Latest News as of 4/13/12

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1) LS Undrgrd Rsrch Conf.
2) Advisor Code

3) Sign up for Commencement

4) Mock 1L class
5) Redistricting in TX
6) Leti Volpp Talk
7) UPSA Great Debate 2012
8 ) Just in Time Job Fair
9) Win an iPad, Seniors!
10) Social Justice Event
11) Intl Career Talk
12) Relay for Life
13) Haas Pub Svc Leaders Prog
14) NonPrft Jobs/Intrnshps
15) Teaching Masters Prog
16) BASE Su12 (arts, sciences, engineering)
17) USAJOBS posting
18) Sample CalJobs postings
19) Legal Asst Part time

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1) LS Undrgrd Rsrch Conf.

LS Undrgrd Rsrch Conf.

Dear Legal Studies students:

On April 27, we will be hosting the Fourth Annual Legal Studies Undergraduate Research Conference.

This event will showcase original research from students in legal studies as well as students from a number of other departments on campus, including rhetoric, peace and conflict studies, media studies sociology and political science.

The topics range from an economic analysis of summary jury trials to media representations of favelas in Brazil.

This is a wonderful opportunity for you to see what your colleagues have accomplished and what work you might pursue as a Legal Studies major. Please come support your colleagues!

The schedule is as follows:

II.           1pm-2:15pm     

 

Session New Explorations in Criminal Justice New Explorations in Law and Economics
Room Goldberg Room JSP Seminar Room
Moderator Ashley Rubin Ryan Copus
Speaker Michael Pietro Cecilia Cheng
  Alexia Arocha Daniel Ganz
  Cait de Rousse Marie Medvedni

 

III.          2:30pm-3:45pm

 

Session International Law and Society Contemporary Social Problems
Room Goldberg Room JSP Seminar Room
Moderator Luke Haqq Aaron Smyth
Speaker Katie Lang Layla Oghabian
  Israel Guerrero Katherine Connolly
  Tiffany Wu Erica Furer

 

IV.         4pm-5:15pm

 

Session Legal Innovations Survivors of the Law
Room Goldberg Room JSP Seminar Room
Moderator Brent Nakamura Christina Stevens
Speaker Angela Roh Adam Storer
  Will Heegard Sung Ho Kim
  Madeleine Hale Jessica Trieu


Jamie Rowen
JD, PhD candidate
Berkeley Law School
http://www.law.berkeley.edu/php-programs/jsp/viewProfile.php?id=54

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2) Advisor Code

Advisor Code

Come in during my drop-in office hours for your advisor code.
If you’ve waited until now, you may need to wait in line.
Please poke your head in to let me know you’re here and then wait on the purple couch.
Please refrain from using your phone.

The advisor code is what gets you into Telebears.

If you are ‘blocked’ the AC is what you’ll need from me to be ‘unblocked’.
If you haven’t declared, you’ll need to declare in order to get the AC.

If declaring, remember to bring in your application to the major, the petition to declare, and your essay.
Please have your forms filled out before you come in. It will save lots of time.

Once declared, you will need a new AC every semester for Telebears.
Once you’ve signed up for units Phase I, you won’t need the AC for Phase II.

If you’ve missed your 24 hour appointment time, don’t panic.
You can always get on during open hours: 7pm to midnight and 7-8am.

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3) Sign up for Commencement

Sign up for Commencement

If you want to:

have your name in the program
receive two free tickets
walk in the ceremony on May 13th

Sign up now!
DEADLINE: Friday April 20th

Go here: http://legalstudies.berkeley.edu/?page_id=489

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4) Mock 1L class

Mock 1L class


Law School: First Hour (Mock 1L Class) 4/19/2012 7pm-9pm, Boalt Hall 110

Using the Socratic method of teaching, utilized by most first-year law professors, you will participate in a mock 1L class. As a participant, you will be asked to read a case and may be expected to argue a position. After the class concludes, your professor will cover a number of topics that will help attendees.

RSVP today and:

-Get a preview of your first day of law school
-Experience the Socratic Method in a mock law school torts or criminal law class
-Work through an actual case and participate in an analysis of the legal issues
-Receive tips on law school admissions

Register Here: bit.ly/lawschoolfirsthour

This event is sponsored by Phi Alpha Delta and the Berkeley Legal Studies Association, and hosted by Kaplan.

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5) Redistricting in TX

Redistricting in TX

Race and Representation: The 2012 Texas Redistricting Cases
Nina Perales, Vice President of Litigation, MALDEF

Friday, April 20, 2012
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Reception 6:00-6:30 pm
110 Boalt Hall, UC Berkeley School of Law

The Voting Rights Act requires that decennial redistricting not discriminate against minority voters. In 2011, the State of Texas enacted redistricting plans that failed to create new Latino-majority seats, despite the fact that there had been dramatic growth in Texas’ Latino population over the past decade. Nina Perales, Vice President of Litigation at the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF) and lead attorney in recent successful cases against the State of Texas, describes the overt and covert discrimination embedded in the Texas redistricting process and the legal strategy and evidence that convinced the federal court that the plans are discriminatory. Using data, maps, depositions and legislative emails she demonstrates how Latinos were literally drawn out of political representation in Texas and the critical role of the courts in drawing them back in.

Co-sponsored by the Center for Latino Policy Research, Center for Race and Gender, Graduate School of Education, Institute for the Study of Societal Issues, Chicano/Latino Studies Program, Center for Study of Law and Society (CSLS), Thelton E. Henderson Center for Social Justice, Institute of Governmental Studies, and Chief Justice Earl Warren Institute on Law and Social Policy.

Please register as soon as possible. Seating is limited.

To download the flier, click here.

Register Here or at the following link. https://secure.www.alumniconnections.com/olc/pub/BAL/event/showEventForm.jsp?form_id=125039

Please visit the Warren Institute website at http://www.law.berkeley.edu/ewi.htm.

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6) Leti Volpp Talk

Leti Volpp Talk


No Right to Have Rights: How the War on Terror has Shaped U.S. Immigration & Citizenship

Friday, April 13, 2pm – 3pm, Boalt Hall, Rm 141

The Asian American Law Journal is pleased to present a speaking event featuring Berkeley Law Professor Leti Volpp. Professor Volpp will discuss how the war on terror has transformed the sociopolitical landscape in terms of its consequences on citizens of the U.S., noncitizens who seek to come to the U.S., and persons who sought no voluntary relationship with this country but who have been brutally marked by that encounter. Refreshments will be served!

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7) UPSA Great Debate 2012

UPSA Great Debate 2012

UPSA Great Debate 2012: The Future of Energy Policy
Tuesday 4/17 at 5:30pm in IGS Library

The Undergraduate Political Science Association is hosting a Great Debate on energy policy where the Berkeley College Republicans(BCR) will be facing off against the Cal Berkeley Democrats(Cal Dems). The moderator is Professor Weissman from Boalt who has extensive experience with environmental law and energy policy. Please invite your friends! Facebook event link

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8 ) Just in Time Job Fair

Just in Time Job Fair

April 18 (Engineering & Science Opportunities)
April 19 (All Opportunities)
Time: 12-4pm
Location: MLK Jr. Student Union, Pauley Ballroom, 3rd floor

Open to all UC Berkeley students and current members of the Career Center’s Alumni Advantage program. Bring your UC Berkeley SID (photo ID for alumni) and copies of your resume!

Opportunities are available for ALL MAJORS in a variety of full-time and internship positions!  This is the perfect opportunity to meet with representatives from organizations such as American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, Okizu Foundation, One Acre Fund, Playworks …and many more!!

Come to the career fair prepared by watching the Career Center’s quick clip career fair videos: https://career.berkeley.edu/MM/Videos-Fairs.stm and a 5-minute workshop online called “Making the Most of a Career Fair” at https://career.berkeley.edu/MM/Workshops.stm

Log into Callisto at https://berkeley-csm.symplicity.com/students/ to review this year’s Career Fair Directory.  Directory information is updated up to the day of the fair – be sure to check frequently.

The Career Center is proud to co-sponsor this fair with Alpha Epsilon Zeta, Delta Sigma Pi, Freshmen Sophomore Business Club, and IEEE.

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9) Win an iPad, Seniors!

Win an iPad, Seniors!

Every year the Career Center asks seniors and recent graduates about what they’re doing after they graduate. This brief survey takes no more than three to five minute, and by submitting your responses you will be eligible for up to 4 iPad drawings starting May 1st.

For more info and to take the survey, go to https://career.berkeley.edu/GradSurvey/gs-intro.stm

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10) Social Justice Event

Social Justice Event

Reanimating Consciousness: Developments within the progressive movement for social justice
(with summer internship opportunities fair)

April 16, 6-8 p.m.
136 Barrows Hall

Hear about developments within the progressive movement for social justice. (6-7:15pm)
Find a summer internship with a movement building organization; more than 15 reps on hand from Bay Area CBOs (7:15-8pm)

Phil Hutchings, Senior Organizer of Black Alliance for Just Immigration, former Chairman of SNCC and founder and member of Causa Justa:Just Cause based in Oakland and SF and a supporter of Occupy Oakland, in conversation with Carlos Munoz, Ethnic Studies Department, Chancellor’s Public Scholar (ACES), chair of the first Chicano Studies department in the nation in 1968 at the California State University at Los Angeles, and acknowledged expert on the issues of ethnic and racial politics, multiculturalism and diversity, immigration, civil and human rights, and affirmative action.

Moderated by Lisa Walker, Cross-Cultural Student Development.
Part of Cal Corps’ Challenging Poverty Week and Summer of Service
Event Contact: Mike at challengingpoverty@berkeley.edu

Sponsors: Cal Corps Public Service Center, Oakland Community Builders, Department of African American Studies, Department of Ethnic Studies, Center for Race and Gender, Institute for the Study of Societal Issues, Cross-Cultural Student Development

Cal Corps Public Service Center at UC Berkeley connects ideas, resources, and people to act for social justice, build healthy communities, and foster life-long commitments to public service. The Center partners with the community, student leaders and faculty to engage over 6,000 students each year as volunteers, and through jobs, internships, and courses.

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11) Intl Career Talk

Intl Career Talk

Come hear more about how to get your first job in the field of international development and learn about one of the world’s most innovative social start-ups, One Acre Fund. We help subsistence farmers in Africa double their income by delivering a market-based bundle of services. Started in 2006, we now serve 125,000 families with 700 local staff. We have private-sector-style roles with strong career development, based in the field in Africa for candidates with professional experience.

Undergrads especially encouraged to attend!

Location:Blum Hall, Plaza Level
Date and Time: April 19th at 6 p.m.
Co-Hosted by the Global Poverty and Practice Student Association
Snacks and refreshments will be served.

Please RSVP @  http://tinyurl.com/7do78m9

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12) Relay for Life

Relay for Life

UC Berkeley Relay for Life is an annual 24-hour cancer walk that celebrates the lives of survivors,remembers those who have lost the battle against cancer, and brings the community together to fight back. The money we fundraise goes toward research, education, advocacy, and free patient services.This is Cal’s tenth Relay event, and it will be bigger and better than ever before!

Who: All Members of the UC Berkeley Campus Community!
When: Saturday, April 21st – April 22nd,3:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m
Where: Edwards Stadium
Registration Cost: $15 for Team Captains (1st person to sign up), $10 for Participants
Register at: relayforlife.org/ucberkeleyca

If you have questions, comments, or concerns, please contact us at collegesagainstcancer.berkeley@gmail.com

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13) Haas Pub Svc Leaders Prog

Haas Pub Svc Leaders Prog

In its inaugural year, the Peter E. Haas Public Service Leaders Program will provide scholarships and leadership training to up to 20 undergraduates who are eligible for financial aid and demonstrate a commitment to public service. By cultivating student leaders, the program will have an ever-broader impact in helping those students to engage their peers in public service.

This innovative program will provide need-based scholarships ranging from $2,500 to $5,000, reducing the financial contribution expected of students and their families and making it possible for students to volunteer more time in service activities. Students who are selected will participate in a year-long leadership development program through the Cal Corps Public Service Center.

Applications are now being accepted for the program, and the deadline for current students to apply is Tuesday, May 1 at 4:00 p.m. More information and applications can be found on the Cal Corps Public Service Center website: http://publicservice.berkeley.edu

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14) NonPrft Jobs/Intrnshps

NonPrft Jobs/Intrnshps

There are HUNDREDS of new openings on CalJobs if you SEARCH for them. To get full job listings and to learn how to apply, register through CALLISTO and search CalJobs by keyword, career field, or Job ID #:
http://callisto.berkeley.edu

Public Relations Interns
Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace
Nationwide, US
CalJobs ID#: 808737

Executive Intern
International Accountability Project
San Francisco, CA
CalJobs ID#: 809690

SEO Intern
UniversalGiving
San Francisco, CA
CalJobs ID#: 798977

Development Associate
Seacology
Berkeley, CA
CalJobs ID#: 808669

Energy Efficiency Policy Intern
Building Performance Institute
Emeryville, CA
CalJobs ID#: 809747

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15) Teaching Masters Prog

Teaching Masters Prog

Urban Teacher Center is a four year program. Cohort members are placed in either Baltimore, MA or Washington, DC. They receive a Masters in Education and training to become a teacher during the first year and then a placement as a teacher for three years. There are still two more application deadlines, April 15 and May 15.

For more information and to apply, please visit http://urbanteachercenter.org/

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16) BASE Su12 (arts, sciences, engineering)

BASE Su12 (arts, sciences, engineering)

Interested in business and business careers but not enrolled at Haas? Want to improve your marketability? If so, the BASE Program may be right for you. The BASE Summer Program is an intensive, six-week, summer business program that exposes non-business, undergraduate students in arts, sciences, and engineering to the fundamentals of business. BASE is the only premier Summer Business Institute where students can earn units.

Application deadline: April 30, 2012
More info: http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/Undergrad/BASE/

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17) USAJOBS posting

USAJOBS posting

Job Title: Auditor
Department of Defense
Deadline to apply: October 31, 2012

http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/301478100?share=email

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18) Sample CalJobs postings

Sample CalJobs postings

There are HUNDREDS of new openings on CalJobs if you search for them! To get full job listings and to learn how to apply, Register through Callisto and search CalJobs by keyword, career field, or Job ID #: http://callisto.berkeley.edu.

Federal Law Enforcement Internship
US Dept of Health & Human Services – Office of Inspector General
Nationwide, US
CalJobs ID#: 808331

Legal Assistant
Employer Name Withheld
San Francisco, CA
CalJobs ID#: 808719

Intellectual Property Legal Intern
Jones Day
Palo Alto, CA
CalJobs ID#: 806735

Student Intern
CA Regional Water Quality Control Board
Oakland, CA
CalJobs ID#: 808292

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19) Legal Asst Part time

Legal Asst Part time

Legal Assistant – Part time
Location: Law Office of William C. Spain, Downtown Oakland
Hours: 15-20 hours a week
Pay: $12/hr+
We are looking for students with interest in field of law and/or paralegal. Hours are flexible and can be adjusted to student’s academic schedule. He/she should be able to commit for 2 years, starting this May or June.

Please submit your resume in pdf form to spain10@comcast.net

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