Energy & Cleantech Research Seminar

Due Date: April 29, 2011

Energy & Cleantech Research Seminar

Application Form for Student Participants and Teachers Assistants, 2011-2012

Name:______

Phone: ______e-mail:______

Are you applying to enroll in the class as a participant or a teaching assistant? ___ Student Participant ___ TA

Prerequisites / Requirements: There are no formal prerequisites for the Research Seminar, but students should submit this application only if they are willing to make a commitment to enroll in the course for both fall and spring semesters and to complete a substantial research project. Experience in the fields of energy and clean technology is not a requirement for the seminar, but interest in the fields is. Past or concurrent enrollment in Law 270.6: Energy Regulation & the Environment, and Law 270.7: Renewable Energy and Other Alternative Fuels: Law, Policy & Promise is required.

Registration Information: Both students and TAs will receive 2 units per semester. For student participants (not TAs), completion of a case study report for the Research Seminar satisfies the Clean Technology Law Certificate writing requirement and Berkeley Law’s writing requirement.

Educational Background

Undergraduate Institution(s)______

Degree(s) (and dates)______

Major______Minor______

Graduate Institution(s)______

Degree(s) (and dates)______

Field(s)______

Year in law school (during 2010-11 academic year): __ 2L __ 3L __ other:______

Are you a transfer student? __Yes __ No

Related Coursework

Please indicate any courses you have taken, or plan to take during the 2010-2011 academic year, relating to energy, environmental law, technology law, or business / finance law.

Course Semester / Year

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Are you applying for either the Environmental or Law & Technology Writing Workshops in 2010-2011?

___ Yes, the Environmental Workshop ___ Yes, the Law & Technology Workshop ___ No

Have you already completed a Writing Workshop?

___ Yes, the Environmental Workshop ___ Yes, the Law & Technology Workshop ___ No

Do you plan to do a field placement / externship during the 2010-2011 academic year? ___Yes ___No

If so, at what organization? ______Which semester?______How many units?_____

Student Activities

Please describe your involvement with the following student groups, if any, or other relevant student activities: Berkeley Energy & Resources Collaborative (BERC / BERC@Boalt), Ecology Law Quarterly (ELQ), Berkeley Technology Law Journal (BTLJ), Berkeley Business Law Journal (BBLJ).

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Experience Relating to Energy or Clean Technology
Please briefly describe any relevant previous experience relating to the fields of energy or clean technology:

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Reason(s) for Applying for this Class

Please briefly explain why you want to be in this class.

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Career Aspirations

Please briefly describe the type of career you expect/hope to have following law school.

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The Registrar’s Office will be notified about enrollment and wait list decisions by late June. Please provide the following information so that we may contact you about your enrollment status:

Summer e-mail address: ______

Summer phone number: ______

Summer mailing address: ______

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Please submit in box outside of Boalt 354 marked:

“Energy & Cleantech Research Seminar - Professors Menell and Weissman.”

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