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Summer Diversity Receptions

Check out pictures from last year’s receptions on our Facebook page: Latino/a Partners & Associates Reception African American Partners and Associates Reception Marriage in America: Life After Windsor and Perry/LGBT Reception In-House Counsel Diversity Awards Reception Barristers Club Diversity Reception

June Bulletin Board: Our Members and Leaders Circle Firms Making Headlines

Two Leaders Circle Firms Named Best Places to Work BASF Leaders Circle firms Farella Braun + Martel and Fenwick & West were both recently named to the San Francisco Business Times, “Best Places to Work in the Bay Area” list.…

Barristers Club Annual Open House Draws More than 100

The Barristers Club held its annual Open House on April 23. Over 100 attorneys and law students came to BASF to learn about the various sections and committees of the Barristers Club and the JDC’s Diversity Pipeline Programs. There were lots…

Barristers and Senior Lawyers’ Cocktail Party

The Senior Lawyers Section and the Barristers Club enjoyed cocktails together at their Spring Reception on May 7th. Jeff Bleich, a past president of both BASF and the Barristers Club, gave a brief speech demonstrating commonalities between both groups at…

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…

Volunteers Work with Kids at Court-Ordered Residential School in La Honda to “Plant Futures”

Thank you to the 24 volunteers, including volunteer committee chairs Jeff Bornstein and Haywood Gilliam, who participated in the May 17 “It Starts With a Day” volunteer event at the Youth Guidance Center in La Honda, CA. Volunteers spent the…

Barristers Stay Engaged at Events in March and April

BASF’s Barristers Club hosted events in March and April as a way to keep its members, as well as current and former board members, engaged in the legal community. On April 3, Barristers leaders joined together for a happy hour…

BASF Members Make a Difference: Meet Elizabeth Loh

BASF’s 2014 membership theme is “You Make a Difference. We Make It Easier” and Elizabeth Loh is making a difference in the lives of those in our community. Leonard Lun, director of Membership, sat down with Loh to learn more…

The Bar Association of San Francisco Releases Evaluations for Superior Court, Seat 20 Candidates

The Judiciary Committee of The Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF) today released its findings of its evaluation of the three candidates for San Francisco Superior Court, Seat 20 in the June 3 General Election. Following the Judiciary Committee’s investigation,…

Did You Miss Last Night's Judicial Forum?

Over 40 people attended a judicial forum last night at The Bar Association of San Francisco featuring the three candidates for San Francisco Superior Court Seat 20 in the June 3 election. Moderator David Carrillo, executive director of the California…

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