The Center for Internet and Society (CIS) at Stanford Law School is looking for volunteer Summer Interns to work on public interest issues involving technology, privacy and the Internet.
CIS is a leading center for the study of the relationship between the public interest, law and technology. CIS is headed by law professor Barbara van Schewick. Anthony Falzone directs the Fair Use Project. Ryan Calo handles the Consumer Privacy Project.
The Summer Interns work with Attorneys Falzone and Calo and the Center’s residential fellows on various projects and litigation, including cases challenging the extension of copyright to works that had passed into the public domain, protecting and expanding fair use rights, protecting the rights of Internet publishers to speak anonymously, protecting speech interests against claims of intellectual property infringement, and providing legal information in response to cease and desist letters sent to Internet publishers. There is also an opportunity to work on issues around privacy and data security within the CIS Consumer Privacy Project.
Qualifications:
Second and third year law students are preferred, as is experience with computers and office software. This is an unpaid volunteer position; upon request, the Center is willing to write letters of support for student funding programs.
Interested applicants should submit a cover letter, resume, writing sample and a list of references via PDF to Amanda Smith, asmith@law.stanford.edu.
The position is for approximately 12 weeks, flexible to your schedule. Applications will be accepted until March 15th, 2010.