Eviction is a personal disaster that can wreck lives and families. Before someone is literally thrown out on the street—possibly without good legal cause or despite having strong legal defenses—they should at least have the right to a lawyer. If…
Justice & Diversity Center Honors Pro Bono Volunteers
On April 10, the Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) celebrated its top volunteers at the annual Outstanding Volunteer Celebration. With around 200 guests in attendance at the event, held in the Green Room at the War Memorial & Performing Arts…
Get Ready for the 14th Annual Bay Area Diversity Career Fair
The Bay Area Diversity Career Fair brings together prominent law firms and government legal departments in the San Francisco Bay Area with highly-qualified diverse second-year law students. Participating students come from distinguished local law schools, as well as other top…
Unfairly Isolated Inmate Aided by Keker, Van Nest & Peters
JDC congratulates and thanks Keker, Van Nest & Peters for its pro bono representation of a prisoner in a civil rights case. “Mr. C” is a JDC client who was the victim of multiple coerced sexual acts by a staff…
Volunteer Coordinator Helps Connect Attorneys with JDC’s Pro Bono Projects
Attorneys looking to volunteer with the Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) know that they can send an email to probono@sfbar.org, but may have wondered who is on the other end. Meet Tyla Jones, our new Volunteer and Clinics Coordinator, who…
Lawyers Needed Now To Help San Franciscans Facing Homelessness
Settlement Conference Clinic Training May 15, 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. The Justice & Diversity Center’s Housing Negotiation Project (HNP) provides pro bono limited-scope representation for individuals and families facing eviction. Volunteer attorneys staff unlawful detainer settlement conference shifts and provide…
Attract Corporate Clients with Your Minority Certification
Is your firm minority-owned? Do you want more corporate clients? If so, you should consider the benefits of third-party certification. Corporations are placing a stronger emphasis on the diversity of their outside counsel and minority certification can play a key…
Wilson Sonsini and Dolby Join JDC to Support Bay Area Nonprofits
The Justice & Diversity Center’s (JDC) Community Organization Representation Project (CORP) recently partnered with attorneys from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and Dolby Laboratories, Inc. to hold a free legal clinic for six Bay Area nonprofits. The clinic provided legal…
Legal Employers Open Doors of Opportunity to More Than 50 Law Students
Members of the legal community came together on March 7 to celebrate the success of the 2018 1L Open Doors Job Shadow Program. The reception marked the conclusion of yet another successful year of opening doors of opportunity for diverse…
JDC’s Taxpayer Workshops Help San Franciscans Prepare for Tax Season
With tax season approaching, JDC’s Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) recently provided a series of three taxpayer workshops for homeowners and gig-economy workers. The series partnered JDC with the San Francisco Public Library, the Homeownership SF coalition, San Francisco’s Office of…
Attorney’s Limited-Scope Help Offers Low-Income Residents a Real Chance in Eviction Proceedings
The Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) thanks Nicola Paterson of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher for regularly volunteering with our eviction defense settlement clinic, the Housing Negotiation Project (HNP). In the past year, Nicky has represented 12 low-income San Francisco residents.…
Staff Attorney Represents Survivors of Domestic Violence
Meet Robyn Dunlap, who has joined the Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) to work on the newly formed San Francisco Victim Advocacy Coalition (SFVAC). SFVAC is a grant-funded collaborative led by JDC, in partnership with the Cooperative Restraining Order Clinic,…