January 2016

Justice & Diversity Center Announces 2016 Board of Directors

The Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) of The Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF) recently confirmed its Board of Directors for 2016. Michael Tubach, O’Melveny & Myers, will serve as president; Merri Baldwin, Rogers Joseph O’Donnell, will serve as president-elect;…

Keep Your Client in Mind, the Ethics Will Follow

Your phone rings. Being a solo or small firm lawyer, you answer it yourself. The caller, after an exchange of pleasantries, says, “My mom needs a trust.” The flag that goes up in your mind should be, if not red,…

Let Jobs Come to You with the BASF Career Center

Having trouble finding the time to search through available jobs? Let BASF’s Career Center do the work for you! Create a personal job alert and new jobs that match your search criteria will be emailed directly to you. Our Job Alerts…

Michael Tubach to Focus on Connecting New Attorneys with Clients Through Pro Bono Programs in 2016

Michael Tubach, a partner at O’Melveny & Myers, was officially installed as 2016 President on December 17, 2015 at The Bar Association of San Francisco’s Annual Membership Luncheon and Installation of Officers. In his inaugural speech, Tubach highlighted some areas…

Bay Area Firms Make the Holiday Brighter for Local Pre-School Kids

Thanks to more than 50 firms, legal organizations and individuals, pre-school kids from low-income families received gifts through BASF’s Head Start Holiday Gift Program. To see a list of participating firms, visit www.sfbar.org/headstart.

Lillian Kong Rejoins JDC as Staff Attorney

The Justice & Diversity Center welcomes Lillian Kong as its new Staff Attorney for the Community Organization Representation Project (CORP). During law school Kong was an AT&T-sponsored Housing Fellow at JDC; an extern at the National Immigration Law Center; and…

Donald Sterling Update: Appellate Court Confirms Clippers’ Sale

A probate judge had ruled Donald Sterling incompetent to manage his own trust, which included ownership of the Los Angeles Clippers. Sterling’s wife Shelley then became sole trustee and, though he tried to revoke the trust, she sold the team…

Volunteers Needed for Three-Hour Shifts at Mock Trial Tourney in February

The San Francisco Mock Trial Competition starts in February, and BASF’s Mock Trial Committee is looking for volunteers to serve as presiding judges and scorers for the preliminary rounds. What is Mock Trial? The students perform a mock trial addressing…

SFUSD Partners with BASF’s Mediation Program to Bring ADR into the Schools

Beginning in the fall of 2014, and under the initial leadership provided by retired San Francisco Judge Patrick Mahoney, representatives from BASF’s Mediation Services Program and key personnel at the San Francisco Unified School District’s (SFUSD) Special Education Department started…

Contract Paralegals are a Great Resource for Hire

What is a contract paralegal? Unlike any other state, California is the only state that requires paralegals and legal assistants, which are synonymous (Business and Professions Code §6454), to meet certain educational requirements in order to be considered a paralegal.…

Certified Public Accountant Contributes Valuable Skills to Low-Income Taxpayers

The Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) is pleased to recognize Chuck Schreiber as the January Volunteer of the Month . Schreiber serves a crucial role as one of a few certified public accountants volunteering with JDC’s Low-Income Tax Clinic…

Make an Impact at the California Conference of Bar Associations in San Diego

Did you go to law school, become a lawyer, in hopes of making a difference? Do you want to improve matters not only for your clients, but also for society? One way to have a direct impact is to…

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