2017BCLTBTLJFallMixer

 

 

 

LAW AND TECH OPPORTUNITIES

 

 

 

White House OSTP accepting applications for Spring 2018 legal internships


The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) is currently accepting applications for Spring 2018 Legal internships. The deadline to apply for a Spring 2018 legal internship is October 10, 2017. OSTP's "small firm" environment gives law students the opportunity to work under the supervision of OSTP's General Counsel and other supervising attorneys on Executive Orders, proclamations, memos to the President and senior White House officials, ethics opinions, Freedom of Information Act requests, and legal research and writing projects. OSTP Legal interns also work closely with senior White House officials on science and technology matters that cut across OSTP's policy divisions. Topics can range from infectious disease and natural disasters to drones, internet policy, innovation, the environment, and more. Interns gain practical legal experience working with government attorneys on a wide diversity of challenging substantive matters, such as ethics, information disclosure, international agreements, litigation, legislative affairs, Congressional oversight, constitutional law, statutory interpretation, employment, appropriations, fiscal law, and government contracts.

Applicants must be U.S. citizens enrolled in law school or an LLM program during the internship term. Legal internships are open only to law students and LLM students. Students who are not enrolled in law school or an LLM program will not be considered for legal internships. These positions are without compensation; however, students . For more information on program requirements and application timelines, visit https://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/internship.

 

 

William & Mary Law School Essay Contest: Innovative Legal Issues Likely to Arise from Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things

 

William & Mary Law School invites you to participate in an essay contest relating to legal issues stemming from AI and the Internet of Things. Details are below.

 

1.       Title of the competition: Innovative Legal Issues Likely to Arise from Artificial Intelligence            and the Internet of Things

 

2.       Deadline for submissions: Friday 1 December 2017 for students enrolled in law schools in the           US and Canada

 

3.       Who is eligible to apply: law students in good standing enrolled on a degree course (JD or LLM           equivalent) during the 2017-2018 academic year

 

4.       The prizes: First place: US $2,500, Second place: US $1,500, Third place: US $1,000

 

5.       Link to William and Mary Law School competition page: click HERE

 

6.       Contact details: the submission as well as any questions should be directed to                                 essaycompetition@lists.wm.edu

 

 

Research Assistant Position

 

Professor Mark Cohen, who will be joining Berkeley Law this fall as director of the new BCLT Asia IP Project, is seeking a research assistant, to start in October and work through the Spring semester. Chinese reading and writing ability required; knowledge of Chinese law and in particular Chinese IP law preferred.  5 to 15 hours per week (flexible based on school schedule).  Duties to include working on Prof. Cohen's Chinese IP blog, monitoring and analyzing US and Chinese IP law developments, assisting in developing BCLT programs on IP law in Asia, and some Chinese language correspondence and/or social media.
 
Chinese reading and writing ability required.

 

 

Free Membership in Caifornia Bar Sections

 

Did you know that, even before you pass the bar, even as a 1L, you can join the IP Section of the California State Bar for free. This allows you to stay abreast of programs, legal developments in the field, and networking events:  http://www.calbar.ca.gov/Portals/0/documents/sections/sections-join-form.pdf

 

 

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.

 

 

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