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A Case Management Platform For The Pandemic Era

While many discuss the coronavirus pandemic as a force that has dramatically reshaped workplaces in 2020, few note the extent to which it has revolutionized how lawyers interact with their colleagues and clients — and the new expectations clients now…

We Stand on the Shoulders of Giants: Pauli Murray

The Bay Area legal community has extra cause for celebration this Black History Month as we celebrate the inauguration of the first Black woman Vice President, Kamala Harris, a member of our own legal community. As we celebrate this historic…

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The Labor and Employment Law Section Annual Conference: February 25-26, 2021

When I started my career in labor over fourteen years ago at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), I frequently heard about the Bar Association of San Francisco’s (BASF) Labor and Employment Law Section’s Annual Conference at Yosemite from my…

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Are You Working on a Project That You Could Have Given to Your Paralegal?

The primary job of a paralegal is to lighten the workload of their attorney. Your paralegal can be an invaluable asset to your practice if you are using their skills correctly. You can have them review and organize client files,…

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Pandemic Arbitration

I try jury trials. I also try arbitrations. Unfortunately, anyone expecting to talk to a jury this year is likely out of luck. Although a small number of social-distanced jury trials were attempted in 2020, for the most part they were…

Data Breach: Breaking Down a Lawyer’s Ethical Duties to Inquire and Disclose

Your laptop or smartphone containing client confidences is lost or stolen. Or, you learn that the public Wi-Fi that you accessed yesterday without using a Virtual Private Network (VPN) was a fake internet portal set up by hackers. Even worse,…

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Give It Away Now: Billionaire Went Broke Intentionally

He’s the “ultimate example of giving while living,” says Bill Gates, himself no slouch when it comes to charitable donations. Chuck Feeney pioneered luxury on the cheap with his Duty-Free Shoppers stores in airports all around the world. Decades of…

TV’s Wyatt Earp Fought Off a Mob of Unclaimed Heirs

Hugh O’Brian channeled his straight-shooting Old West lawman elsewhere once he became famous as TV’s Wyatt Earp. Inspired by an encounter with the humanitarian Albert Schweitzer, the actor created a youth leadership organization that remains one of America’s most prominent.…

February 2021 Members in the News

San Francisco Members Honored as Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers The following is a list of San Francisco-based BASF members who received recognition as Lawyer of the Year 2021 by Best Lawyers: Cecily Talbert Barclay, Perkins Coie; Thomas R.…

February 2021 CLE Bulletin and Webcast Replay

February 2021 CLE Bulletin Upcoming Conferences and Events from the Bar Association of San Francisco The Bar Association of San Francisco presents Streamlining Flat-Fee Projects: Increasing Profitability for Solo and Small Firms This is a Post-Conference Workshop for the Solo and…

January 2021 Members in the News

BASF Members Honored with Women, Influence & Power In Law Awards by Corporate Counsel The following BASF members were recognized by Corporate Counsel with Women, Influence & Power in Law awards. Terri M. Shieh-Newton, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky, and Popeo, received…

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Perseverance in the Face of Challenges: Paralegal Section Proves They Are a Force To be Reckoned With

The year 2020 has come and gone. We started the year declaring optimistically that 2020 would be the year of ‘perfect vision.’ But between a global pandemic and an exhausting presidential race, the optimism became an afterthought as we were…

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