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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: Due to the cancellation of classes because of the unhealthy air quality, the BCLT/BTLJ lunch talk on Tuesday, 11/20, has been cancelled.
This will be our last e-news of the fall semester - good luck with final exams!
Upcoming Events:
- Knobbe Martens Winter Break Cocktail Receptions | 12/18 | 6:00 P.M. | Irvine & Seattle
Other Opportunities:
- Knobbe Martens 1L Diversity Scholarship
- Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Legal Fellow
- Georgetown Law Technology Review Student Writing Competition 2018-2019
- 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.
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BCLT/PLS 1L Patent Recruiting Panel + Tech Fair
Monday, December 3, 2018
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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Knobbe Martens Cocktail Reception
Tuesday, December 18, 2018
6:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M.
Andrei's Restaurant, Irvine, CA
Aluel Cellars, Seattle, WA
Knobbe Martens is hosting two winter break cocktail receptions for students with technical backgrounds or a demonstrated interest in trademark transaction who will either be in the Southern California or Seattle areas for winter break. Our Southern California event is scheduled for Tuesday, December 18th from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Andrei’s Restaurant in Irvine, CA, and our Seattle event is also scheduled for Tuesday, December 18th from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Aluel Cellars in Seattle, WA.
We hope to see you in Orange County or Seattle!
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LAW AND TECH OPPORTUNITIES
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Knobbe Martens 1L Diversity Scholarship
Knobbe Martens is proud to announce the Knobbe Martens 1L Diversity Scholarship for the summer of 2019. This scholarship is open to qualified first-year law students interested in Intellectual Property Law. For more information, please see the attached PDF or click the following link. The deadline to apply is January 31, 2019.
Anita Helms (anita.helms@knobbe.com) and I are available to answer any questions you may have about our events and our diversity scholarship.
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Georgetown Law Technology Review Student Writing Competition 2018-2019
Law students are invited to submit papers addressing a legal or public policy question relating to artificial intelligence, machine learning, the use of data analytics and/or algorithmic decision-making. Example topics include: questions of data ownership, questions relating to transparency or testability, questions relating to intellectual property, privacy, consumer protection, competition, issues of bias and discrimination, or product liability; or subject-matter- specific legal issues arising from various applications of a technology. Preference will be given to papers that are relevant to current legal and public policy debates or present an original perspective.
PRIZE
Up to three winners will be selected, with a First Prize of $4,000, a Second Prize of $2,500, and a Third Prize of $1,000.
Winning papers may be selected for publication in The Georgetown Law Technology Review.
Additional information about rules and deadlines may be found here.
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ACLU of Northern California - Technology and Civil Liberties Fellowship
Location: San Francisco, Sacramento, and Fresno
Deadline: Please apply early in the hiring cycle as decisions are made on a rolling basis.
The ACLU-NC invites applications for internships for law and graduate students in the Legal-Policy Department. Students willing to work with intensity and focus will find an internship at the ACLU-NC a rewarding learning experience. Qualified applicants are enthusiastic, creative, and detail-oriented; have excellent research, writing, and oral communication skills; and, can articulate a commitment to work for social justice and the ideals of the ACLU.
We are currently accepting applications for Spring 2019 and Summer 2019.
About the Legal-Policy Department
The Legal-Policy Department pursues cutting edge impact litigation and promotes policy change in order to defend and expand the civil liberties and civil rights guaranteed by the Bill of Rights. The work of the Department covers a vast span of issues with particular emphasis in ten core areas: Criminal Justice, Education Equity, Equality (including economic, environmental, and racial justice, in addition to gender equality), First Amendment, Immigrants’ Rights, LGBT Rights, National Security, Reproductive Justice, Technology and Civil Liberties, and Voting Rights. The Department’s attorneys, policy directors, and assistants are based in San Francisco, Sacramento-metro office, and Fresno. Department staff work closely with the other departments within the ACLU-NC, including Organizing & Community Engagement, Communications, Development, Finance & Administration, as well as with ACLU of California Center for Advocacy and Policy in Sacramento.
Available Internships
Litigation internships
Litigation Interns work directly with one or more attorneys and conduct legal research and writing in support of active and potential impact litigation that spans the ten core issue areas. Interns may be asked to draft legal memoranda, portions of court documents, and pre-litigation demand letters. When possible, interns attend appellate arguments, trial proceedings, and depositions. Additionally, interns may be asked to investigate facts and possible legal claims arising from intakes received via the Civil Liberties Hotline. Interns are encouraged to attend and participate in monthly program meetings, where prospective litigation and strategy are discussed. Litigation Internship applicants must currently be attending law school. For summer applicants, preference is given to students who will have completed their second year of law school when beginning the internship, but applications from all interested students are welcome. The Legal-Policy Department accepts 4-5 Litigation Interns per term. Litigation intern positions are open in our San Francisco, Sacramento-metro, and Fresno offices.
Technology & Civil Liberties internship
The Technology and Civil Liberties Intern will participate in cutting edge legal and policy work to safeguard privacy and free speech in the modern digital world. Interns will conduct legal and factual research and help draft reports, analyses, articles, and testimony to the legislature and regulatory agencies and brief the ACLU of California and National ACLU staff on a variety of technology issues. Interns will have the opportunity to participate in strategy meetings with other ACLU staff, work with other interns in the San Francisco office, and likely attend technology meetings and events throughout the Bay Area. Applicants must currently be enrolled in law school or a graduate program in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Science, Public Policy, Political Science, Journalism, or a related field, and must demonstrate a strong interest in the intersection of civil liberties and new technology, particularly privacy and free speech. This internship is only available for the San Francisco office.
Reproductive Justice internship
The Reproductive Justice Intern will assist with projects to ensure that Californians have access to the services, information, and other supports they need to make reproductive health decisions and exercise their reproductive rights. Interns will have the opportunity to conduct research, draft materials, and otherwise work on various issues encompassed by our Reproductive Justice Project. Interns will participate in staff meetings and strategy meetings with coalition partners and assist in fact-gathering for local and state advocacy efforts through Public Records Act requests, field interviews, and other strategies. Reproductive Justice Internship applicants must currently be enrolled in law school or a graduate program in public health, social work, public policy, or a related field, and applicants must demonstrate a passion for reproductive justice and a commitment to work for social justice and the ideals of the ACLU. This internship is only available for the San Francisco office.
Criminal Justice internship
The Criminal Justice (CJ) Intern will participate in the CJ Project’s new Prosecutorial Accountability Project: What a Difference a DA Makes. The project aims to increase engagement in prosecutorial elections, increase accountability and prevent error, and draw attention to the immense power and discretion exercised by prosecutors. Interns will conduct legal and policy research and analysis, help author reports, draft advocacy materials, and assist with legislative or other local campaigns. Interns may attend and participate in public hearings at the state and county level and participate in meetings with criminal justice policy-makers and advocates as such opportunities arise. Applicants must currently be attending law or graduate school and demonstrate a passion for criminal justice issues and a commitment to work for social justice and the ideals of the ACLU. This internship is only available for the San Francisco office.
Application Process
School year internships
School year internships are full- or part-time, generally requiring a 16 – 24 hours per week commitment. Students on the semester system must be able to commit to working 12 – 14 weeks. Students on the quarter system can serve shorter quarter-long internships. We greatly prefer that part-time interns commit to work full work days (i.e., two eight-hour days rather than four four-hour days) and recommend that students commit as many days a week as possible for the best internship experience. Semester interns earn academic credit as determined by their law schools. Work-study funding may be available. Semester litigation internships are available for our San Francisco, Sacramento, and Fresno offices.
Summer internships
Summer internships are full-time for 10 – 12 weeks and usually begin the day after Memorial Day. “Split” summers may be considered where the intern is available for a minimum of 10 weeks. Part-time internships are not available during the summer. For summer internships, students are encouraged to seek independent funding through their schools where available. The ACLU-NC will consider matching grants and may provide additional funding as available. Summer internships available in our San Francisco, Sacramento, and Fresno offices.
Application deadlines
Applicants are encouraged to apply early in the hiring cycle as decisions are made on a rolling basis.
How to apply
Applications from all interested students are welcome. Applications must be in PDF format and include the following:
1. Cover Letter that includes a statement about
a. which internship you are applying for and what location,
b. a brief statement about why you want to work on that issue and location at the ACLU-NC, and
c. how you encountered the internship opening;
2. Resume;
3. Writing Sample; and,
4. List of References with contact information.
Submit Spring 2019 applications online here.
Submit Summer 2019 applications online here.
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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.
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Internship Period(s): Fall/Spring semester and Summer
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Applications Deadline: Rolling basis.
For all Spring 2019 externships, start applying now. Apply here: UCDC Law Application
Learn more about UCDC Law
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Please note: Per NALP guidelines, 1Ls cannot apply for summer positions until December 1st.
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