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Seeking Legal Employers to Host 1L Students for Three-Day Job Shadow Program

Aimed at opening doors of opportunity for diverse law students, the Justice & Diversity Center’s 1L Open Doors Job Shadow Program strives to help 1L law students enrolled in San Francisco law schools jump-start their professional development through early, day-to-day immersion in dynamic…

Leader Circle Firms Honored by Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area

Two BASF Leader Circle firms will receive awards at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area 32nd annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Awards Gala. DLA Piper will be honored with the Robert A. Thompson…

Doris Cheng Installed as 2019 President

More than 450 members of the legal community were in attendance at the December 18 membership luncheon and installation of 2019 President Doris Cheng. Cheng, a partner at Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger, is the association’s 106th president. She is…

Walter Didn’t Want the Impossible

Walter Permann had the best intentions when he singled out his most loyal employees. He worried his wife couldn’t manage his wire and cable supply firm without him, so he repeatedly told his team: The longtime employees would get distributions…

Update Life Insurance Beneficiary When Updating Spouse

When Jerome Post bought a life insurance policy in 1993, he was looking out for his wife, Angela. He made her his primary beneficiary and his sons from a prior marriage his contingent beneficiaries. In 2014, the couple divorced. Two…

BASF Joins California Supreme Court Amicus Brief in Landmark Constitutional Challenge to State’s Bail System

December 13, 2018 – San Francisco – McDermott Will & Emery, as counsel to the Bar Association of San Francisco, the Los Angeles County Bar Association and the Santa Clara County Bar Association (the Bar Associations), has filed an amicus…

December 18: International Migrants Day

On behalf of the families, youth and community we serve, we at the Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) of the Bar Association of San Francisco thank you. Your gift to JDC makes it possible for us to grow access to…

Level Up Your Practice at the Upcoming Third Annual Solo & Small Firm Conference

The Solo & Small Firm Section of the Bar Association of San Francisco will host its third annual Solo & Small Firm Conference: Level Up Your Law Practice. The conference will take place on January 31, 2019 at the Bar…

Make Your Sentences Flow

Linking a sentence to the one that precedes it— in a way that makes it clear how the two relate—is as critical to good writing as building bridges between paragraphs. In other words, seamlessness within a paragraph is as important…

BASF’s ADR Department Greets Delegation from China

In September, the International Law Institute from Washington, D.C., hosted 25 members of the China Law Society (CLS) on their multi-city tour to consult with representatives from Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) programs. CLS is an academic organization involved in developing,…

Homelessness and Supportive Housing Conference Connects Nonprofit Providers to Share Expertise and Ideas

The Homeless Advocacy Project (HAP) of the Justice & Diversity Center is a nonprofit contractor of the San Francisco Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (HSH). With our collaborative partner, Swords to Plowshares, we provide legal and supporting social services, including extensive benefits advocacy,…

President’s Report: Thanks for the Community

As I enter my final month as president of the Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF) and the Justice & Diversity Center (JDC), several people have (at least sometimes jokingly) commented that I must be relieved that this year is…

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