Monthly Archives: May 2015


Career planning networking EVENT UPDATE:

AIPLA – 7TH ANNUAL TRADEMARK BOOT CAMP [JUNE 4-5, 2015]

Learn the basics of trademark practice, featuring topics such as:

  • Pre-filing considerations
  • Prosecution basics
  • Appeals
  • International applications

The Seventh Annual Trademark Boot Camp has been expanded to a two-day comprehensive CLE program and is designed for new practitioners or others interested in learning the basics of trademark practice. Day one includes instructional sessions on registration application pre-filing considerations, prosecution basics, appeals, and international applications. Day two focuses on trademark disputes including practice before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board as well as cease and desist correspondence and co-existence agreements. Participants will also participate in two hands-on workshops taught by skilled and experienced trademark practitioners: (1) Ordering and analyzing search reports and preparing clearance opinions, and (2) responding effectively to office actions. Representatives from the United States Patent & Trademark Office have also been invited to serve as instructors for the office action response workshop.

Where: Alexandria, VA

Complete details, Program and Registration: Available @ aipla.org/learningcenter/ATMBC/Pages/default.aspx

 

ABA – ANTITRUST IN THE AMERICAS CONFERENCE [REGISTRATION DEADLINE: JUNE 8, 2015]

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The Antitrust in the Americas is a unique conference that brings together leading practitioners, government enforcers, in-house counsel, economists and scholars to discuss significant developments in competition law enforcement, priorities, policy and compliance issues covering key antitrust jurisdictions in North and South America. Competition law enforcement continues to grow in South America and multinational corporations where major M&A transactions, global and local cartel conduct, and aggressive conduct by market leaders face close scrutiny. The Conference will offer interactive programs that cover developments and topics of interest to practitioners and corporate counsel, as well as provide opportunities to network.

The program will include developments in multijurisdictional cartel and merger cases – including issues that arise in coordinating global investigations, defense strategies, timing, settlements and remedies in the relevant jurisdictions.

A key session of the conference will be a round table of enforcers representing key jurisdictions in the Americas who will discuss their enforcement priorities, challenges, and collaborative efforts with their counterparts across borders.

The conference will also feature an interactive case study on compliance in which corporate counsel, practitioners and enforcers will share their experiences and best practices on developing and operating effective compliance programs throughout the region.  This and other sessions will be designed to facilitate audience participation and discussion.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brochure: Available @ americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/events/antitrust_law/2015/06/antitrust_in_americas/brochure

Agenda: Available @ americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/events/antitrust_law/2015/06/antitrust_in_americas/agenda

Complete details and Registration: Available @ americanbar.org/calendar/2015/06/antitrust_in_the_americas/overview.html

 

AIPLA – 2015 ELECTRONIC & COMPUTER PATENT LAW SUMMIT [JUNE 16, 2015]

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Intellectual property rights, particularly patents, are a key consideration in any business decision relating to electronic technology and digital computing. The legal landscape related to patent prosecution and patent litigation is changing rapidly. It is crucial to understand these changes and how they will affect you or your clients. This single-day multi-session seminar will cover a broad range of topics including:

  • New Patent Office initiatives, particularly updated examination guidelines related to patent subject matter eligibility along with perspectives from litigation and prosecution practitioners from the United States and abroad in response thereto;
  • Litigation updates surrounding divided infringement and RAND/FRAND;
  • Open source; and
  • Trade Secret considerations.

Guidance on these topics and more will be presented by leading in-house and private practitioners, as well as preeminent legal scholars. Representatives will be invited from the judiciary and the U S Patent Trademark Office.

Who: In-house counsel, patent practitioners including litigators and patent prosecution attorneys, and scholars who are generally interested in developments surrounding intellectual property law as it relates to electronic technology and digital computing.

Where: SMU Dedman School of Law, Underwood Law Library, Building #5, 6550 Hillcrest Ave., Dallas, TX

Complete details, Program and Registration: Available @ aipla.org/learningcenter/ECPL/Pages/default.aspx

 

AIPLA / USPTO – PATENT TRIAL AND APPEALS BOARD (PTAB): BENCH AND BAR CONFERENCE [JUNE 18, 2015]

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Where: Alexandria, VA

When:

  • Program @ 1 P.M. – 5 P.M.
  • Reception @ 5 P.M. – 7 P.M.

Complete details, Program and Registration: Available @ aipla.org/learningcenter/PTABBenchAndBar/Pages/default.aspx

 

AIPLA – 2015 PATENT COOPERATION TREATY SEMINAR (+ “PCT PRIMER” WEBINAR) [JULY 2015]

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Where / When: TWO sessions to choose from!

  • July 20-21, 2015 @ San Francisco, CA
  • July 23-24, 2015 @ Alexandria, VA

*Webinar: For newcomers, there will be a “PCT Primer” Webinar, which will provide an overview of the PCT system and the basics of filing a PCT application. The Webinar will take place on Wednesday, July 14, 2015 from 12:30 P.M. – 1:30 P.M. EDT. The Webinar is free to all PCT Seminar registrants. You must register for the Webinar at the same time you register for the Seminar.

Complete details, Program/Schedule and Registration: Available @ aipla.org/learningcenter/PCT/Pages/default.aspx

*Pre-registration is available until Tuesday, July 14, 2015 and is on a first-come, first-serve basis. Only on-site registration will be accepted after that date (walk-ins onsite will be permitted on a “space available” basis only).


Thursday, May 21, 2015 – Employment, fellowship, and internship opportunities update:

For more information and to apply to the opportunities below, please visit Symplicity @ law-fiu-csm.symplicity.com/students/

 

♦ Please be sure to CHECK PRIOR BLOG POSTS for additional opportunities previously posted with deadlines that have not yet expired!  You can narrow your search by utilizing the “Blog post categories” widget at the ride sidebar and select accordingly to view posts regarding: (1.) Career planning networking events, (2.) Employment, fellowship, and internship opportunities, (3.) Scholarships, and/or (4.) Writing competitions ♦

 

HISPANIC NATIONAL BAR FOUNDATION (HNBF) – FUTURE LATINO LEADERS LAW CAMP COUNSELOR [DEADLINE: THIS FRIDAY MAY 22, 2015]

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Contact: For more information, please contact Raul A. Reichard, Interim Executive Director @ rreichard@hnbf.org

Complete information: Please see attachment below (at Comment section)

 

FLORIDA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES – LEGISLATIVE INTERN PROGRAM [DEADLINE: MAY 29, 2015]

Who: Must be a Florida resident or be enrolled in a Florida school at the time of application. Applicants must have received their bachelor’s degree prior to beginning the internship.

When: September 14, 2015 – March 25, 2016

Requirements:

Submission components: (1) Application packet, (2) transcripts, (3) writing sample, and (4) test scores

Send to: Documents can be emailed to internprogram@myfloridahouse.gov, faxed to 850.410.0095, or sent via mail to 327 The Capitol, 402 South Monroe Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300

Contact: Lucy Ciccone, Staff Director

Complete details and all downloadable forms: Available @ myfloridahouse.gov/contentViewer.aspx?Category=PublicGuide&File=Applications_and_Opportunities_Legislative_Intern_Program.html

Application packet: Available @ myfloridahouse.gov/FileStores/Web/HouseContent/Approved/Public%20Guide/Uploads/Documents/intern/Intern_Application_Packet.pdf

Additional information: Brochure

 

THE LEGAL AID SOCIETY – FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES [DEADLINE: MAY 31, 2015 BY 11:59 P.M.]

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Each year, The Legal Aid Society sponsors candidates for the Public Service Fellowships such as the Skadden, Equal Justice Works, and Soros Fellowships. Please note, however, the Civil Practice is not seeking candidates for the 2015-2016 season.

Complete details: Available @ legal-aid.org/media/192071/fellowships.pdf

 

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SCHOLARSHIP update:

CHARLES H. WALKER DIVERSITY & INCLUSION SCHOLARSHIP [DEADLINE: JULY 1, 2015]

Consistent with their rich tradition and commitment to diversity and inclusion, Bricker & Eckler LLP is pleased to present the Charles H. Walker Diversity & Inclusion Scholarship for 2016.

Established to provide a second-year law student with a valuable employment experience early in their legal career, this scholarship will be awarded to a candidate who: demonstrates leadership skills, academic strength, service to the community and an overall commitment to excellence, and who has exhibited meaningful commitment to diversity and inclusion.

They proudly dedicate this scholarship in honor of their partner and trusted friend, Charles H. Walker, whose career and service to our community exemplify a strong commitment to both the legal profession and Bricker’s tradition of diversity and inclusion. For many years, he served as a recruiter and mentor to their younger attorneys and helped guide Bricker & Eckler’s diversity and inclusion commitment.

Who: Students who will be 2L students in the Fall of 2015 currently enrolled in an ABA-approved law school are eligible to apply for the scholarship

Award: 1 scholarship in the form of a $10,000 cash award (less any applicable taxes and withholdings) toward law school tuition and other law school related expenses will be awarded. *In addition, the scholarship recipient will receive a paid summer associate position for the summer of 2016.

Requirements:

Submission components: (1) Application (link to download below), (2) resume, (3) writing sample, (3) LSAT score (optional), (4) official undergraduate and graduate transcripts, and (5) law school grades

Send to: To the attention of Patricia M. Lach, Recruiting/Professional Development Coordinator, Bricker & Eckler LLP, 100 South Third Street, Columbus, OH 43215

Scholarship finalists will be interviewed by members of the Firm’s Recruiting Committee, and they hope to make the final selection by August 3, 2015

Complete details and Application: Available @ bricker.com/about-us/WalkerScholarship.aspx


WRITING COMPETITION update:

THE JAMES E. BECKLEY SECURITIES ARBITRATION AND LAW WRITING COMPETITION [DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 18, 2015 BY 3 P.M. CDT]

The James E. Beckley Securities Arbitration and Law Writing Competition is a writing contest for law students interested in Securities Arbitration and Securities Law. The purposes of the competition are to promote greater interest in and understanding of the fields of securities arbitration and securities law and to encourage excellent legal writing skills in law students.

Topic: The submission may address any aspect of Securities Law; Securities Arbitration; The Federal Arbitration Act, Title 9, US Code, Section 1-14; or FINRA Code of Arbitration, effective April 16, 2007 and any changes or proposed changes to that Code. The writing can be based in theory or practice, but should ultimately advocate a position on the topic area chosen.

Eligibility: The competition is open to all students who attend a law school in the United States. Full-time students who are not law students but who write law-related papers as part of a course at an American law school are also eligible. Employees of The PIABA Foundation and PIABA, except for students working less than 20 hours per week, are not eligible to enter the competition.

Submission guidelines: Available @ piabafoundation.org/piabe-bar-journal/beckley-competition

Awards: The PIABA Bar Journal Board-of-Editors will publish the first place paper, and may, at their option, elect to print additional submissions. Stipends are awarded as follows:

  • First Place – $1,000
  • Second Place – $750
  • Third place – $500

The first place winner is invited to accept the James E. Beckley Student Writing Competition Award in-person during the PIABA Annual Meeting President’s Dinner on October 23, 2015. Second and Third places, as well as, Honorable Mention(s) are announced at that time as well. Winners will be announced at the PIABA Annual Meeting and posted on The PIABA Foundation and PIABA websites.

Upon receipt of any entry, confirmation of receipt will be sent by email. If you do not receive a confirmation, please contact The PIABA Foundation @ 405.310.2444.

Complete details and Submission Form: Available @ piabafoundation.org/piabe-bar-journal/beckley-competition

 

2015 INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW (IHL) STUDENT WRITING COMPETITION [DEADLINE: OCTOBER 7, 2015 BY 12 P.M. EST]

American University Washington College of Law Center for Human Rights & Humanitarian Law (Center), the American Society of International Law’s Lieber Society (ASIL), and the American Red Cross International Humanitarian Law team are pleased to announce the International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Student Writing Competition. The purpose of the Competition is to enhance scholarship and deepen understanding among students in this important area of international law.

Topic: The Competition seeks submissions of academic papers on the topic of international humanitarian law (IHL). The theme of the 2015 Competition is “The Intersection of International Humanitarian Law and Gender.” Papers should focus on ways in which IHL intersects with gender issues, such as the role of women as combatants, the gendered use of sexual violence during times of armed conflict, the impact of gender stereotyping on international humanitarian law, etc.

Eligibility: Students currently enrolled in a law degree program in the U.S. or abroad

Submission guidelines:

Send to: Papers should be submitted via email to TeachingIHL@wcl.american.edu as Microsoft Word attachments. Each person submitting a paper must also fill out and submit a Submission Form (click here to download) and Confirmation of Enrollment (click here to download). Students experiencing difficulty using these forms should email questions to TeachingIHL@wcl.american.edu.

Students will receive an email confirmation that their submission was received no later than 24 hours after the submission deadline and should contact the organizers in the event they do not receive a confirmation email.

Awards: The winning author will receive a $500 cash prize and a 1-year ASIL student membership. The winning author will also have the opportunity to present his or paper through a virtual conference with a panel of experts.

Complete details: Available @ wcl.american.edu/humright/center/2015ihlstudentwritingcompetition.cfm


Thursday, May 7, 2015 – Employment, fellowship, and internship opportunities update:

For more information and to apply to the opportunities below, please visit Symplicity @ law-fiu-csm.symplicity.com/students/

 

♦ Please be sure to CHECK PRIOR BLOG POSTS for additional opportunities previously posted with deadlines that have not yet expired!  You can narrow your search by utilizing the “Blog post categories” widget at the ride sidebar and select accordingly to view posts regarding: (1.) Career planning networking events, (2.) Employment, fellowship, and internship opportunities, (3.) Scholarships, and/or (4.) Writing competitions ♦

 

FLORIDA SUPREME COURT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM FOR DISTINGUISHED FLORIDA LAW STUDENTS [DEADLINE TO SUBMIT INTEREST IN APPLYING TO DEAN BIERMAN: MAY 21, 2015]

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Intern for a Florida Supreme Court Justice or work as a central staff law clerk. Duties will include reviewing and making recommendations on petitions for discretionary review, attorney discipline matters, conducting legal research and preparing memoranda on pending cases. Participating students will attend oral arguments, discuss cases with staff attorneys and assist in the drafting of orders or opinions and will be eligible to take classes at FSU Law.

 

Who: FIU Law is invited to send one intern for the fall 2015 term. The student selected will receive a 3K stipend.

When: The term will begin Monday, August 24, 2015 and will end Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Requirements: Must let Dean Bierman know if you would like to apply by Friday, May 21 @ acbierma@fiu.edu

 

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