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Lowell High School Wins San Francisco County Mock Trial Competition

For the 2018-2019 season, eight teams competed in the annual San Francisco County Mock Trial Competition. Altogether, more than eighty students participated, representing the following high schools: Raoul Wallenberg Traditional High School, Thurgood Marshall Academic High School, Abraham Lincoln…

BASF Leader Circle Firms Ranked on Fortune’s Best Place To Work List

The following BASF Leader Circle firms were listed among Fortune’s annual Best Places to Work: At number 15, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe received the highest ranking of any law firm in the country. Alston & Bird, Cooley and Perkins Coie were also listed as Best Places to Work, as numbers 53, 20,…

Orrick Named Swords to Plowshares’ 2018 Pro Bono Partner of the Year

BASF Leader Circle firm Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe was recently named Pro Bono Partner of the Year by Swords to Plowshares, a community-based nonprofit that provides counseling and case management, employment and training, housing and legal assistance to thousands of veterans in the…

February 27, 2006: Tanya Neiman’s Spirit Lives On in JDC’s Work

Thirteen years ago, on February 27, 2006, the legal community lost a friend, ally, and leader when attorney Tanya Neiman passed away after a long battle with ovarian cancer. Tanya Neiman was a well-known figure in San Francisco’s legal community for many…

Kadeidra Honey Joins Board of Oakland LGBTQ Community Center

BASF member Kadeidra Honey, Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass, recently joined the board of directors of the Oakland LGBTQ Community Center. The Oakland LGBTQ Community Center is dedicated to enhancing and sustaining the well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer individuals, our…

First Women in Trial Two-Day Training a Huge Success

The first Women in Trial training took place this past Friday and Saturday, and it was a huge success. The February training sold out quickly, but spots remain for the second training in July. Don’t miss your chance to attend the July…

BASF/JDC Mourn the Passing of Public Defender Jeff Adachi

The Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF) and the Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) mourn the loss of Jeff Adachi, Public Defender of the City and County of San Francisco. We all shared a long-standing commitment to quality representation…

LawYaw Included in National Law Journal’s 2019 Emerging Legal Technologies List

LawYaw, a recent addition to the Bar Association of San Francisco’s list of member benefit providers was recently highlighted by the National Law Journal. LawYaw was included in the 2019 Emerging Legal Technologies special supplement to the National Law Journal. Selected companies were chosen for their…

Immigration Advocates Call for Transparency Regarding Mesa Verde ICE Detention Facility

February 20, 2019 — San Francisco – The Northern California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice (NCCIJ), along with over 70 legal service providers, issued the statement below regarding the Mesa Verde Detention Facility. The Justice & Diversity Center of the Bar Association of…

Volunteers Needed for National Appellate Advocacy Competition in San Francisco

The ABA Law Student Division would like to invite you to judge the National Appellate Advocacy Competition (NAAC) in San Francisco on February 21-23 at the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Give back and mentor law students. This opportunity…

Volunteers Needed for National Appellate Advocacy Competition in San Francisco

Homeless Advocacy Project Honored to Receive Work of Late San Francisco Artist Marlene Aron

The Homeless Advocacy Project (HAP) is honored to have received the donation of a work of art by Marlene Aron, a local artist and poet who was tragically killed by a vehicle in a crosswalk in San Francisco in September…

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