Boalt Bulletin Board

Battle of the Bands: Banding Together to End Domestic Violence

Administrator — Wed, 29 May 2013 18:12:27 +0000

Bringing lawyers together to play for charity and compete for glory

On Thursday June 13, 2013, bands from law firms, law schools, and businesses in the Bay Area will compete in a battle of the bands event to raise money for FVAP. The event will take place at 1015 Folsom in San Francisco and lawyers and summer associates from all the local law firms are invited to attend. There will be 7 bands in total and they will each play a 20-minute set. It costs $1 to vote for a band and votes can be cast online before the event and on the night by check or cash. The band that raises the most money will be crowned champion. More information at http://www.fvapbotb.com/.

Graduate Student Researcher

Admin — Tue, 21 May 2013 19:45:30 +0000

Professor Russell Robinson is seeking a work-study student for the position of Research Assistant. The student must have a strong background in public health. Professor Robinson is in the Law School and working on projects related to race, gender, and sexual orientation from an interdisciplinary perspective. His current project focuses on health disparities between LGBT people and heterosexuals. The Research Assistant will research, among other things, the extent to which LGBT populations are more likely than heterosexuals to smoke and use alcohol and drugs. Professor Robinson will incorporate this research into an article that questions the centrality of the gay bar in LGBT identity formation and same-sex relationships as well as the government’s role in addressing these health disparities.
This is a great opportunity to join Professor Robinson’s team and do meaningful work in the process.

Research in public health, social science and psychological databases; word processing, data entry, complete special projects and other duties as assigned. Qualifications: Public-health oriented major preferred. Detail-oriented, conscientious and reliable, skilled in Microsoft Word and Excel, Macintosh proficient, tech savvy with Internet and tech tools a plus; strong word processing and data entry skills; friendly and tactful. Must be efficient and a fast learner; able to take initiative and work independently.

Please contact Jake Feltham, jfeltham@law.berkeley.edu for further information or to apply.

Research Assistant with Quantitative Skills Needed

Admin — Thu, 09 May 2013 17:53:43 +0000

Professor Stavros Gadinis (Berkeley Law School) is looking for a research assistant for this summer, to work on a project on international financial regulation. The project is an empirical study on why countries adopt certain international financial standards promulgated by private international associations and other bodies. Research assistant tasks will focus on managing and compiling data, conducting statistical tests, and reviewing related literatures. Good working knowledge of Excel and Stata is required. Prior familiarity with large datasets (e.g. World Bank, COW, etc.) is a plus. Average time required per week will be 8-10 hours. Compensation will be highly competitive. If interested, please send a brief email with your CV and any relevant background to Professor Gadinis (sgadinis@law.berkeley.edu).

Studio for rent

Admin — Mon, 06 May 2013 17:32:20 +0000

Hi, my studio is available around June 1st (flexible, a little earlier or later is possible). It’s a very large studio with a view of San Francisco and the bridges, and lots of natural light. My rent is $1175, and the rent will be close to that for the next tenant, and parking is available for $50/month. The main room is about 15′x20′, and there is a large kitchen with gas stove, walk-in closet, bathroom with shower/tub, coat closet, and two more smaller storage closets. Gas is included, and electricity for me runs $10-15 per month. The apartment is at 540 Alcatraz Avenue, right at the 1/1R stop and not far from the 18 and 51B, so it’s easy to get to campus. Please email me for pictures and to see the place!
David Weinzimmer, dweinzimmer@gmail.com

Jeff Selbin Seeks Summer Research Assistant

Admin — Fri, 03 May 2013 17:43:36 +0000

Clinical Professor Jeff Selbin is seeking a summer research assistant to work on several projects related to poverty law and access to justice. Interested students should send a short email and resume to Jeff at jselbin@law.berkeley.edu by Friday, May 17th.

GSR with the Donald Vial Center on Employment in the Green Economy (Summer and/or Fall 2013)

Administrator — Wed, 01 May 2013 18:19:54 +0000

This is a 10-20 hours/week GSR or undergraduate position working on communications, research, and event coordination with the Don Vial Center on Employment in the Green Economy. The Don Vial Center carries out research on green jobs, clean energy and climate change policy in California, specifically, labor issues in the clean energy field, such as the impact of clean energy policy on jobs, low wage workers, etc. We work with policy makers, the research community, labor, business, environmental organizations and advocates for low income communities.

This person hired for this position will assist the Don Vial team with writing, communications, and other research and administrative tasks. Part of the job will include engaging other researchers at UC Berkeley, the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and elsewhere, on the topic of workforce issues in the deployment of energy efficiency and clean energy technology.

The candidate should be a student in communications, sociology, journalism, law, public policy, political science, geography, planning, social welfare, environmental studies, or a related field. S/he should have an interest in labor and workforce development, as well as clean energy and energy conservation. The candidate should also have some experience with communications, outreach, and/or event planning. Experience working with labor or clean energy groups is a plus.

Basic qualifications:

Very strong writing skills.
Some knowledge of clean energy technology AND labor and workforce development issues.
Some experience with communications, outreach and/or event coordination.
Experience with Microsoft Office (word, excel) required; experience with web and social media content and contact databases (e.g. CRM) a plus.
Experience working with labor, low-income advocacy groups, environmental organizations or other related advocacy groups is a plus.

This position will be 10-20 hours per week, and could be more in the summer. Applications will be reviewed immediately, with a deadline of May 10^th. Please send resumes and cover letters to Jessie Halpern-Finnerty (jesshf@berkeley.edu).

The Donald Vial Center on Employment in the Green Economy carries out research on the emerging green economy and climate change policy in California as these relate to labor markets, workforce development, and workforce policy. We work to promote the growth of a sustainable economy that brings together a highly-skilled workforce and innovative technology while also creating quality, family-supporting jobs. The Vial Center is a project of the Institute for Research on Labor and Employment and is affiliated with the Center for Labor Research and Education.

Call for Applications: The Hispanic National Bar Association and Microsoft IP Law Institute

Administrator — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:20:33 +0000

The HBNA and Microsoft Corporation encourage qualified law students of Hispanic descent to apply for admission to the HNBA/Microsoft IP Law Institute – a joint program sponsored by the Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) and Microsoft Corporation designed to foster America’s technological leadership by promoting diversity in the field of intellectual property.

They are currently in the process of selecting up to 25 law students from law schools throughout the country to participate in a week-long, all expenses paid, IP law immersion program that will be held July 7th through 12th of 2013 in Washington, DC.

Application deadline: May 15, 2013.

More information available here.

Online application here.

Read the attached document for more information.

Bar Stipend Awards offered by Women Lawyers of Alameda County

Administrator — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:04:28 +0000

Application Deadline: May 3, 2013

Purpose. Women Lawyers of Alameda County (WLAC) established the Margaret A. Gannon Legal
Education Stipend Fund to provide financial assistance to offset a portion of the cost of a bar review
course (or related study materials) for law students and recent graduates who are preparing to take the
July 2013California Bar Exam.

Eligibility. Individuals eligible to receive a WLAC Margaret A. Gannon legal education stipend must:
(1) join WLAC before or at the time of submitting a stipend application, which is free for students
(membership link: http://www.wlaconline.org/membership_application/); (2) have already applied to
take the July 2013 California Bar Exam; (3) not currently be a member of any state bar; and (4) intend
to pursue a legal career.

Funding. Two $500 stipends will be awarded at the WLAC Spring Member Reception on Thursday,
May 16, 2013 in Alameda County. Stipend recipients are urged to attend the Member Reception.

For more information and to apply, please download the application form here.

More pet care (dog) needed . .

Admin — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:38:33 +0000

Hi,
We are looking for a multi-month solution for the care of our 8 month old puppy/dog, as we will be in and out of Berkeley a fair amount for the remaining spring and summer. (I thought we had an arrangement for her that then fell through.) She is a black lab/border collie mix, about 35lbs, very sweet and smart, good with people and dogs, loves to run and fetch balls. We are looking for housing for her between April 10th and early August. if you’d like to try having a dog, with the most difficult parts of puppyhood behind, this is a good way to explore. We’d offer a stipend to take care of her as well. Please let me know if you are interested. Thanks. Email ckutz@law.berkeley.edu.

Fall 2013 Graduate Student Instructor (GSIs) Opportunities

Administrator — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 23:36:59 +0000

The undergraduate Legal Studies Program may have openings for you to serve as a Graduate Student Instructor (GSI) in the fall semester of 2013. For a given course, a GSI attends and helps facilitate faculty lectures, organizes and teaches discussion sections, grades examinations and papers, holds office hours, and provides individual mentoring to undergraduate students.

A schedule indicating the lecture courses for which there may be openings is included. For each class, the days and times of faculty lectures and discussion sessions are indicated. This information is also available on the online schedule of courses, effective March 19. You would be required to attend faculty lectures and direct two sections for a course you are selected to serve as a GSI. Be sure to check these days and times against your own course schedule before applying for a particular course because there is no flexibility to adjust them.

To be considered, send a brief statement (no more than 1 page total) about your qualifications related to one or more courses you are available to serve as a GSI in the fall term; a resume/CV; and an informal transcript electronically to: Professor Michael Musheno at mmusheno@law.berkeley.edu no later than Thursday, April 11 at 5pm.

List of fall 2013 courses

ELQ Writing Awards!

Admin — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:17:34 +0000

ELQ Writing Awards!
Writing Awards! Turn your essay into cash! Each year ELQ gives out awards for papers written on environmental topics. Awards are $500-$2000 in different categories like water, land use, local government, and energy and climate change. Have a paper you’d like to submit? Its easy, just read the short description of the awards and the guidelines on our website, and follow the instructions for submission! Submission deadline is noon on Friday 3/22.

http://boalt.org/elq/fellowships.php

Cat sitter wanted!

Admin — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:16:30 +0000

We are going to be travelling a fair amount in the spring and summer and need a long term solution for our very sweet 5 year old housecat, Henrietta. Specifically, we’re hoping someone can house her from, say, April 10th through about August 10th. She has lived happily with another cat, and coexists peacefully now with a dog. There would be a monthly stipend for you for her care, plus we would cover all her expenses. And cats can happily be left for 2-3 days. Please let me know if you are interested. To my mind, she is a great cat personality — affectionate but not annoying. Thanks. Chris Kutz, ckutz@law.berkeley.edu

Summer GSRs Needed for Wrongful Conviction Project

Admin — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 19:23:15 +0000

GSRs Needed for Wrongful Conviction Project

Summer 2013 GSRs– Now accepting applications

The Chief Justice Earl Warren Institute on Law & Social Policy (Warren Institute) at the
UC Berkeley School of Law is a multi-disciplinary research center that tackles the most pressing issues in education, civil rights, criminal and juvenile justice, immigration, work/family and healthcare facing California and the nation.

The Warren Institute is currently seeking law students to assist in the criminal justice program on the Wrongful Conviction Project. The Warren Institute is working on a project evaluating the cost of wrongful convictions to the state of California. Law students will investigate case information, analyze court documents, and assist with the creation & maintenance of a wrongful conviction database. Familiarity with criminal law or criminal procedure would be helpful. Students will be helping to build a database of real cases in which felony convictions have been reversed, as well as researching and brainstorming ways in which the data can be used to support policy change in California.

See the project website: http://www.law.berkeley.edu/cawrongfulconviction.htm

The California Wrongful Convictions Project has paid full and part-time summer positions available. Hours are flexible and can be for all or part of the summer. Work on the project may be eligible for the Boalt Hall Summer Fellowship Pro Bono hours (Edley Hours).

To apply for a GSR position, please forward a resume and cover letter to Elaine Mui at emui@law.berkeley.edu.

For more information on the Warren Institute, please visit our website: www.warreninstitute.org

Sublet Needed for Summer

Admin — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 19:23:02 +0000

Hi,

I am currently a Boalt 1L student and am looking for someone to sublet my place from mid-May through end of July.

I live about 1.5 miles from school on University/Acton and the 51b is right next to my apartment.

I would be subletting my share of my 2-bedroom apartment. The apartment is spacious, peaceful and in a safe neighborhood in North Berkeley. My room itself has a walk-in closet and lots of natural light.

If you are interested, please call 714 837 5451.

March 19 Screening of “Not Home” Documentary with Talk by Filmmaker

Administrator — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 21:38:15 +0000

Narcel Reedus’s documentary “Not Home” will be shown on Tuesday March 19, 5pm, with a talk by the filmmaker, at UC Berkeley, Wheeler Auditorium. The documentary follows four people, two young people and two parents, exploring how parents of medically-fragile children (especially but not exclusively in poor families, many of them families of color) feel forced to make the decision to institutionalize their child because some states disproportionately allocate funding for brick and mortar institutions rather than the less expensive home and community based living. Sponsored by UCB’s Disability Studies Research Cluster, Diversity and Health Disparities Research Cluster, and UC Berkeley School of Law. Wheelchair accessible. For disability accommodation, contact sschweik@berkeley.edu.

See www.nothomedocumentary.com for more information.

The Public Law Section 2013 Student Writing Competition

Administrator — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 21:44:27 +0000

The Public Law Section of the State Bar annually sponsors a student writing competition. The winner receives a $2,000 cash prize, publication of the winning entry in the Public Law Journal of the State Bar; expenses paid to attend the annual State Bar Conference and reception for the Public Lawyer of the Year.

If you have any questions, please contact:

John Appelbaum
Deputy Attorney General
Civil Rights Enforcement Section
Office of the Attorney General
1300 I Street, P.O. Box 944255
Sacramento, CA 94244-2550
(916) 445-2389

For more information, visit: http://publiclaw.calbar.ca.gov/PublicLaw/StudentWritingCompetition.aspx

BCLBE Research Fellows

Phyliss Martinez — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 22:10:53 +0000

The Berkeley Center for Law, Business and the Economy (BCLBE) is looking to hire two Berkeley Law students for summer fellowships. BCLBE Research Fellows will write for the BBLJ/BCLBE blog, The Network, a daily publication that focuses on financial regulation, financing innovation, and international capital markets. Additionally, fellows will seek content and opinions on current business law related developments from professors and practitioners. Fellows also will work with The Network senior editors on developing the content and style for the blog. The fellowship is a great opportunity for students to develop their writing skills while learning and publishing about exciting areas of business law. The Network is found at http://thenetwork.berkeleylawblogs.org/.

The fellowship pays standard GSR rates for up to twenty hours per week. Students with other research assistant arrangements within the law school are encouraged to apply, as this fellowship may be used to supplement these positions.

Interested students should submit their resume to: BCLBE@law.berkeley.edu with Summer Network GSR in the subject line.

Summer Sublets Needed

Admin — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 18:40:36 +0000

The Advanced Degree Programs Office is currently seeking summer housing opportunities for Professional LL.M. students who will be studying here this summer. The Professional LL.M. summer program runs from May 13 to August 9 with an optional early end date of July 19. Professional LL.M. students range from recent graduates to partners at international law firms, so their housing needs and budgets vary significantly. Some come alone while others bring their families – housing needs will range from simple rooms to large furnished homes.

Please let us know if you or someone you know has summer housing available by emailing adpoffice@law.berkeley.edu. Include relevant info such as size, location, dates available and cost.

READER POSITION AVAILABLE

Admin — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 18:34:28 +0000

READER POSITION AVAILABLE

For Spring 2013

Energy and Resources Group C180

Ecological Economics in Historical Context

(cross-listed with Environmental Economics and Policy C180)

The Energy and Resources Graduate Group seeks a reader for ER 180, Ecological Economics in Historical Context. The reader should:

a) have some familiarity with economics

b) be able to attend most of the remaining lectures

c) be able to spend an additional 15 hours a week grading short 800-1200 word papers that 50 students will be turning in every two weeks for the remainder of the semester, and

d) assist with the grading of the final exam.

This position will average 20 hours per week (50% Full-Time Equivalent) and includes partial fee remissions (covers Student Services Fee, In-State Tuition, and Health Insurance Fee).

Starting pay for Graduate Student Readers is $12.67.

Please contact Prof. Richard Norgaard by email: norgaard@berkeley.edu

BTLJ Writing Competition

Admin — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 20:34:03 +0000

The Berkeley Technology Law Journal is soliciting entries for our annual student writing competition. We will accept submissions from J.D. candidates on a wide variety of topics at the intersection of law and technology, including but not limited to: technology and the public interest, privacy, internet law, intellectual property, antitrust, First Amendment issues, entertainment and new media, telecommunications, biotechnology, and cybercrime.

First prize includes $2,000. Berkeley Law entrants also compete for the Aldo J. Test Award, carrying a $1,000 prize.

The winning article will also be published in the Fall 2013 issue if it meets the Journal’s publication standards. The submission deadline is March 1, 2013.

If you have any questions, please e-mail us at btljwritingcompetition@gmail.com or visit the following link: http://btlj.org/2013/01/30/spring-2013-writing-competition-rules/.