On behalf of the Justice and Diversity Center’s Diversity and Pipeline Programs, we thank all firms that have stepped up to participate in this year’s Head Start Holiday Gift program. Every year, law firms in San Francisco sign up to…
Mock Trial, Real Skills: Lowell High School Takes the Win at San Francisco County Competition
February 4 kicked off our first day of competition for this year’s Mock Trial season. As one of the Justice & Diversity Center’s (JDC) diversity pipeline programs, the San Francisco County Mock Trial program provides public high school students an…
Celebrate International Mentoring Day with BASF
“My fellowship made me realize that I do want to do something related to the legal field,” said Kitty Zeng, a 2018 Law Academy student. The Law Academy is one of the Diversity Educational Programs offered by the Bar Association…
Hire a Law Academy Intern, Inspire a High School Student
The Law Academy, established in 1997 by then BASF President Judge Jeffrey Ross, is a program that encourages, inspires and increases career opportunities for high school students at San Francisco’s Balboa High School. Attorneys Ryan Sandrock and Steve Berninger co-chair the…
Open Doors 1L Job Shadow Program Expands in 2016
In March 2015 the Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) of The Bar Association of San Francisco and the University of San Francisco (USF) School of Law launched the Open Doors 1L Job Shadow Program. The program is a partnership between…