Stealing while on an internship? No, this is not an episode of “I Almost Got Away With It,” this is the 2015 San Francisco County High School Mock Trial Competition. As one of the Justice & Diversity Center’s (JDC) diversity…
“Open Doors” 1L Job Shadow Program Launched
Since the Great Recession, Bay Area law students have found a tougher entry-level job market. As a mentor to law students and lawyers, long-time BASF member and McDermott Will & Emery partner A. Marisa Chun wondered whether law students could…
Top Five Reasons to Join the BASF Delegation to the Conference of California Bar Associations
The 2015 Conference of California Bar Associations (CCBA) will be held October 9-11 in Anaheim and serves justice in California by bringing together attorney volunteers from across the State representing diverse backgrounds, experience, and expertise to seek, debate, and promote…
What Makes Content Popular? Take-Aways from March 12 LMA Program
What makes some articles more popular than others? That was the subject of last Thursday’s educational program offered by the Bay Area Chapter of the Legal Marketing Association. The speaker, Adrian Lurssen, VP of Strategic Development and Cofounder of JD…
Blurred Lines – Copyright’s Fight for Freedom-To-Use
The music industry was rocked last week when a Central California District Court jury returned a verdict finding the megahit song “Blurred Lines” infringes on the late Marvin Gaye’s “Got to Give It Up.” The legal dispute over the controversial…
Ten Ways to Grow Your Practice In Latin America and What Cultural Mistakes to Avoid
In 2014, the U.S. trade with Mexico was 92% of our trade with China. The Brazilian economy is the 7th largest in the world behind the U.S., Japan, China and Europe. And yet most lawyers continue to look only at…
Legal Ethics Community Will Greatly Miss Paul Vapnek
The Bar Association of San Francisco’s Legal Ethics Committee sends our heartfelt sympathies to the friends and family of Paul Vapnek, a renowned legal ethics and intellectual property lawyer, who passed away on February 28, 2015. After clerking for U.S.…
Five Reasons You Should Sign the Pro Bono Pledge
The Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF) Board of Directors recently voted to release a new call to action encouraging members and law firms to give back with pro bono service. A set of pro bono pledges, one aimed at…
The Idiot's Guide to E-Filing
The first time I filed a federal case was with a clerk in San Jose. Unsure of the required format, I prepared my filing three ways: According to the federal rules According to the local rules According to the judge’s…
Attorney Reception Welcomes New Admittees to Legal Community
Nearly 100 new attorneys, law students, and BASF members gathered for the third annual New Attorney Reception on January 28. The Bar Association of San Francisco and the Barristers Club were excited to welcome these new admittees into the BASF…
Meet Heather Borlase Co-Chair of BASF’s Equality Committee on Disability Rights
BASF’s Disability Rights Committee Co-Chair Heather Borlase of Bayer & Borlase was recently invited to discuss her volunteer work with BASF/JDC. BASF: How did you become involved in BASF? Heather Borlase (HB): I worked for the …
Military Affairs Committee Launched
Capitalizing on the enthusiasm shown by a task force assembled last year by 2014 President Stephanie Skaff, BASF has created a Military Affairs Committee for members. The 2014 task force, made up of six attorneys and two UC Davis School…