Mayra Feddersen (mfeddersen@berkeley.edu)

The Warren Institute is currently seeking students interested in working on criminal justice projects. We currently have two projects where we would like to hire law students:

1. A project with the California District Attorneys Association and the California Crime Victims Assistance Association (CCVAA) conducting a study of the needs of women victims of violence in the state of California.

2. A project working with the San Francisco Adult Probation Department to implement the Bill of Rights for Children of Incarcerated Parents. We need to develop materials for children whose parents are on probation.

If you are interested in working as a GSR for the Warren Institute on these and/or other projects, please send an email to Warren Institute Managing Director/Director of Criminal Justice Andrea Russi at arussi@law.berkeley.edu by February 3, 2012.

For additional information about the competition, including past winners and entries, please visit our website: http://www.nysba.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Student_Writing_Competition.

The Warren Institute is currently seeking students to assist with programs in voting rights, education, immigration, and criminal justice.

Spring Semester 2012 Internships: the Warren Institute seeks students interested in working on our current projects for approximately 10 hours per week. Positions are both paid and unpaid (depending on the project funding).

Summer 2012 Internships: In 2012, 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. Most 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 internship, please forward a resume, cover letter, and references to Elaine Mui at emui@law.berkeley.edu. Application deadline for the spring semester have been extended to January 27, 2011. Applications for summer 2012 are due by February 1, 2012.

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

SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Join us Jan 18th for guest speaker Dr. Victoria Hale, Founder of One World Health
Wed. 4-6pm, MBA 292N, 2 Units (open to all Cal Graduate students)
Cheit Hall C135 (Haas School of Business)
Instructors: Jane Wei-Skillern and Jennifer Walske
Social entrepreneurs are redefining the way that business functions as a part of society. This course explores how to utilize social entrepreneurship to generate social impact as efficiently, effectively, and sustainably as possible through two primary means: 1) through organizational level growth and innovation and 2) through network approaches which require the mobilization of a vast array of actors and resources beyond organizational boundaries.

NONPROFIT BOARDS: GOVERNANACE AND LEADERSHIP
Sun. 2/26/12 & 3/11/12, MBA 292B, 1 Unit (open to all Cal Graduate students)
Instructor: Paul Jansen
· Nonprofit Boards: Governance and Leadership in Nonprofit Organizations examines the roles and responsibilities of members of nonprofit boards of directors. Students will identify and develop the leadership and management skills necessary to be an effective board member. Using board assessment instruments and self-assessment activities, the class will seek to determine “fit” between different types of boards and class participants. This course is highly recommended for Berkeley Board Fellows.

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OF NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
Sun. 2/12/12 & 3/4/12, MBA 292F, 1 Unit (open to all Cal Graduate students)
Instructor: Brent Copen
· In order to be an effective leader in the nonprofit field, one must have a solid grounding in financial management. This course is designed to develop the core financial management skills needed by board members and seniors managers in large and small organizations. Students will learn the tools and techniques for effective planning and budgeting as well as how to control, evaluate and revise plans. The course will address current regulations and issues that impact nonprofit financial management.

You can still sign up for these courses during the add/drop period. For more information please contact Nora Silver at silver@haas.berkeley.edu.

Students can either use this research to satisfy their Berkeley Law Writing Assignment or they can get course credit. The work will be conducted through the Earl Warren Institute on Law and Social Policy.

Deadline for Submission
ONLINE entries MUST be submitted by 11:59 PM CST on February 18, 2011.
MAILED entries MUST be postmarked by February 18, 2011.

Contest Mission
The contest encourages original and innovative research and writing in the area of legal malpractice law, professional liability insurance and loss prevention.

Prize
* Cash award of $5,000.
* All expense paid trip to the Spring 2011 National Legal Malpractice Conference in Boston, MA on April 27-29.

Sponsors
The Bert W. Levit Essay Contest is conducted by the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Lawyers’ Professional Liability and the San Francisco law firm of Long & Levit LLP. The 2011 contest is administered and judged by a subcommittee designated by the ABA Standing Committee on Lawyers’ Professional Liability.

The Assignment
The 2011 Contest Essay Hypothetical concerns whether a party who has engaged in fraud has standing to bring a suit against a lawyer for fraud and legal malpractice based on the lawyer’s conduct relating to the fraud itself, or rather if such a claim is barred by the doctrine of in pari delicto, which prohibits one wrongdoer from suing another wrongdoer for a fraud the two parties committed together.

For more information, please visit: http://apps.americanbar.org/legalservices/lpl/levit/levit.html

The Sexual Violence & Accountability Project works to improve access to justice, protection, and support for those fearing or fleeing sexual and gender-based violence through evidence-based research that informs policy and programming. We analyze legislation, investigative and prosecutorial practices, and judicial outcomes; we also assess the importance of psychosocial support and witness protection or community intervention. In addition to studying individual capacities in health, legal, forensic, judicial, and community sectors, we look at ways the linkages between them can be strengthened for the benefit of the survivor.

Responsibilities of the GSR will be focused on assisting the Project Director develop research and case study preparations for the Project’s work on accountability for sexual and gender-based violence, in and out of armed conflict. Specifically, the GSR will research aspects of accountability generally as well as within the context of specific countries of interest. This will entail drafting of research memos, development of HRC’s subject-area library, and assisting with fieldwork preparations. (Depending on the availability of funds and time, international fieldwork may also be an option during the summer.)

The GSR should be available from late January 2012 until late April 2012, with possibility of extension into the summer. The time commitment required is 8-10 hours per week. The rate of pay is $15.99 / hour.

To apply, please send a letter of interest, resume, 10-15 page writing sample, and 2 references to Project Director Kim Thuy Seelinger at ktseelinger@berkeley.edu. Applications accepted on a rolling basis, with selection to be concluded before January 16, 2012.

THE PHILIP A. HARLEY MEMORIAL MOCK TRIAL COMPETITION 2012

Judges & Attorneys Needed
Judge the competitions and help enrich the lives of
over 200 local high school students!

What: Mock Trial is a national program through which students learn
key concepts of our judicial system and hone critical thinking and debate skills. In the competitions, teams of high school students portray courtroom principals in a simulation of a criminal case with a pretrial motion of a Bill of Rights issue. Local judges preside and attorneys rate the students’ performances from the jury box.

When: Scorers and judges still needed 6-8 p.m. January 11, 12 & 31, and
February 2, 7, 9 &16

Where: Alameda County Superior Court Administration Building
1221 Oak Street in Downtown Oakland

**Help out at just one of the competitions or several!**

For more information or to sign up to volunteer for one or more of the evenings, contact Mock Trial Attorney-Judge Coordinator Jenny Keystone at
(510) 206-7366 or mokstone@gmail.com.

Steve Weissman, Director of the Energy Program at Boalt’s Center of Law, Energy and the Environment, and Jennifer Granholm, former governor of Michigan, are co-teaching a 2-unit seminar jointly offered between Berkeley’s Law School and the Goldman School of Public Policy: Renewable Energy, Clean Fuels (Law 270.7 /Public Policy 290-05). This course needs the assistance of a Tutor who will aid the professors in guiding six student groups to prepare regional renewable energy plans that will be combined into one national energy strategy, including researching and identifying materials for class presentations.

The Tutor will assist with the student groups, ensuring that the groups and reports are coordinated and cohesive. The course will feature a number of guests – either in person or remotely — with specific expertise in areas of renewable energy technologies and strategies; the Tutor will assist with identification and technical coordination of class guests. The Tutor must have an academic concentration or experience in renewable energy law, technology or policy. Experience in leading or guiding group projects is a plus.

To apply, please e-mail your resume and a brief note indicating your interest and any relevant experience to ing@law.berkeley.edu .

Applications will be evaluated as they are received, beginning December 12, 2011, until such time as the position is filled.

Fellowships include an all-expense paid trip from New York to Berlin, Krakow, and Oświęcim (Auschwitz) where students will work with leading faculty to explore both history and the ethical issues facing their profession today.  All program costs, including international and European travel, lodging, and food, are covered.

The program dates for FASPE Law are May 20 – May 31, 2012.

Completed applications must be received by January 6, 2012. Candidates of all religious, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds are encouraged to apply. All students who are enrolled in law programs at the time of their application are eligible to apply.

To apply or to learn more about FASPE, please visit:  http://www.mjhnyc.org/FASPE/

If you have any questions, please contact Thorin R. Tritter, Managing Director of FASPE, at FASPE@mjhnyc.org or 646-437-4307.

The Tutor will assist with the student groups, ensuring that the groups and reports are coordinated and cohesive. The course will feature a number of guests – either in person or remotely — with specific expertise in areas of renewable energy technologies and strategies; the Tutor will assist with identification and technical coordination of class guests. The Tutor must have an academic concentration or experience in renewable energy law, technology or policy. Experience in leading or guiding group projects is a plus.

To apply, please e-mail your resume and a brief note indicating your interest and any relevant experience to ing@law.berkeley.edu .

Applications will be evaluated as they are received, beginning December 12, 2011, until such time as the position is filled.

The Warren Institute is currently seeking students to assist with programs in voting rights, education, immigration, and criminal justice.

Spring Semester 2012 Internships: the Warren Institute seeks students interested in working on our current projects for approximately 10 hours per week. Positions are both paid and unpaid (depending on the project funding).

Summer 2012 Internships: In 2012, 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. Most 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 for the spring semester are due by November 28, 2011. Applications for summer 2012 are due by January 27, 2012.

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

California’s population has nearly doubled in only about 40 years, and projections point to more growth – the state adds about one person a minute, or nearly half a million each year. In 1910, California was relatively wide open with not quite 2.4 million people. Fast forward 100 years, and nearly 39 million people called California home in 2010. Projections indicate a population of potentially 60 million by 2050.

“The students in our institutions of higher learning are very important to how California evolves,” said Marilyn Brant Chandler DeYoung, CAPS Chairman of the Board. “They can and will influence the future of the state, the country and the world.

“Unfortunately, unlike during the 1960s and 1970s when population growth was widely discussed, in more recent decades, it’s become politically incorrect to discuss the implications of overpopulation. So much of the younger demographic is unaware of how rapid population growth has impacted California’s economy, our environment, our public schools, health care facilities, prisons, highways, wetlands, biodiversity, water resources, energy consumption and state and national parks – virtually every aspect of life. With the CAPA Awards competition, CAPS hopes to get the overpopulation issue back on people’s ‘radar screens.’”

To enter the CAPA Awards competition, students in California colleges and universities may submit an original short video or radio spot, write an Op-Ed, or design a Facebook initiative or Twitter campaign that focuses on the causes of overpopulation in California and its effects on the environment, wildlife and quality of human life and the future benefits that a sustainable population would bring.

The top award is $5,000 in the video category. A winning entry in the radio category will garner a $3,000 award. The Op-Ed, Facebook and Twitter categories each have an available $1,500 award. Additionally, the first 100 qualified entries will be entered in a random drawing for an iPad 2 (three will be given away).

The CAPA Awards college competition is open to all students enrolled at least half-time in a university or college (state or private), a community college, or a trade or career-based school located in California who are at least 18 years of age by the time of the competition submissions deadline.

Complete information for awards submission is at http://www.capaawards.com. Submission deadline is November 30, 2011.

About CAPS

CAPS (http://www.capsweb.org) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization founded in 1986 that works to preserve California’s future through the stabilization of our state’s human population. Since nearly all of California’s runaway population growth now comes from immigration, CAPS focuses largely on this issue. The organization sponsors public and media awareness campaigns, works with lawmakers to promote more responsible policies, conducts research and has a growing network of member-activists who are concerned about the impacts of overpopulation.

The undergraduate Legal Studies Program may have openings for you to serve as a Graduate Student Instructor (GSI) in the spring semester of 2012. 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 of undergraduate students.

A schedule indicating the lecture courses for which there may be openings is here. For each class, the days and times of faculty lectures and discussion sessions are indicated. 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 before applying for a particular course because there is no flexibility to adjust them to your schedule.

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 spring term; a resume/CV; and an informal transcript electronically to: Michael Musheno at mmusheno@law.berkeley.edu no later than noon on Thursday, October 20, 2011.

Since its founding in 2006, UC Berkeley’s annual “Big Ideas” prize contest has inspired innovative and high-impact student projects aimed at solving the world’s most pressing problems. By seeking out and supporting smart and promising new ideas, Big Ideas has produced remarkable results.

Visit their website for more details:  http://bigideas.berkeley.edu/

FYI — Prof. Jamie O’Connell is familiar with the program and can attest to its value.  He chairs the Board of Directors of an NGO, International Professional Partnerships for Sierra Leone, which got its start with seed money from this competition a few years ago.