The Kern County Women Lawyers Association (KCWLA) of Bakersfield, California is an organization that supports and promotes women in the profession as well as issues of gender, diversity and equality. The KCWLA, through its Foundation, awards scholarships to both female and male law students, each year, in April or May. In order to receive a scholarship, the applicant must have ties to Kern County, California, have financial need and/or hardship and have good academic standing and scholarship. The Foundation is interested in candidates who have interests and experiences concerning issues facing the procession and, in particular, those issues important to women. Each year, at least one scholarship for a second, third or fourth year law student is awarded.

* Deadline: April 2, 2010
* Awards: $250-$3,000
* Contact:
Cynthia C. Norris, Secretary
Kern County Women Lawyers Foundation
P.O. Box 2702
Bakersfield, CA 93302
* Phone: 661-868-2736
* Download the Application

Every year the Essex County Bar Foundation offers a scholarship in memory of Joseph J. and Vincent P. Biunno. The scholarships are designed to offer financial assistance to persons with disabilities who are currently attending law school. For purposes of the scholarship, a disability is limited to a permanent physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one of more of the major life activities of the individual having such an impairment. Persons wishing to apply for the scholarship will need to demonstrate a permanent disability consistent with the criterion outlined above and demonstrate financial need, law school achievement and commitment to practice law. Those with connections to New Jersey receive preference.

* Deadline: May 7, 2010
* Email: info@essexbar.com
* Phone: 973-622-6207
* Website and Application: www.essexbar.com

The SABANC (South Asian Bar Association of Northern California) Foundation has a fellowship program that funds public interest fellowships for law students who are interested in dedicating their summers to public interest work that impacts and benefits the South Asian community in the Bay Area.

* Deadline: March 26, 2010
* Contact: Monali Sheth
* Email: mssheth@gmail.com
* Website and Application: http://www.southasianbar.org/saba-foundation/fellowship

Law Students for Law Students (LSLS) is a new student organization dedicated to providing support for law students through peer counseling and mentoring. Applications are available now for peer counseling positions. Email lawstudentsforlawstudents@gmail.com to request an application and receive information on the group’s plans for the upcoming semester, anticipated training schedule, time commitment, and other details of participation. Applications are due Friday, March 19 at 5:00 p.m.

Brian Carver, Assistant Professor at the School of Information (and Boalt alumnus), seeks a full-time Research Assistant for Summer 2010 to assist him with his research on copyright and cyberlaw. The RA may research current case law in these areas, may research specific legal questions and write memoranda about the research, may conduct literature reviews and summarize law journal articles, and may assist in case book editing.

Start and end dates are flexible, but full-time availability for at least eight weeks and demonstrated interest in the subject matter, through coursework or extra-curricular activities, is preferred. Pay is GSR Step I.

Please send a cover letter and resume to Brian Carver at: bcarver@ischool.berkeley.edu

Professor Carver hopes to complete interviews by March 18th.

Law Students for Law Students (LSLS) is a new student organization dedicated to providing support for law students through peer counseling and mentoring. Peer counselors will offer free, confidential counseling services in an empathetic and non-judgmental manner. LSLS peer counselors will receive clinical training from a professional psychologist and experienced peer counselors.

LSLS allows students to talk to a peer counselor who understands what they are going through. This first-hand perspective can be especially valuable in high-stress environment like law school. Accordingly, students who have experienced their own challenges in law school will be particularly helpful and are encouraged to apply.

For more information please email: lawstudentsforlawstudents@gmail.com or attend the information session on Wednesday, March 10, at 12:45 p.m. in Room 12.

All communications will be kept confidential.

The Berkeley Technology Law Journal is soliciting entries for our annual student writing competition. We will accept submissions from J.D. candidates across the country, including from Berkeley law, on a wide variety of topics at the intersection of law and technology, including but not limited to: intellectual property, antitrust, First Amendment, entertainment, new media, greentech, telecommunications, biotechnology, internet, and cybercrime. First prize includes $2,000. An additional $1,000 will be awarded to the top submission from a Boalt student. The winning article will also be published in the Fall 2010 issue if it meets the Journal’s publication standards. The submission deadline is February 26, 2010 at 5pm PST.

Please e-mail btljwritingcompetition@gmail.com with questions or for additional information.

Submissions should be submitted with a cover sheet that can be requested by email or downloaded from http://www.btlj.org/submissions/competition.php and comply with the following rules:

Papers must be no more than 50 pages long, including footnotes. Do NOT use endnotes. Margins should be 1”, minimum. Body text must be double-spaced. Font must be Times New Roman or a similar serif font, and 12 point. Footnotes may be 10 pt and single-spaced but there should be a space between notes. Citations must conform to the 18th Ed. of The Bluebook. The author’s name should not appear anywhere on the paper. Only one entry will be accepted per person.

The Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic is proud to announce the Robert J. Glushko Summer Clinical Fellowships, several exciting opportunities for Berkeley Law students interested in working on law and technology policy issues to gain real-world experience advocating on behalf of the public interest.

Funded through a generous donation from Professors Robert Glushko and Pamela Samuelson, these paid Fellowships will provide a small number of rising 3Ls with the opportunity to work full-time over the summer with Samuelson Clinic faculty to support the Clinic’s ongoing legal work on behalf of their clients and the public interest. The Fellowships are intended to provide a summer experience participating in real-world lawyering and policy work where students to assist Clinical faculty in the execution of live cases on the Clinic docket.

If you are a rising Berkeley Law 3L interested in a Fellowship for this summer, please email (1) your resume and (2) a short statement of no more than 1,000 words describing your interest in and commitment to technology law, public policy, and/or the public interest to Clinic Directors Jason Schultz (jschultz@law.berkeley.edu) and Jennifer Urban (jurban@law.berkeley.edu). Submissions are due no later than 5 p.m. on Friday, March 5, 2010.

More information about the Samuelson Clinic is provided below and can be found at http://www.samuelsonclinic.org/.

Established in January 2001, the Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic at UC Berkeley Law was the first clinic in the nation to provide law students with the opportunity to represent the public interest in sound technology policy through client advocacy and participation in legislative, regulatory, litigation and technical standard-setting activities. Since its founding, the Samuelson Clinic has been extremely successful in a broad range of matters in the digital realm, working with nonprofit organizations, government agencies and legislators, and academic researchers across a variety of issues touching on technology including free speech, privacy, intellectual property, electronic commerce, voting systems, open source software and the life sciences.

Today, the Samuelson Clinic offers law students the unparalleled opportunity to learn about lawyering, government institutions and the complexities involved in technology-related law, while representing individuals, nonprofits, and consumer groups that could not otherwise obtain counsel on these legal issues. Through the clinic, students counsel small and large clients; file amicus briefs; comment on proposed legislation and regulations; produce guidelines on new and emerging technologies; conduct cutting-edge research, often in conjunction with non-profits, experts, or graduate students from other disciplines on campus; and most importantly, provide legal assistance on important issues related to law and technology such as biotech, copyright, privacy, free speech, electronic voting, patent reform, etc.

Berkeley Law is re-announcing its Certificate of Specialization in Clean Technology Law (formerly called the “Green Technology” certificate).

The specialized curricular program ensures students develop a broad background in fundamental areas of law while receiving advanced training in environmental, energy, finance, and intellectual property law.

Please note that requirements for the graduating class of 2010 are different than those for graduating classes of 2011 and beyond. Complete requirements and applications are available here. 3L applications are due on April 19.

Direct any questions to cleantech@law.berkeley.edu.

LAW CLERKS—SUMMER 2010:
BERKELEY CENTER ON HEALTH, ECONOMIC & FAMILY SECURITY

The Berkeley Center on Health, Economic & Family Security (Berkeley CHEFS) seeks law students for clerkships in summer 2010. The law clerks will engage in legal and policy research on work-family issues and health care reform. Applicants are encouraged to express interest in one of these topics and provide information about any work experience, academic courses, or research in these areas.

Summer law clerks must be available to work full time during the summer. The positions are unpaid, but Berkeley CHEFS is willing to assist students who are seeking to secure funding from other sources. Please see below for more information on the mission and direction of Berkeley CHEFS.

To apply, please send a cover letter and resume to chefs@law.berkeley.edu.
Application deadline is March 15, 2009.

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

The economic security of American families is a growing national concern but policy proposals to address the needs of working families with regard to health security, economic security, and work-family balance are too often advanced separately. With faculty experts in law, social welfare, public health, political science, public policy, medicine, and economics, Berkeley CHEFS initiates robust dialogue and research aimed at developing policy recommendations to assist the engineering of legislative, institutional, and regulatory reforms. Berkeley CHEFS’ programmatic goals include:

*Increasing health security through promoting universal health coverage and improved care delivery at the national, state, and local levels;

*Developing better protections for workers who are on voluntary or involuntary leave from their jobs; and

*Supporting working families in a flexible workplace.

For more information, please visit: http://www.law.berkeley.edu/chefs.htm.

BCCJ Summer Internship 2010

The Berkeley Center for Criminal Justice (BCCJ) seeks a law student for an internship for summer 2010.

BCCJ works to bring law enforcement and community together to build partnerships in support of innovative, research-based criminal justice policy approaches. The summer intern would do research and policy work on BCCJ projects in one or more of the following areas: street violence reduction, juvenile justice, corrections and reentry, policing and community policing, and drug policy. The summer intern’s duties may also include the opportunity to work directly for BCCJ Faculty Board members.

Summer interns will work under the direction of the Executive Director and Director of Programs. The position is open to first and second year students.
Interested applicants should send a cover letter, resume, and unofficial transcript to BCCJ Executive Director Andrea Russi at arussi@law.berkeley.edu

For more information about BCCJ, visit our website: www.bccj.berkeley.edu.

Farella Braun + Martel LLP represents a diverse group of clients in one of the most diverse regions of this country and are committed to increasing the diversity of the legal profession. As part of their commitment, they are again awarding Diversity Scholarships to support outstanding diverse Bay Area law students. This year, Farella Braun + Martel will award a total of $25,000 in scholarship grants to be divided equally between three to five law student recipients.

Scholarship applicants must be current first-year, full- or part-time (attending first-year classes) law
students who are students of color, members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer
(LGBTQ) community, disabled, or whose background or experience would otherwise contribute to the
diversity of the legal profession.

Their scholarship committee is composed of attorneys at the firm, and scholarship recipients will be
chosen based upon a combination of merit and financial need. With respect to merit, the committee will
consider each applicant’s academic accomplishments, background, activities, obligations and commitment to community service. Need, as interpreted by the committee, will be determined based upon the applicant’s and the applicant’s family’s income; the applicant’s sources of financial aid, including loans, grants, fellowships and scholarships, if any; assets, if any; expenses; and expected income during the summer of 2010. Preference will be given to applicants who demonstrate a commitment to working and living in the Bay Area.

Applications are available on their website (www.fbm.com), and all completed applications must be
postmarked by March 12, 2010. Scholarship recipients will be notified by April 13, 2010 and will receive their scholarship checks shortly thereafter.

The Public Interest Scholarship Program recognizes top California law students who demonstrate a commitment to public service, an intent to pursue a career in public interest law, academic excellence, and financial need. The Scholarship helps pay the costs of obtaining a law school education, including tuition, fees, books, and related law school education expenses. Awards of up to $7,500 recognize law students who demonstrate superior academic achievement, a sustained and extensive commitment to public service, often while overcoming serious hardships and obstacles, an intent to pursue a career in public interest law, and financial need. Candidates must be nominated by their law school.

The Public Interest Scholarship is awarded in the fall of 2010 for the 2010-2011 academic year. Please visit our Scholarship posting for more information.

The application packet is available online at http://www.calbarfoundation.org/programs/scholarships/lawschool.html

Because each school must nominate applicants for the CA Bar Foundation Public Interest Scholarship, applications will need to be submitted the Law School’s Financial Aid office by 5:00pm Wednesday, March 3, 2010.

For additional information. please contact Jasmine Guillory, Program Director, at 415-856-0780 ext. 302 or jguillory@calbarfoundation.org

University of California, Berkeley School of Law
Thelton E. Henderson Center for Social Justice
Classification: Graduate Student Researcher
Working Title: Henderson Center Graduate Student Researcher (GSR)
Pay Rate: $15.53/hr

The Thelton E. Henderson Center for Social Justice (Henderson Center) at UC Berkeley School of Law is seeking a Graduate Student Researcher (GSR) for spring 2010, to assist with literature searches and summarizing (abstracting) empirical scholarly articles. Much of the literature searches and abstracting will be related to mental health, girls and incarceration.
Job Description: The Henderson Center GSR will work under the supervision of the Senior Research Associate on a variety of research and administrative tasks associated with developing research proposals and assisting with current research projects on equal opportunity programs and the impact of a restorative justice program at an Oakland, California middle school.
Responsibilities: The Henderson Center GSR will be responsible for performing comprehensive literature reviews, summarizing (abstracting) literature, and transcribing interview data.
Requirements:
• Ability to start work immediately and commit to a regular work schedule, approximately 10 to 15 hours per week.

• Substantial experience with the use of library search engines.

• Substantial experience in summarizing (abstracting) empirical scholarly articles.

• Ability to accurately transcribe digitally recorded interviews.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Word.

• Ability to work independently and as part of a small team to set priorities and meet deadlines.

• Ability to preserve the confidentiality of the research study.

• Demonstrated commitment to social justice.

Desired Qualifications:
• Experience working with a research team at an academic institution or nonprofit.
• Background in juvenile mental health issues, particularly related to girls and the juvenile system.

Interested students should submit a resume, a one page statement of interest, and a brief (5 to 10 pages) writing sample to Wilda White, Executive Director, wwhite@law.berkeley.edu.
Established in 1999, the Henderson Center is a research and training center that fosters scholarship on race and poverty that views the law in a larger social context, works in partnership with communities to educate the public and influence policy, and prepares UC Berkeley School of Law graduates to pursue public interest legal careers. For more information, see www.law.berkeley.edu/HendersonCenter.htm.

This year the Black Women Lawyers Association will award scholarship(s) to second and third year full-time law students as well as fourth year law students enrolled in night programs who intend to practice law in California. Recipients are selected on the basis of financial need, community service, academic achievement and legal writing ability.

Completed applications must be postmarked no later than March 5, 2010. Successful applicants will be recognized at the Black Women Lawyer’s Foundation Luncheon at the Sheraton Delfina in Los Angeles, California, May 1, 2010

The application is available at http://www.blackwomenlawyersla.org/.