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This week we continue our Law & Tech Speaker Series with Cooley LLP on Tuesday, 10/24. BCLT will be holding a lunch talk on How to Plan Your 2017-2018 Law & Tech Class Schedule, in lieu of our normal Law & Tech Speaker Series on Thursday, 10/26.
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:
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CAPS: Public Interest Clerkship Panel | 10/23 | 12:45 P.M. | Rm 12
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PLS/CDO: Tech Resume Workshop | 10/23 | 5:00 P.M. | Rm 110
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BCLT/BTLJ Law & Tech Speaker Series: Matt Caplan, Cooley LLP: "A Practical Approach to Trade Secret Litigation: Making Complex Cases Simple | 10/24 | 12:45 P.M. | Rm 100
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BCLBE Leadership Lunch Talk: David Estrada, Kitty Hawk | 10/25 | 12:45 P.M. | Rm 132
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BCLT: How to Plan your Law & Tech 2018-2019 Class Schedule | 10/26 | 12:45 P.M. | Rm 100
Upcoming Events:
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BCLT/BTLJ 2017 Fall Law Firm Mixer | 11/2 | 6:30 P.M. | Goldberg Room
Other Announcements:
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William and Mary Law School Essay Contest: Legal Issues Likely to Arise from AI and the Internet of Things
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Research Assistant: Prof. Mark Cohen
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Cal Bar Section Membership
Click here for full details on all BCLT events and announcements this week.
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CAPS Public Interest Clerkship Panel
Monday, October 23, 2017
12:45 P.M. - 2:00 P.M.
Boalt Hall, Room 12
Wondering if a clerkship is a good fit for your public interest career goals? CAPS invites you to come hear from three public interest lawyers with clerkship experience.
Amanda Karl '14 clerked on the Ninth Circuit and in the Northern District of California before going to work for Gibbs Law Group, where she practices consumer and employment law.
Asaf Orr of the National Center for Lesbian Rights clerked on the New Jersey Supreme Court after graduating from Rutgers School of Law in 2008. His work at NCLR includes litigation and policy advocacy on behalf of transgender youth and their families.
Jacob Richards '10 clerked on the Northern District of California and now serves as Assistant Regional Counsel at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Lunch will be provided.
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Patent Law Society and Career Development Office Present: Tech Resume Workshop
Monday, October 23, 2017
5:00 P.M.
Boalt Hall, Room 110
Are you interested in in a technology-related career? Unsure about how to put technical experiences on a resume for a legal job? Want guidance on what to emphasize in a resume and how to do so professionally?
Patent Law Society and Berkeley CDO have come together to provide guidance on drafting resumes, including formatting, content, and phrasing. This event is geared towards preparing 1Ls for the December 1st technology career fair. All students who are interested in a career in tech law of any kind are welcome to attend this meeting. Snacks will be served.
Generously sponsored by BCLT. Bring your laptops!
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BCLT/BTLJ Law & Tech Speaker Series: Cooley LLP
"A Practical Approach to Trade Secret Litigation: Making Complex Cases Simple"
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
12:45 P.M. - 1:45 P.M.
Boalt Hall, Room 100
Figuring out how to present complex, high-tech cases to a jury starts the day you are hired. Partner Matt Caplan of Cooley LLP will discuss the challenges associated with litigating trade-secret cases from both the plaintiff’s and defendant’s perspective, with an eye towards making the case easier to understand for the court and the jury.
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.
This event is open to current Berkeley Law students, Berkeley Law affiliates and BCLT law firm sponsors only.
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BCLBE Leadership Lunch Talk: David Estrada, Kitty Hawk - The (Technology) Fortune Teller
Wednesday, October 25, 2017
12:45 P.M. - 1:45 P.M.
Boalt Hall, Room 132
A conversation with attorney David Estrada from Kitty Hawk.
David has been an attorney and public policy executive at some of Silicon Valley’s most innovative and successful companies. Currently, he is at Kitty Hawk, the company that released its first personal electric aircraft (a.k.a. a flying car!) prototype in April.
Prior to Kitty Hawk, David was the VP of Government Relations at Lyft where he helped establish the regulatory framework for Transportation Network Companies. He was also the Legal Director at Google X, Legal Director at Yahoo!, Associate General Counsel at YouTube prior to its acquisition by Google, and an IP litigator at Cooley Godward.
Co-sponsored by the Berkeley Center for Law and Technology and the Berkeley Business Law Journal.
Lunch provided on a first-come, first-served basis.
Register here: http://conta.cc/2hLq8Rg
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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.
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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
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LAW AND TECH OPPORTUNITIES
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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.
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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
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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.
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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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