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Risk Management: Duties Of Partners In A Dissolving Firm

Nearly ten years after international law firm Heller Ehrman closed its doors, the California Supreme Court addressed whether the dissolved firm had any interest in the hourly-fee legal matters former partners continued to handle. In Heller Ehrman LLP v. Davis…

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…

Second Annual BASF Solo Small Firm Conference Inspires Growth

On Thursday, February 8, 2018, the Bar Association of San Francisco’s Solo and Small Firm Section hosted its second annual conference. This year’s event boasted an even bigger turnout than last year’s inaugural conference. The day began with two informative…

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…

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,…

April 2018 Bulletin Board: Our Members and Leader Circle Firms Making Headlines

San Francisco Business Times Announces 40 Under 40 BASF member David Hamsher, Paul Hastings, was recently included in the San Francisco Business Times’ 40 Under 40 Class of 2018. San Francisco Business Times Announces Corporate Counsel Awards 2018 The following…

JDC’s Avantika Shastri Recognized as Woman Making History by San Francisco Mayor Mark Farrell

San Francisco Mayor Mark E. Farrell has nominated Avantika Shastri, Justice & Diversity Center Senior Supervising Attorney and Legal Director of the SF Immigrant Legal Defense Collaborative, as Woman Making History. Shastri will be recognized at the Annual Women’s History Month…

San Francisco Superior Court Seeks Applicants for Civil Grand Jury

The San Francisco Superior Court is accepting applications for Civil Grand Jury service for the 2018-19 term, Judge Susan M. Breall announced today. “As chair of the Court’s Civil Grand Jury Committee, I would like to encourage San Franciscans who…

Apply Now: Seeking Law Students with Diverse Backgrounds

Application deadline is May 25, 2018 Arturo Gonzalez Summer Law Student Fellowships The Justice & Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco, in partnership with 2010 President Arturo González, Morrison & Foerster, is now accepting applications for…

Building Homes & Jobs Act Requires New Document Recording Fees

Last September, the California legislature approved Senate Bill No. 2 (SB2), the Building Homes and Jobs Act 1. Effective January 1, 2018, new Government Code Section 27388.1 requires county recorders throughout California to charge an additional $75 fee at the…

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