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Kemnitzer, Barron & Krieg Secure Cy Pres Award for JDC Consumer Project

Attorneys Nancy Barron and Bryan Kemnitzer of Kemnitzer, Barron & Krieg, directed a $110,000 cy pres award to the Justice & Diversity Center’s (JDC) Consumer Project in March. The award stems from a class action lawsuit brought under California’s Rees-Levering…

BASF and JDC Staff Appointed to Two State Bar Task Forces

The Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF) and the Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) have staff members serving on two task forces recently formed by The State Bar of California. Justice Gap The Civil Justice Strategies Task Force was recently…

Jones Day Joins Right to Civil Counsel Movement, Helps Stabilize Children’s Lives

The Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) welcomes Jones Day as the most recent firm to join the Right to Civil Counsel movement in San Francisco. Jones Day has partnered with JDC on pro bono work for several years, but recently…

Breaking the Large Firm Herd Mentality in Law School

Destination Law School recently launched its second video series entitled Overcoming Challenges in Law School. We asked three diverse law students to discuss one challenge they faced in law school, how they overcame that challenge and what advice they have…

BASF’s No Glass Ceiling Initiative Teams Up with Close the Gap CA for Stop the Slide Tour

For Women’s History month, BASF’s No Glass Ceiling Initiative (NGC) partnered with close the gap CA to host a dynamic panel presentation on the necessity for more women to run for legislative offices. The Stop the Slide Tour was developed by close…

Connecting with the LGBT Community as a Law Student [VIDEO]

Feeling Isolated in Law School? [VIDEO]

JDC Legal Clinics Keep Dedicated Volunteer Buzzing

This month, the Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) happily spotlights Kevin Cunningham, a volunteer at our Legal Advice and Referral Clinics (LARC) and Consumer Debt Defense and Education Clinics (CDDEC). Cunningham is a Family Law Facilitator/Self Help Attorney at the…

Nonprofits Benefit from Free Legal Clinic

In February, the Justice & Diversity Center Legal Services Program, Covington & Burling and the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC): San Francisco Bay Area Chapter held a free legal clinic for nonprofit organizations. During the clinic, held at Covington’s San…

JDC Volunteer Bridget Ausman, Mother of Four, Makes Time to Help Family Law Litigants

The Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) is pleased to feature Bridget Ausman, who volunteers with our Family Law Project. Ausman began volunteering with JDC while attending UC Hastings, then as soon as she became licensed to practice law in December…

Mock Trial: A Season of Change [Infographic]

Adderall, the death of a young high school student, and allegations of second degree murder. No, this is not an episode of Law & Order. This is the 2014 Mock Trial Competition. As one of BASF’s diversity pipeline programs, the…

Justice & Diversity Center Collaborates with One Billion Rising to Serve Survivors of Domestic Violence or Sexual Assault at Legal Clinic

On March 1, the Justice & Diversity Center’s (JDC) Legal Services Program held a free legal clinic for survivors of domestic violence or sexual assault as part of One Billion Rising, a global movement calling for an end to violence against women and girls.

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