As manager of the Justice & Diversity Center’s Destination Law School Program, I meet students who express an interest, desire and passion to attend law school. Part of my role is to educate, encourage and empower these students as they…
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The Justice & Diversity Center’s Law Academy program encourages and increases career opportunities for underserved and ethnically diverse students in Balboa High School in San Francisco. Creative and inspiring curriculum is built into several core classes where junior and senior…
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Bay Area Minority Law Student Scholarship Recipients: Where Are They Now?
The Justice & Diversity Center’s Bay Area Minority Law Student Scholarship program demonstrates our commitment to advancing diversity in the legal profession. The program awards diverse first year Bay Area law students with a $30,000 scholarship, over three years, based…
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Scholarship Recipients Announced: Five Bay Area Law Students Awarded
BASF recently announced the recipients of its 2013 Bay Area Minority Law Student Scholarships. Thanks to the generosity of donors, five scholarships will be awarded to minority students attending Bay Area law schools this Fall. Each recipient will receive a…
Diversity Career Fair Draws Law Students From Across the Country
The 9th annual Bay Area Diversity Career Fair and Reception was held on July 26 and 27. A collaborative effort between BASF and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, the fair invited second year law students nationwide to interview with various California…
BASF Supports Two Winning State Bar Diversity Awards
Judge Brenda Harbin-Forte Wins Individual Award Judge Brenda Harbin-Forte of the Alameda Superior Court will be awarded the State Bar of California’s 2013 Diversity Award in the Individual Lawyer Category for her decades of work to diversify the legal profession…
BASF's Yolanda Jackson Gives Testimony to ABA on Stand Your Ground Laws
Yolanda Jackson, Deputy Executive Director and Diversity Director of The Bar Association of San Francisco, provided testimony today to the American Bar Association’s National Task Force on Stand Your Ground Laws. This was the task force’s fourth and final public…
Justice & Diversity Center Honors Outstanding Volunteers
The Bar Association of San Francisco’s Justice & Diversity Center Honors Outstanding Legal Services and Diversity Educational Program Volunteers Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye was on hand to present awards The Bar Association of San Francisco’s (BASF) Justice & Diversity Center…
African American Partners and Associates Reception
The Bar Association of San Francisco Charles Houston Bar Association Bay Area Black Partners Group California Association of Black Lawyers Black Women Lawyers of Northern California cordially invite you to attend their African American Partners and Associates Reception Welcoming African…
Equality Committee Keeps Busy In April with Happy Hour and “Marriage on Trial” Panel Discussion
BASF’s inaugural Equality Committee Happy Hour took place on April 16 and was hosted by Keker & Van Nest. The gathering was a wonderful opportunity for guests to mingle with committee leaders and to learn more about BASF’s diversity opportunities…