This Week:

  • Monday: Pro Bono Law Firm Fair- learn about oportunities in pro bono law - 5:30 P.M., Warren Room
  • Tuesday: Lunch talk with Simpson Thacher & Bartlett on "Pro Bono in Big Law" - 12:55 P.M. | Room 100
  • Thursday: Lunch talk with Fenwick & West on "Developments in Patent Venue" - 12:55 P.M. | Room 100
  • Thursday: Annual BCLT Privacy Lecture, "The World According to Surveillance Capitalism" by Prof. Shoshana Zuboff - 3:30 P.M. | International House, Berkeley

Upcoming Events:

  • Wednesday, March 20: Weil 1L Reception- networking with Weil attorneys and former summer associates - 6:00 P.M. | Free House, Berkeley
  • Monday, April 1: BIPLA Big Law/In-House Counsel Privacy Panel- Latham & Watkins and Google in-house attorneys will discuss privacy issues that their companies face - 12:50 P.M. | Room 110

Other Opportunities:

  • Survey on Law Students with STEM Background
  • Call for Student Papers: ACM Inaugural Symposium on Computer Science and Law
  • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Summer Law Clerk- for law student interested in IP law as it relates to science and research
  • Rubrik, a cloud storage startup in Menlo park, is looking for an in-house Legal Summer Associate
  • Haynes and Boone: 1L California IP Weekend July 19, 2019 - recruiting 1L's for IP practice, vaious cities
    Haynes and Boone recruiting 1L's for various Summer Associate Programs, various cities
  • U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on the Judiciary: Democratic Staff Internship-  Fall 2019 and Spring 2020 terms for law clerk interns interested in IP 
  • US Department of Commerce, Office of Policy Analysis and Development: Technology/Telecom Advisor (Intern)- researching and analyzing important Internet and communications policy issues
  • Georgetown Law Technology Review Student Writing Competition 2018-2019 - $1000.00 to $4000.00 prizes
  • American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) Competitions and Awards- from $2000.00 to $10,000.00.
  • UCDC Law Program Externships in Washington D.C.- students who participate are eligible to receive 13 units
  • Cal Bar Section Membership- free for students

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

 

 

Pro Bono Law Firm Fair

 

Monday, March 11, 2019

5:30 P.M. - 7:30 P.M.

Room 100

 

Are you considering working at a law firm? Do you care about pro bono? If you answered yes to either question, this event is for you. Learn about how to engage in pro bono work at a large law firm and how to distinguish between them. Join us for an information session with CDO counselors at 5:30 P.M., followed by a change to speak directly with pro bono attorneys from the leading law firms listed below. Please RSVP if you plan to attend. Dinner will be served with your RSVP at the information session, and hors d’oeuvres and beverages will be provided at the law firm mixer. More information and a list of firms attending can be found here. 

 


BCLT/BTLJ Law & Tech Series: Simpson Thacher LLP

 

 

"Pro Bono in Big Law"

 

Tuesday, March 12, 2019

12:55 P.M. - 1:55 P.M. 

Room 100

 

Join Harlene Katzman, Pro Bono Counsel at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP as she discusses why pro bono work is so valuable to private sector lawyers, how to use pro bono work for your own professional development, and how to assess the pro bono commitment of a large law firm. She will also use examples of pro bono work in the tech, IP and privacy space, and lead a candid Q&A.  

 
Harlene Katzman is the Pro Bono Counsel and Director at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP. Prior to joining the Firm in 2008, Harlene was the Dean of the Center for Public Interest Law at Columbia Law School where she directed the school's mandatory Pro Bono Program as well as its public interest programming, counseling and fellowships programs.
 

 

BCLT/BTLJ Law & Tech Series: Fenwick & West LLP

 

 

Thursday, March 14, 2019

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

Room 100

 

In this presentation, we will provide an update on the developments in patent venue following the Supreme Court’s decision in TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Brands LLC, including how district courts have determined what constitutes a regular and established place of business.  
 
Saina Shamilov is a partner at Fenwick. Her national practice focuses on patent and other intellectual property litigation and counseling. She has served as a trial counsel for Amazon.com, and represents other major companies such as LinkedIn and Twitter. In 2015, Saina was honored by the Silicon Valley Business Journal as one of Silicon Valley’s most influential women. Prior to attending law school, Saina was a software engineer.  
 
Ravi Ranganath, an associate at Fenwick, focuses his practice on a broad variety of litigation and patent litigation matters to support clients in the high technology and life science industries. Ravi has experience with all aspects of litigation, including summary judgment, trial, and appeal. In 2017, Ravi served as a law clerk to the Honorable Jon S. Tigar of the Northern District of California.

 

 

Annual BCLT Privacy Lecture

 

 

 

"Privacy Must Fall - The World According to Surveillance Capitalism" 

 

Thursday, March 14, 2019

3:00 P.M. - 6:30 P.M.

International House

 

Professor Shoshana Zuboff, author of The Age of Surveillance Capitalism (January 2019), gives this year’s BCLT Privacy Lecture: “Privacy Must Fall” The World According to Surveillance Capitalism.

 

Professor Shoshana Zuboff joined the Harvard Business School faculty in 1981. One of the first tenured women at the school, she was the Charles Edward Wilson Professor of Business Administration. Her career has been devoted to the study of the rise of the digital, its individual, organizational, and social consequences, and its relationship to the history and future of capitalism.

 

What is the problem?

 

Not technology… not a corporation… The problem is surveillance capitalism, a new logic of capital accumulation that founds a burgeoning surveillance-based economic order. Surveillance capitalism originates in the unilateral claim to human experience as the source of free raw material for its hidden commercial practices, including the extraction of behavioral data, the fabrication of those data into predictions of human behavior, and the sale of those prediction products in new behavioral futures markets.  Surveillance capitalism is a born-digital market form governed by novel and even startling economic imperatives that produce unprecedented asymmetries of knowledge and power.  The stark new social inequalities that characterize this market project enable new forms of economic and social domination, while challenging human autonomy, elemental and established human rights, including the right to privacy, and the most basic precepts of a democratic society.  

 

Commentary by:

 

Professor Maria Brincker, Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Massachusetts, Boston

Maria Brincker is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. She has published on a range of topics having to do with concrete aspects of our sensorimotor embodiment and our social and technological embeddedness and how these dynamically shape our minds and agency. She holds a PhD from the CUNY Graduate Center and was previously an Arts and Neuroscience Fellow at the Italian Academy at Columbia University.

 

Professor Brett Frischmann, Charles Widger Endowed University Professor in Law, Business and Economics, Villanova University Law School

Professor Frischmann is a renowned scholar in intellectual property and internet law. Before coming to Villanova, he was director of the Cardozo Intellectual Property and Information Law Program (2011-2016) and the Microsoft Visiting Professor of Information and Technology Policy at Princeton University. Professor Frischmann’s work has appeared in leading scholarly publications, including Columbia Law Review, University of Chicago Law Review, and Review of Law and Economics. He recently published Re-Engineering Humanity (Cambridge University Press 2018) with philosopher Evan Selinger.

 

More information on this free event can be found here.

 

 

 

UPCOMING EVENTS

 


Weil: Berkeley 1L Reception

 

 

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

6:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.

Free House - 2700 Bancroft Way, Berkeley

 

Join us at our Berkeley 1L Reception for an evening of networking with Weil attorneys and former summer associates. Contact lauren.debernardi@weil.com with any questions. Click here to RSVP. 

 

 

Big Law/In-House Counsel Privacy Panel

 

Monday, April 1, 2019

12:50 P.M. - 2:00 P.M.

Room 110

 

Join us to hear from Michael Rubin (Latham) and Will DeVries (Google) who will be speaking on campus about privacy issues that they companies face. They will speak about the relationship between BigLaw and In-House Counsels in responding to cutting-edge privacy issues. Please fill out this RSVP Form so we know much food to provide. Sponsored by BIPLA.

 

 

 

LAW AND TECH OPPORTUNITIES

 

 

American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) Competitions and Awards

Visit the AIPLA website Student and public resources page for submission procedures, deadlines and more information on the following law student competitions and awards in 2019:

 

Robert C. Watson Writing Competitions ($2,000.00 award)

 

Jan Jancin Award ($5,000.00 1st/$2,500.00 2nd place awards)​

If you are interested in being considered, send a short statement of your accomplishments in the field of IP (courses taken, papers written, internships or other work) and a grades transcript to BCLT Executive Director Jim Dempsey. The faculty directors will select a Boalt student to nominate for the award.

See entry above for information regarding other AIPLA awards and competitions.

 

Sidney B. Williams, Jr. IP Law Students Scholarship ($10,000.00 per year for 3 years) - DUE MARCH 15, 2019

 

Haynes and Boone: 1L California IP Weekend - 2019

Friday, July 19 - Sunday, July 21

 

Program Information

The California IP Weekend is a nationwide campaign to recruit 1L students for our Intellectual Property Practice Group in our Dallas, Orange County, Palo Alto, Richardson, and Washington D.C. offices. The program will take place in San Francisco, California and will run the duration of two and a half days that will include panels and hands-on workshops with practitioners from the following practice areas from the Orange County, Palo Alto, and Texas offices: Patent Prosecution, IP Litigation, and Trademark. Mentoring opportunities will also be provided. 1L students should have a background in computer engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, physics, and/or have similar academic or industry experience.

 

Additional information on the program can be found in this flyer.

 

How to Apply

Send your cover letter, resume, undergrad and law school transcripts via email to allison.cohn@haynesboone.com.

 

Deadline to apply is March 29, 2019.

 

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. Papers must be submitted by May 31, 2019.

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.

 

U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on the Judiciary, Democratic Staff Internship Program

The IP subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee has openings in the Fall 2019 and Spring 2020 terms for law clerk interns interested in IP. This would be a great way to gain more exposure to hot-topic IP issues and learn what it’s like working on the Hill. 

 

The Committee on the Judiciary’s Democratic staff internship program offers undergraduate and law students, as well as recent graduates, an opportunity to experience the operation of a congressional committee firsthand and learn about the important role that House committees play in the legislative process.  The Judiciary Committee has jurisdiction over a wide range of legislative and oversight issues which include constitutional amendments, litigation reform, patent and trademark law, federal criminal law, federal civil rights law, homeland security, immigration and naturalization, and antitrust. More information can be found on their website. 

 

Deadline for applications for the fall session: June 1st

 

Berkeley Law students who apply should also send an email to (jamie.simpson@mail.house.gov), the subcommittee's chief IP counsel.

 

Rubrik - In House Legal Summer Associate

Rubrik, Inc. is a cloud-data management company that is one of the fastest growing enterprise software companies in the Silicon Valley. The Rubrik legal team is looking for high-performing legal interns to work on a variety of corporate, commercial and intellectual property-related matters. You will gain experience working with a dynamic in-house legal team at a high-growth, late-stage private technology company.
 
The position will be based in Palo Alto, CA.
 
Responsibilities:
  • Support Rubrik’s commercial legal team with negotiations and transactions with Rubrik’s customers
  • Help Rubrik manage and develop its intellectual property programs, including patents, trademarks and open-source policies
  • Assist with corporate governance, compliance efforts and large corporate transactions, if necessary
  • Complete the above through a rotational program within the legal team
Requirements:
  • Currently pursuing a J.D. or L.L.M. (or equivalent) at an ABA accredited law school
  • Attention to detail is critical
  • Eager to learn in a fast-paced environment and passionate about technology
  • Entrepreneurial mindset with a great sense of humor
  • Exceptional writing and presentation skills
  • Experience with corporate and commercial transactions for technology companies, whether in-house or at a law firm, is preferred but not required
The link to apply can be found here. 
 

Haynes and Boone 2019 1L Summer Associate Opportunities

Diversity Scholars Program

The Haynes and Boone 1L Diversity Scholars Program offers a six to eight-week clerkship with meaningful work and mentorship experiences. Scholars also receive a $7,500 scholarship during the school year. For 2019, we are recruiting scholars for our Dallas, Houston, New York, Palo Alto, and RIchardson offices. 

 

1L Program

The 1L Program offers a six to ten-week clerkship (varies by city) with the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the daily life of a Haynes and Boone attorney. The 2019 program will begin May 13 in the following cities: Dallas, Houston, New York, Orange County, Palo Alto, and Richardson. 

 

Dallas Fast Track Program

The Dallas Fast Track Program is a one-week clerkship that is an ideal compliment to other summer plans and provides the opportunity to familiarize candidates with the Dallas legal market and life at a large law firm. The 2019 program will run from July 20-26. 

 

2019 Fast Track: July 20 - July 26

  • A one-week clerkship that is an ideal complement to other summer plans
  • Intended to familiarize candidates with the Texas legal market and life at a large law firm
  • An in-depth look at the people and practice of law at Haynes and Boone, LLP

 

Now in its 12th year, Fast Track is a unique and innovative opportunity for exceptional 1L law students interested in the Dallas legal market. For more information on their Fast Track Program in Dallas, see their flyer here. 

 

For more information on the programs offered, see their flyer here. For more information about Haynes and Boone, we suggest:

 

Additional 1L opportunities may be available in other offices on a case-by-case basis. Please submit ll inquiries to Amanda Kelly, Manager of Entry-Level Recruiting at amanda.kelly@haynesboone.com or at 214-651-5176.

 

Technology/Telecom Advisor (Intern)

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration's (NTIA), Office of Policy Analysis and Development (OPAD), seeks summer interns to participate in researching and analyzing important Internet and communications policy issues. NTIA is by statute the principal advisor to President on telecommunications and communications policy.

 

As NTIA's domestic policy office, we play an important role in addressing public policy challenges that affect Americans' daily lives in the digital age. Our multidisciplinary team, which includes policy analysts, attorneys, economists, and engineers, focuses on some of the most important challenges in Internet policy, including protecting privacy online, facilitating widespread broadband adoption, and achieving balanced protections for intellectual property.

 

Interns at OPAD make substantive contributions to federal Internet and communications research and policy, with projects varying based on interests and academic background. Past interns have been exposed to a broad array of issues, and have assisted in analyzing the complex network neutrality debate, producing recommendations related to copyright policy, and performing quantitative analysis of data on computer and Internet use.

 

Interns will gain increased understanding of the characteristics that make the Internet unique and will be exposed to the myriad of laws, policies, protocols, and principles that have allowed the Internet to thrive as a force for global trade and the free flow of information. Interns will assist OPAD experts in the development of research, papers, and briefings on today’s cutting edge Internet policy issues to assist government leaders in navigating the intersections between technology and policy in today’s marketplace.

 

To learn more about NTIA's internship program and apply for a position, please visit the intern application page. If there are any questions, you can contact Edward Carlson at ecarlson@ntia.doc.gov.

 

 

Survey on Law Students with STEM Background

Suffolk University Law School has launched a professional survey to collect data regarding the incentives and challenges that STEM majors face when determining whether to attend law school. The survey should take 7 minutes to complete.

 

The survey is confidential. Respondent identities and information will not be shared with anyone.

 

Follow this link to the survey.

 

Call for Student Papers: ACM Inaugural Symposium on Computer Science & Law

The ACM Inaugural Symposium on Computer Science and Law is hosting a student paper competition. The Symposium will be held October 28-29, 2019 in New York City. Suitable paper topics include but are not limited to: Security, privacy, encryption, and surveillance; cyber espionage, cyber war, and cyber diplomacy; cyber crime, cyber law enforcement, and digital forensics; freedom of expression online (or the lack thereof); online market structure, platform monopolies, and antitrust law; online government services; digital intellectual property; legal informatics; automation of legal reasoning and legal services; fairness, accountability, transparency, and ethics (FATE) in machine learning and data mining; and methodological compatibility and incompatibility between the discipline of computer science and the discipline of law.

Between 10 and 20 papers will be selected for poster presentation at the October symposium.  The symposium organizers will provide a travel stipend for at least one student per successful submission to present their work and attend the entire symposium.
 
Students may submit papers written for university courses covering topics in computing and law. 

The submission deadline is June 10, 2019 (11:59 P.M. GMT) and the notification deadline is August 30, 2019.

Submissions should be 10,000 words (or 10-page ACM double-column format). Note that references do count toward the page limit, and submissions should not be anonymized. Submissions may have multiple authors. For multiple-author submissions, one author must be designated to present the poster. Submit online at: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cslaw2019.
 

 

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 on UCDC can be found here. 

Specific Externships:

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

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. The application and additional details can be found here. 

For all externships, start applying now. Apply to the Fall 2019 or Spring 2020 UCDC Law Program here. 

 

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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