• Our Commitment to Diversity
• Pipeline Programs Overview
• School-To-College
• San Francisco Law Academy
• Mock Trial
• Destination Law School
• Scholarship Program
• Summer Clerkship Program
• Diversity Career Fair
• Goals and Timetables
• No Glass Ceiling
• LGBT
• Disability Rights
• Sponsorships/Volunteering

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.

• Goals and Timetables for Minority Hiring and Advancement
• No Glass Ceiling
• LGBT Issues
• Disability Rights
• Diversity Pipeline Programs

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