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The Bar Association of San Francisco

Diversity Programs Commitment to Diversity

The Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF) has served as a national leader in efforts to achieve equal opportunity in the legal profession for:

  • Women
  • Racial and ethnic minorities
  • Gay men, lesbians, bisexual and transgendered attorneys
  • Lawyers with disabilities

A pivotal 1987 study, commissioned by the University of California, discovered "profound disadvantages within the city's legal workplaces."

Acting upon this report, the BASF Board of Directors adopted our Goals and Timetables for Minority Hiring and Advancement. These goals and timetables have become the cornerstone of our diversity efforts over the past 20 years, and have lead to the establishment of numerous diversity programs within our organization.


 

Diversity Listserv

BASF members are invited to join the BASF Diversity Listserv to stay up-to-date on news and upcoming events as well as to share ideas and information on diversity issues that affect the legal community.
Get involved in our diverse community and sign-up today! To subscribe, email Lauren Luke, Diversity Pipeline Programs Manager, at lluke@sfbar.org.


 

Diversity News

July 16, 2010 Bay Area Minority Scholarship Recipients Announced
May 20, 2010 Union Bank Foundation Supports Diversity Pipeline Programs
May 7, 2010 Destination Law School Recognized by American Bar Association
March 26, 2009 ABA and BASF Host Hearing on Diversity in the Legal Profession
February 10, 2009 BASF Urges Senators to Consider Latino and Asians for Northern District Court
January 20, 2009 BASF Files Proposition 8 Amicus Brief
December 16, 2008 BASF Holds Roundtable on Prop 8 Topics
October 7, 2008

BASF Announces Recipients of Bay Area Minority Law Student Scholarships

September 30, 2008

BASF and BALIF Announce Support for Resolution Against Prop 8

September 18, 2008 No on Prop. 8 Leadership Training Now Online
August 5, 2008 BASF Launches Marriage Fairness Task Force
November 28, 2007 BASF Release Groundbreaking Report on LGBT Best Practices
November 15, 2007 Charles Houston Bar Association Honors BASF
November 8, 2007 BASF speaks out about diversity in law schools
August 8, 2007 BASF Third Annual Career Fair Brings Diverse Candidates to Bay Area
July 25, 2007 BASF Disability Conference a Success
June 20, 2007 BASF Announces Bay Area Minority Law Student Scholarship Recipients
May 29, 2007 ABA presents National Conference for the Minority Attorney June 28-29 in Boston (383KBPDF)
May 2, 2007 BASF Announces Hiring of Diversity Director
December 20, 2006 BASF Creates Diversity Director Position
September 5, 2006 BASF's No Glass Ceiling Initiative Sets Local and National Goals for 2010
August 28, 2006

BASF Announces its 2006 Bay Area Minority Law Student Scholarship Recipients

May 9, 2006 BASF and Minority Bars Recognize Signers to 2010 Goals for Diversity
August 11, 2005 Diversity Career Fair To Bring 300 Minority Law Students To Bay Area For Unique Opportunity
August 5, 2005 American Bar Association Awards the Bar Association of San Francisco With Partnership Award
July 12, 2005 BASF's No Glass Ceiling Initiative Results in Huge Strides for Bay Area Women Attorneys