The mission of the Berkeley Center on Health, Economic & Family Security (Berkeley CHEFS) is to address the increasing insecurity faced by workers and families in the United States through the development of integrated and interdisciplinary policy solutions.

Berkeley CHEFS is part of the Chief Justice Earl Warren Institute on Law and Social Policy (Warren Institute), UC Berkeley Law School’s multi‐disciplinary research center tackling the most pressing issues in civil rights, work‐family and health care reform, and criminal justice, facing California and the nation.

WI- Health, Economic & Family Security: Investigates vital needs of working families with regard to health and economic security, and work-family balance. Currently, we operate programs on improving health insurance and care delivery, job protection for employees on leave, and work-place flexibility.

Summer Internships: In 2011, the Warren Institute will host a small number of full-time and part-time Summer Interns. Our summer internship program provides an excellent opportunity to gain meaningful hands-on experience working on cutting edge issues and to work with leading scholars and advocates in the field.

This summer we are offering paid internships for legal interns to assist us with two health law reform projects:

- Increasing Accountable Care Organizations: Legal interns will assist us in researching the legal and regulatory barriers to implementation of Accountable Care Organizations for safety net providers. This project involves questions of administrative law, anti-trust law, state law on the corporate governance of medicine, and federal and state fraud and abuse laws.
- Improving Seamless Health Coverage: The second project focuses on how to implement the Affordable Care Act’s premium tax subsidies so as to ensure maximum enrollment and the least penalties for those individuals going through major life transitions (and thus health benefit transitions). This project involves the intersection of health law and policy with tax law and policy and mixes in some interesting health privacy questions.

To apply for a summer internship, please forward a resume, cover letter, and references to Phyliss Martinez at CHEFS@law.berkeley.edu.

Chief Justice Earl Warren Institute on Social Policy and Law

2011 Summer Internship Program – now accepting applications

The Chief Justice Earl Warren Institute on Social Policy and Law (Warren Institute) at
UC Berkeley Law School is a multi-disciplinary research center that tackles the most pressing issues in civil rights, work-family and health care reform, and criminal justice, facing California and the nation. The Institute engages a wide range of legal and policy issues within these areas, providing valuable intellectual capital to public and private sector leaders, the media and the general public, while advancing scholarly understanding. Central to its methods are concerted efforts to build bridges connecting the world of research with the world of civic action and policy debate so that each informs the other, while preserving independence, quality and credibility of the academic enterprise.

WI- Race, Ethnicity & Diversity: Engages the most difficult topics related to civil rights, race, and ethnicity. Currently, we operate programs dealing with voting rights, education, and immigration.

WI- Health, Economic & Family Security: Investigates vital needs of working families with regard to health and economic security, and work-family balance. Currently, we operate programs on improving health insurance and care delivery, job protection for employees on leave, and work-place flexibility.

WI- Criminal Justice: Works to enhance public safety and foster a fair and accountable justice system through research, analysis and collaboration. Currently, we operate programs on juvenile justice and criminal justice.

Summer Internships: In 2011, the Warren Institute will host a small number of full-time Summer Interns. Our summer internship program provides an excellent opportunity to gain meaningful hands-on experience working on cutting edge issues and to work with leading scholars and advocates in the field. Internships are unpaid, but we are willing to assist students seeking funding from other sources. We will sponsor two types of summer interns:

Legal summer internships: Open to students who have completed at least their first year of law school. We may consider individuals who have graduated law school and will start a judicial clerkship in the fall.

Social science summer internships: Open to graduate students who have completed at least one year of graduate study, including quantitative analysis coursework or other high level analytical skills.

To apply for a summer internship, please forward a resume, cover letter, and references to Elaine Mui at emui@law.berkeley.edu. Applications are due by February 4, 2011.

The 2048 Project at Berkeley Law is working on a restatement of international human rights documents into an International Bill of Rights that could be enforceable in the courts of all countries. A structure similar to the European Convention on Human Rights which is enforceable in the courts of 47 countries is being considered.

Starting this Thursday, August 19, the Project is having weekly meetings EVERY THURSDAY in ROOM 145 from 4:00 – 5:30 to work on the draft document which can be seen at www.2048.berkeley.edu. All students, faculty and staff are welcome, with or without experience in human rights. Food and drink will be served in an informal, brainstorming, setting.

IMPORTANT FOR 1Ls: Are you looking for summer 2009 employment? Need advice on where to start looking for a summer job? Would you find it helpful to have an attorney adviser at one of the top IP firms? If yes, participate in the 1L Law & Technology Mentor Program.

You will be matched with an attorney from a top IP firm in the Bay Area and you can email or phone this mentor and ask questions from “Is your firm hiring 1Ls?” to “What should I wear to a reception?” We have a bunch of firms who want to meet Boalt students and help you. If you are interested, please email Louise at llee@law.berkeley.edu and provide the following information:
* Name
* Email Address
* Undergraduate School
* Graduate School and Major
* Technology Interest

Date: Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Time: 1:15 pm
Location: Great Hall, Bancroft Hotel

The Institute for Legal Research is presenting a forum on “Courts, Politics, and the Media,” which will feature several nationally prominent journalists: Linda Greenhouse, who recently retired from the New York Times where she covered the US Supreme Court for 30 years; Emily Bazelon, legal writer for Slate.com; and Henry Weinstein, former legal reporter for the Los Angeles Times. Other speakers and panelists include Judge William A. Fletcher of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals; Molly Selvin, a legal historian and former reporter and editorial staff member on the LA Times; and Gordon Silverstein, Jesse Choper, and Goodwin Liu of the UC Berkeley faculty. This event is co-sponsored by the Jefferson Lectures Program and the School of Law’s Office of the Dean.

Admission is free.

http://www.law.berkeley.edu/centers/ilr/news.html

TODAY, Monday, August 25 from 5:30-7pm (Donor Lobby), meet the following attorneys from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati: Julie Holloway ‘98, Mike Ladra, Brad Finkelstein, T.O. Kong, Elise Miller ‘06, Jamie DiBoise, and Michelle Kley ‘03. Do not miss this opportunity to make some connections and distinguish yourself from other students as you prepare for your OCIs. Cocktails and savory hors d’oeuvers will be served.

Date: Thursday, August 28, 2008
Time: 12:45-1:45 pm
Location: Boalt – 122

Come hear a panel of faculty members, practitioners, and students discuss why it is important for law students to develop cultural competence and how such knowledge and understanding can make you a more effective lawyer. This panel launches the Continuing the Conversation discussion series on class privilege, white privilege, male privilege, and heterosexual privilege. Lunch provided.

Date: Friday, August 22, 2008
Time: 12:45-1:45 pm
Location: Boalt – 100

Come to an informational meeting to hear more about the Henderson Center and how to get involved. Food will be provided.

For more information on Henderson Center events please visit: www.law.berkeley.edu/hcsj or call 642-6969

The Scholar Advocate Program is a Law 298 group research and writing project to incubate innovative legal scholarship that focuses on the intent requirement in discrimination law, affirmative action, and challenges to privilege, inequality, and subordination that look beyond traditional discrimination law. In collaboration with the Equal Justice Society in San Francisco and the University of Hawaii Richardson School of Law (Professors Eric Yamamoto and Linda Krieger) students will also be learning how to craft theoretical and empirical scholarship to make it more accessible to the bar, the bench, and the public. If you are interested please contact Mary Louise Frampton at mlframpton@law.berkeley.edu.

Date: Monday, August 25, 2008
Time: 12:45-1:45 pm
Location: Boalt-100

Come hear Ruth Chance lecturer, Kimberly Thomas Rapp. Kimberly Rapp is the Director of Law and Public Policy for the Equal Justice Society (EJS), a national strategy group that is reshaping jurisprudence through progressive legal theory, public policy and practice. The Equal Justice Society brings together lawyers, activists, and academics to challenge the assault on racial and social justice in the courts.

The Berkeley Center for Law & Technology (BCLT) provides many opportunities for students to meet attorneys from over 40 top Bay Area firms throughout the fall semester.  These opportunities include Job Fairs, Receptions and Lunchtime Presentations.  Students should make every effort to attend as many of these events as your schedule will allow.  It will give you the opportunity to practice talking to potential employers in a comfortable setting.  It may also be a good means of collecting information about a firm in which you are interested or a chance to reinforce a favorable impression from an interview.  Even if you are not interested in working for the hosting firm, you can learn more about what it is like to practice in the broad area of technology law.  Remember, firms interviewing on campus often arrange interviews with students directly before or after their interview day and during breaks.  So take advantage of these opportunities to meet attorneys and make contacts.  Visit the BCLT website at http://www.law.berkeley.edu/institutes/bclt/events.html to obtain dates, times and locations of these programs.