Happy October! We hope that you all had a lovely weekend.

 

This week as a part of our BCLT/BTLJ Law & Tech Speaker Series, we welcome Partner Gabe Ramsey ('00) of Crowell and Moring LLP on Tuesday, October 2nd and Partner Paul Bondor of Desmarais LLP on Thursday, October 4th. 

 

This Week:

  • BCLT/BTLJ Law & Tech Series: Crowell & Moring LLP | 10/2 | 12:55 P.M. | Room 100
  • BCLT/BTLJ Law & Tech Series: Desmarais LLP | 10/4 | 12:55 P.M. | Room 100

Upcoming Events:

  • BCLT/BTLJ Fall Law Mixer | 10/30 | 7:00 P.M. | Goldberg Room (2nd Floor) - Join BCLT/BTLJ for our 2018 Fall Law Firm Mixer. This event is intended to give J.D. students at Berkeley a chance to meet top law firms and learn more about the different intellectual property and technology law practices. RSVP here. See below for more information. 

Other opportunities:

  • ACLU of Northern California - Technology & Civil Liberties Fellowship 
  • Summer Intern Program - Civil Liberties at the NSA
  • UCDC Law Program Externships in Washington D.C.
  • Cal Bar Section Membership
  • Please note: Per NALP guidelines, 1Ls cannot apply for summer positions until December 1st.

Law & Tech Certificate Applications - Due April 1. It's easy to apply and most students qualify. Apply online and view more information.

 
Click here for full details on all BCLT events and announcements this week.
 

 

 

 

THIS WEEK

 

 

 

BCLT/BTLJ Law & Tech Series: Crowell & Moring LLP

 

"Complex Threat Investigations: Managing Risk"

 

Tuesday, October 2, 2018

12:55 P.M. - 1:55 P.M.

Room 100

 

Companies face a whole host of increasingly complex threats, such as trade secret theft, insider threats, cybercrime adversaries, aggressive competitors and misconduct by business and supply chain partners. Adversaries can be highly motivated, sophisticated, resourced and innovative. Often this activity occurs in the digital domain, which is opaque, pervasive and global in scope. Thus, such threats are a challenge to detect, assess, mitigate, attribute, and deter. Companies are called upon to develop approaches and internal teams to investigate and remediate these forms of risk. However, targets must, themselves, assume a certain level of risk to effectively investigate and obtain sufficient insight to counter the problems. Available tools and real-world practices to address these threats often outpace the law. Partner Gabe Ramsey (‘00) of Crowell & Moring will discuss the legal and ethical risk, and provide practical guidance developing and overseeing robust investigations capabilities and teams. Topics include competitive intelligence programs, employee and asset monitoring, cybersecurity defenses and forward-leaning technical tools.

Lunch is served for students staying for the entire presentation.

Sponsored by Berkeley Center for Law & Technology, Berkeley Technology Law Journal, and Berkeley Information Privacy Law Association.

This event is open to current Berkeley Law students, Berkeley Law affiliates and BCLT law firm sponsors only.

 

BCLT/BTLJ Law & Tech Series: Desmarais LLP

 

 

"Modern Jury Trials: Persuasive Techniques for Complex Technology Cases"

 

Thursday, September 27, 2018

12:55 P.M. - 1:55 P.M.

Room 100

 

The constitutional right to a jury trial applies even when the technical substance or complexity of the dispute is well beyond the daily experience of most prospective jurors.  Learn how successful courtroom advocates grapple with those challenges when trial lawyer Partner Paul Bondor from nationally preeminent trial boutique Desmarais LLP visit campus to discuss how to succeed at the intersection of complex technology and the Seventh Amendment.

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.

 


 

 

UPCOMING EVENTS

 

 

BCLT/BTLJ Fall Law Firm Mixer

 

 

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

7:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.

Goldberg Room (2nd Floor)

 

(The Fall Mixer is preceded by the CDO Practice Area Specialties Fair that will be held in the Warren Room, 5:30 P.M. - 7:00 P.M.)

 

Join BCLT/BTLJ for our 2018 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 register to attend by Wednesday, October 24th. RSVP here. 

 

Drinks and hors d'oeuvre will be served. 

 

​This event is primarily for Berkeley Law J.D. students, aimed at 1Ls in preparation for 1L summer job hiring. We have a special event planned for L.L.M. students in collaboration with the Advanced Degree Programs (ADP) Office. More information will be circulated soon. 

 

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. 

 
 

 

 

LAW AND TECH OPPORTUNITIES

 

 

ACLU of Northern California - Technology and Civil Liberties Fellowship

The ACLU of Northern California is now accepting applications for its Fall 2019 Technology and Civil Liberties Fellowship.This is a full-time, one-year position. Details about the fellowship and the application process are available here. 

 

Summer Intern Program - Civil Liberties at the NSA

The National Security Agency is accepting applications for a summer internship in its Civil Liberties, Privacy, and Transparency Office, offering a unique opportunity to see firsthand how privacy principles influence decision-making at the NSA on a daily basis. Note: The focus is on policy, not law, but if you are interested in national security and civil liberties, this would be a great introduction.  More information can be found here (scroll down the list and you'll see the internship). Applications are due on October 15, 2018. 

 

 

UCDC Law Program Externships in Washington, D.C.

 

The UCDC Law Program is a full-time externship program in Washington, DC providing experiential learning through a full-time field placement with a government agency, nonprofit or advocacy organization, including those engaged in law and technology issues.  Law students who participate are eligible to receive 13 units:  10 units for the field placement and 3 units for the companion course, “Law and Lawyering in the Nation’s Capital.”

Full details: https://www.ucdc.edu/academic/law

Specific Externships:

Federal Communications Commission, Competition Policy Division in the Wireline Bureau

Competition Policy Division of the FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau. Our primary mission is to foster competition in the provision of communications services through market-opening rulemaking and other proceedings that affect wireline telecommunications service providers and consumers. The division is responsible for implementation of non-pricing aspects of the local competition requirements of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, including interconnection, network element unbundling and privacy. The division also administers U.S. numbering policy (including local number portability), and reviews applications from wireline carriers for mergers and other transfers of control, and discontinuance of service.

The Future of Privacy Forum

The Future of Privacy Forum is a non-profit organization that serves as a catalyst for privacy leadership and scholarship, advancing principled data practices in support of emerging technologies. FPF brings together industry, academics, consumer advocates, and other thought leaders to explore the challenges posed by technological innovation and develop privacy protections, ethical norms and workable business practices. FPF helps fill the void in the “space not occupied by law” which exists due to the speed of technology development. As “data optimists,” we believe that the power of data for good is a net benefit to society, and that it can be well-managed to control risks and offer the best protections and empowerment to consumers and individuals. www.fpf.org

FPF seeks legal interns to support Policy Counsel responsible for developing and evaluating data practices in the consumer and commercial sector by shaping corporate practices, engaging with regulators and government agencies, and providing thought leadership in a variety of settings. Issue portfolios will include privacy concerns related to current commercial and consumer technologies such as – but not limited to – Big Data and the Internet of Things, connected cars, student data, ad tracking, mobile location data use, smart cities, deidentification standards, algorithms, and biometrics and AI. Positions located in the Washington D.C. office.

Federal Communications Commission, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB)

Through the PSHSB internship program, law students gain hands-on experience in communications and administrative law matters pertaining to public safety, homeland security, national security, emergency management and preparedness, and disaster management.  Students help PSHSB develop, recommend, and administer the FCC’s policies and rules to advance the security and reliability of the nation’s communications infrastructure as well as its public safety and emergency response capabilities and emerging technology.   

Federal Communications Commission, Cybersecurity and Communications Reliability Division (legal) 

(https://www.fcc.gov/general/internships-public-safety-and-homeland-security-bureau)

The Cybersecurity and Communications Reliability Division (CCR) provides legal, engineering, and other technical advice and expertise to the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau and the Federal Communications Commission regarding public safety and homeland security issues, particularly with respect to ensuring that communications networks are reliable, resilient, and secure.  CCR develops and recommends Commission and PSHSB policies on network and other infrastructure reliability, including 911 reliability, and other public safety issues as assigned.  CCR also administers the Commission’s information collection requirements with respect to communications reliability (such as network outage reports, disaster information reporting, and 911 reliability certifications) and performs analyses and studies on public safety, homeland security, national security, disaster management and related issues.

  •  Internship Period(s): Fall/Spring semester and Summer
  • General Duties: Unpaid Legal Intern
    Fall, Spring, and Summer interns will assist with analysis of a broad variety of legal and policy issues relating to potential and existing programs and regulations of the agency.  They will perform legal assignments which address Division/Bureau issues and that may involve technical or complex information.  Additionally, the intern will assist in the preparation of legal memoranda and other Commission documents.  The intern also may attend and participate in meetings with Commission personnel and outside parties.  The intern will assist staff attorneys and Division leadership in an often fast-paced environment on a variety of issues.  They may interact with industry counsel and other third parties on several issues.
  • Selection Criteria:
    Seeking second and third year law students with strong analytical, research, writing, and communications skills that demonstrated a strong interest in communications law, public interest, or federal government.  Students must be enrolled in an accredited law school at least half-time to apply.  Students may apply during their first year of law school, but they must have completed their first academic year of law school before the internship starts.  Must be a U.S. Citizen.
  • Send Application to: Brenda Villanueva, Cybersecurity and Communications Reliability Division, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau at Brenda.Villanueva@fcc.gov.  A completed application packet should include: cover letter, resume, law school transcript, and a brief writing sample.  Applicants should clearly indicate the period(s) for which they are applying, and the amount of time (days/hours) they would be available to work each week.
  • Applications Deadline: Rolling basis.

For all Spring 2019 externships, start applying now. Apply here: UCDC Law Application

Learn more about UCDC Law

 

Please note: Per NALP guidelines, 1Ls cannot apply for summer positions until December 1st.

 

 

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

 

 

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