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Week of October 9, 2017
Dear Students and Faculty,
This week our Law & Tech Speaker Series we welcome Carrie LeRoy from White and Case LLP on Tuesday, 10/10, and Pamela Morgan of Bloomberg BNA on Thursday, 10/12.
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: http://bit.ly/2017BCLTBTLJFallMixer. 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: Transitioning from Big Law to the Plaintiff's Side | 10/9 | 12:45 P.M. | Rm 100
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BCLT/BTLJ Law & Tech Speaker Series Carrie LeRoy '00, White & Case LLP: Can Robots Create Intellectual Property? | 10/10 | 12:45 P.M. | Rm 100
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BHBLS Lunch Talk With Professor Veronica Miller | 10/11 | 1:00 | Rm 141
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SELS/BJESL Oakland Raiders General Counsel, Dan Ventrelle | 10/11 | 1:00 P.M. | Rm 110
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BCLT/BTLJ Law & Tech Speaker Series: Technology in Practice featuring Pamela Morgan, Bloomberg BNA | 10/12 | 12:45 P.M. | Rm 100
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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ACLU Technology and Civil Liberties Policy Attorney/Technologist
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Research Assistant: Prof. Mark Cohen
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Yale Law Journal Essay Contest
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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: Transitioning from Big Law to the Plaintiff's Side
Monday, October 9, 2017
12:45 P.M. - 1:45 P.M.
Boalt Hall, Room 100
Join CAPS on Monday, October 9th from 12:45 P.M.-1:45 P.M. in Room 100, for a panel discussion with alumni attorneys who started their careers in big law firms and are now working on the plaintiff's side. Attorneys will discuss their current practices, how they transitioned out of their previous firms, what would-be plaintiff's attorneys should consider when starting at a big, defense-side firm, and more. Lunch will be provided.
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BCLT/BTLJ/WiTL Law & Tech Speaker Series: Carrie LeRoy, White & Case LLP
"Can Robots Create Intellectual Property?"
Tuesday, October 10, 2017
12:45 P.M. - 1:45 P.M.
Boalt Hall, Room 100
Join us for a fascinating conversation with Carrie LeRoy ‘00, will provide an overview of the intersection of artificial intelligence and intellectual property rights. She will discuss what we might expect in the age of machine-generated creative expression and inventorship and the implications for AI decision-making in relation to the enforcement of U.S. intellectual property rights.
Lunch is served for students staying for the entire presentation.
Sponsored by Berkeley Center for Law & Technology (BCLT) and the Berkeley Technology Law Journal (BTLJ).
This event is open to current Berkeley Law students, Berkeley Law affiliates and BCLT law firm sponsors only.
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SELS/BJESL: Oakland Raiders General Counsel, Dan Ventrelle
Wednesday, October 11, 2017
1:00 P.M - 2:00 P.M.
Boalt Hall, Room 110
Dan Ventrelle is the General Counsel for the Oakland Raiders and has agreed to come discuss his career, legal responsibilities, and typical legal issues facing the Oakland Raiders. Presentation topics may include Raiders licensing, compliance with NFL league rules, franchise relocation, and much more. The talk will be followed by casual Q&A.
Lunch will be served.
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BHBLS Lunch Talk With Professor Veronica Miller
Wednesday, October 11, 2017
1:00 P.M. - 2:00 P.M.
Boalt Hall, Room 141
Professor Miller is an adjunct professor at the Berkeley School of Public Health and the director of the Forum for Collaborative Research. She is a leading expert in the process of engaging stakeholders from both sides of the Atlantic to resolve significant health policy and public health issues. Under her leadership the Forum's deliberative process to advance regulatory science applied successfully to HIV was extended to drug development for hepatitis C infection in 2007, and starting in 2014, to the treatment of liver diseases (NASH and fibrosis), and human cytomegalovirus disease in solid organ and stem cell transplant patients. She will also be teaching a course open to law students in the spring on FDA Law and drug development. Our discussion will focus on her experience in drug development and health policy.
Lunch is served on a first-come, first-served basis.
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BCLT/BTLJ/SELS Law & Tech Speaker Series: Technology in Practice Featuring Pamela Morgan of BLoomberg BNA
Thursday, October 12, 2017
12:45 P.M. - 1:45 P.M.
Boalt Hall, Room 100
Data, analytics and advanced technologies are becoming increasingly important parts of legal research and practice. Pamela Morgan, National Manager of Law Schools at Bloomberg BNA will discuss how technologies enhance and expand the boundaries of legal research with direct application to privacy and data security law, transactional law and intellectual property.
Lunch is served for students staying for the entire presentation. This event is primarily intended for 2Ls, 3Ls, and LLMs.
Co-sponsored by Berkeley Center for Law & Technology (BCLT) and Berkeley Technology Law Journal (BTLJ).
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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.
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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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ACLU Technology & Civil Liberties Policy Attorney/Technologist
Location: San Francisco, CA
Deadline: Oct. 8, 2017
The opportunity
The ACLU of Northern California (ACLU-NC) seeks an experienced and innovative Technology and Civil Liberties Policy Attorney or Technologist who thrives in a collaborative organization and can skillfully handle diverse approaches to a broad privacy, free speech, and technology docket. This position joins our Technology and Civil Liberties team, nationally recognized for its use of cutting-edge legal, policy, and technology strategies, in the San Francisco office and reports to the Technology and Civil Liberties Policy Director for the ACLU of California.
The approach
You bring enthusiasm and passion to your work on issues at the intersection of technology and civil liberties. You are a creative thinker who can identify new opportunities to advance the goals of the Technology and Civil Liberties Project. You bring a big picture perspective to all of your work and have experience working on a multi-strategy team. You are a relationship-builder and willing collaborator with demonstrated success developing and maintaining key relationships with community groups and leaders. You excel at time-management and are able to keep a disciplined focus on making progress on your priorities while balancing emerging opportunities. You are thorough while also efficient and always produce top-notch work product that is tailored to Project goals. You have a growth-mindset and always seek to learn and improve the quality of your practice.
The position
Your job is to defend and promote civil rights and civil liberties in the digital age. You are responsible for implementing multi-disciplinary, proactive projects and responding to immediate threats in the areas of government surveillance, consumer privacy, and free speech on the internet. Working closely with the team, you are responsible for integrating a range of legal and policy strategies into your work that may include, but not limited to, legal, policy, and technical research, legislative and agency lawyering, legal analysis and civic engagement, coalition development, public education, and strategic communications.
More information can be found here.
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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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Yale Law Journal Student Essay Contest
The Yale Law Journal is excited to announce its first Student Essay Competition. The Competition is open to law students and recent law graduates nationwide. Up to three winners will be awarded a $300 cash prize. Winning submissions will be published in the Yale Law Journal Forum, YLJ’s online component. All Forum pieces are fully searchable and available on LexisNexis and Westlaw, as well as on our website.
Competition Topic: Emerging Issues in Law and Technology
The goal of this competition is for the next generation of legal scholars and practitioners to reflect on emerging legal problems and challenges. Submissions must thus focus on novel issues in law and technology, broadly conceived. Possible topics include, but are not limited to: artificial intelligence, bioethics, biotechnology, copyright, cybersecurity, digital speech, food and drug law, health law, Internet law, patent law, privacy, and surveillance. We welcome topics in other related areas as well, and hope to receive both clinical and academic submissions.
Eligibility and Submission Details
The competition is open to all current law students (Classes of 2018, 2019, and 2020) from any ABA-accredited American law school as well as recent graduates (Classes of 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017). Each individual may submit only one (previously unpublished) Essay, and Essays may not be submitted to other law reviews during the judging period.
The deadline for submissions is October 1, 2017. Submissions must be no longer than 5,000 words, including footnotes. Essays must be submitted via the YLJ online submissions portal. A selection committee from Volume 127 of the Yale Law Journal will consider all submissions anonymously. Winners will be announced by November 10, 2017.
For more details on submissions, see here.
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The Future of Digital Consumer Protection
The Future of Digital Consumer Protection
Instructor: Prof. Chris Hoofnagle
Mondays, 2-5 pm
Info 290 Section 001
http://classes.berkeley.edu/content/2017-fall-info-290-001-lec-001
Digital technologies have brought consumers many benefits, including new products and services, yet at the same time, these technologies offer affordances that alter the balance of power among companies and consumers.
This course will employ a problem-based learning method (PBL). Students in the course will work in small groups to generate hypotheses, learning issues, and learning objectives in digital consumer protection. Through this process we will develop a high level conception of consumer protection and its goals. We will then explore its fit in the digital realm.
Students will develop short presentations on these learning objectives to create group learning and discussion. For the culmination of the course, students will work together to generate a research agenda for the future of digital consumer protection.
Law students are free to enroll using CalCentral and class number 40454.
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