JDC News Archives

BASF Interim ED Speaks to Black Law Students Association

On April 22, BASF/JDC Interim Executive Director Yolanda Jackson participated on a panel presentation, “Minorities Making a Major Difference.” The event was organized by Golden Gate University School of Law Black Law Student Association and moderated by Professor Eleanor Lumsden.…

Justice & Diversity Center Celebrates Outstanding Volunteers

The Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) celebrated the top 15 percent of its volunteers, and specially recognized four individuals and a law firm, at its Annual Outstanding Volunteer Appreciation Celebration in April. With more than 200 people in attendance at…

First Time Volunteers Get Feet Wet with It Starts With A Day Event

On May 1, BASF celebrated Law Day, a national day that underscores how law and the legal process have contributed to the freedoms that all Americans share. In 2014, the Law Day theme was “Every Vote Matters.” As part of…

Destination Law School: Making an Impact, One Student at a Time

The Justice & Diversity Center’s Diversity Pipeline Program Manager Nicole Britton-Snyder recently reported that her 13 Bay Area college and junior college campus visits reached 277 diverse students during the 2013-2014 school year as part of JDC’s Destination Law School…

HAP Staff Testifies at Supervisor Farrell’s Hearing on Homelessness

Homeless Advocacy Project (HAP) staff attorney Erin Katayama testified last week at a hearing focused on housing and homelessness in San Francisco. The May 7 hearing, titled The Housing Ladder and Evictions from Publicly Funded Housing Units, is one in…

Engage Your Summer Associates In Pro Bono Service

Registration is open for the Justice & Diversity Center’s (JDC) Homeless Advocacy Project’s Summer Associates in Public Service Program. We invite your firm to provide crucial legal services to low-income and homeless San Francisco residents, while also teaching your summer…

Preventing Eviction and Displacement of Low-Income San Franciscans

On April 16, 2014, Stephanie Skaff, 2014 president of The Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF) and the Justice & Diversity Center (JDC), along with Homeless Advocacy Project (HAP) staff attorney, Erin Katayama, gave comments to the San Francisco Board…

Attorneys Speak to Diverse College Students About Applying to Law School

The Destination Law School (DLS) program has visited more than ten Bay Area four-year and community colleges this year to encourage diverse students to consider a career in the legal profession. During these visits panels of attorneys spoke about their…

JDC Volunteers Serve Those in Greatest Need at Project Homeless Connect

Six times a year, the Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) participates in the city’s Project Homeless Connect (PHC), an event that provides over 2,000 homeless residents with food, clothing, health, social, and legal services in one place. Since PHC began…

Sponsor the 10th Annual Bay Area Diversity Career Fair

Na’il Benjamin Takes on Mentoring, Giving Back and Being a Working Parent

This month we are profiling Diversity Pipeline Programs Advisory Committee member Na’il Benjamin. He will be returning to the private sector after almost three years at the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office and prior to that he was at Orrick,…

Law School Debt Limits Diversity in the Legal Profession

$119,000, $141,000, $144,000, $147,000. What do these numbers represent? According to U.S. News & World Report, this is the average debt of 2013 graduates from four different Bay Area law schools. In California, more than half of the state’s population…

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