Developing leaders, connecting the legal community, and serving San Francisco...that’s what we do!
As a member of BASF, you’ll have the opportunity to network with others in the legal profession, develop your leadership skills, serve your community, improve your skills with discounted CLE seminars, and enjoy many member-only benefits.
Join
Fill out the online application to join The Bar Association of San Francisco today.
Career Advantages
Networking
Network with peers in law firms and corporations, potential clients, members of the bench, and leaders of the legal and business communities during our numerous events.
Leadership Opportunities
Barristers Club: Attorney members of BASF in their first ten years of practice, as well as law students, are automatically enrolled in the Barristers Club. Join any of the Barristers’ seventeen sections and nine committees.
Gain exclusive membership to BASF’s twenty-three sections and six committees. Take advantage of opportunities to chair a committee, or become a section executive committee member.
Join BASF's Conference of Delegates and learn from your colleagues and help draft future California legislation.
Service on Arbitratration and Mediation Panels
Become an Alternative Dispute Resolution volunteer – hone your skills and gain mediation and arbitration experience through a program that has helped thousands resolve issues outside the courtroom.
Volunteer with BASF’s diversity pipeline programs to provide guidance, education, and advice to young attorneys, as well as elementary, high school, undergraduate, and law students.
Volunteer Legal Services Program(VLSP)
VLSP offers attorneys a wide range of volunteer opportunities to assist disadvantaged and low-income residents of San Francisco with their legal and related social service needs. Make a difference —receive training, gain experience, and fill unmet legal needs.
