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Have a restful Thanksgiving Break! We will resume our Law & Tech Speaker Series after Thanksgiving Break with Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP on Tuesday, November 28th.
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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BIPLA Presents: Machine Learning and Discrimination: Effects on Privacy and Security | 11/20 | 1:00 P.M. | Rm 110
Upcoming Events:
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BCLT/PLS 1L Patent Recruiting Panel & Tech Fair | 12/1 | 4:00 P.M. | Bancroft Hotel
Other Announcements:
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White and Case 1L Intellectual Property Fellowship
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NIH Bioethics Fellowship
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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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Cal Bar Section Membership
Click here for full details on all BCLT events and announcements this week.
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BIPLA Presents: Machine Learning and Discrimination: Effects on Privacy and Security
Monday, November 20, 2017
1:00 P.M. - 2:00 P.M.
Boalt Hall, Room 110
This talk will present a brief overview of machine learning: what it is, how it differs from traditional data processing methods, its strengths, and its weaknesses. Machine learning poses challenges for understanding privacy policies by making the topic and subject of data collection no longer readily observable to an average consumer. Michael Carl Tschantz will discuss his research on discrimination in online advertising systems, the possible causes of it, and whether it might be illegal.
Michael Carl Tschantz received a Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University in 2012 and is a Senior Researcher at the International Computer Science Institute at Berkeley. He uses models of artificial intelligence and statistics to solve problems of privacy and security. His current research includes automating information flow experiments, circumventing censorship, and securing machine learning.
Lunch provided.
Co-sponsored by Berkeley Information Privacy Law Association (BIPLA) and Berkeley Center for Law & Technology (BCLT).
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BCLT/PLS 1L Patent Recruiting Panel + Tech Fair
Friday, December 1, 2017
4:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M.
Bancroft Hotel, Berkeley, CA
Patent Practice Recruiting Panel || 4:00pm-5:00pm
Tech Fair || 5:00pm-7:00pm
The Berkeley Center for Law & Technology (BCLT) and the Patent Law Society (PLS) are pleased to host a 1L Job Tech Fair featuring recruiters from BCLT sponsor law firms that are hiring 1L Summer Associates. Students, please bring copies of your resume.
Prior to the Tech Fair, recruiters will be participating in a patent panel and discussing what they look for in a 1L Summer Associate.
Please note: This event is primarily intended for 1Ls. BCLT is working with the ADP office to organize a special event for LL.M. students and the announcement will be circulated in a few weeks through the ADP office.
Drinks and hors d’oeuvres will be provided.
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LAW AND TECH OPPORTUNITIES
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White and Case 1L Intellectual Property Fellowship
(Please note: 1Ls, per NALP guidelines, please do not apply until December 1)
White & Case is again seeking to hire first-year law students for our 2018 Summer Program. The Silicon Valley office is hiring for our 1L Intellectual Property Fellowship, a program dedicated to hiring law students with STEM background and interested in pursuing a career in intellectual property.
In addition, our New York, Washington DC, Los Angeles, and Miami offices are looking for diverse law students through our 1L Diversity Fellowship. If you are interested in applying for this fellowship program on December 1 for a particular office location, please contact the recruiters directly for more information.
Benson Lee, Silicon Valley, benson.lee@whitecase.com
Nina Delas Alas, Los Angeles, nina.delasalas@whitecase.com
Maria Elena Camps, Miami, mcamps@whitecase.com
Kasey M. Stein, New York, recruit@whitecase.com
Susanne L. Chapman, Washington, DC, schapman@white.com
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NIH Bioethics Fellowship
The Department of Bioethics is pleased to offer a limited number of two-year post-doctoral and post-baccalaureate fellowships. Fellows participate in the activities and the intellectual life of our interdisciplinary department and study ethical issues related to biomedical research, clinical practice, genetics, biotechnology, public health, and health policy. They conduct mentored theoretical and empirical research on a range of bioethical fields of interest. For a typical fellow, this research yields multiple first-authored publications in premier academic journals. In addition to research and writing, fellows participate in weekly bioethics seminars, case conferences, ethics consultations, and IRB deliberations, and have access to multiple educational opportunities at NIH. No prior bioethics experience is required or expected.
View more information and apply online at: http://bioethics.nih.gov/education/index.shtml.
For further information see www.bioethics.nih.gov or contact bioethics-inquiries@mail.nih.gov, or call 301-496-2429.
Post-doc Application Deadline Date: December 31, 2017
Post-bac Application Deadline Date: January 15, 2018
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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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