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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.
2010 Bottom Line Diversity Task Force Report and Conference
In 2010 BASF formed the Bottom Line Partnership Task Force to go beyond the statistics and study the state of diversity in our legal community by focusing on minority partners within San Francisco law firms. The task force spent the several months interviewing minority partners, in-house counsel and managing partners in an effort to determine keys to success for those who have made partner. This report contains narratives from the interviews and has written summaries and recommendations. BASF is grateful to our sponsors, those who conducted and participated in interviews for this project, and the members and chairs of the Bottom Line Partnership Task Force.
Download the Bottom Line Partnership Task Force report in two parts:
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
| November 26, 2012 |
BASF Holds Diversity Summit in Preparation for 2015 Report on Diversity Hiring |
| July 24, 2012 |
BASF Awards Three Scholarships to Local Law Students |
| February 7, 2012 |
Statement on United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Prop 8 Ruling |
| January 6, 2012 |
BASF's Yolanda Jackson and Gap's Michelle Banks Honored by National Diversity Council |
| November 7, 2011 |
California Minority Counsel Program Foundation Awards BASF's School-To-College Program $105,600 Grant |
| August 22, 2011 |
BASF Files Amicus Curiae Letter in Support of Petition for Review in Sander v. State Bar of California |
| August 17, 2011 |
BASF Fundraiser at Banana Republic Raises $10,000 for its School-To-College and Mock Trial Programs |
| July 29, 2011 |
Bay Area Minority Law Student Scholarship Recipients Announced |
| June 3, 2011 |
BASF Files Amicus Curiae in Opposition to the Motion to Vacate Judgment in Perry v. Brown |
| February 24, 2011 |
Statement of BASF President Priya Sanger on the Defense of Marriage Act |
| November 2, 2010 |
BASF joins in Amicus Brief in Perry v. Schwarzennegger |
| September 20, 2010 |
Golfing for a Good Cause: BASF's 2nd Annual Tournament Benefits its Diversity Programs |
| August 30, 2010 |
BASF Responds to Los Angeles Times Article;
Association Defends Judge in Perry Same-Sex Marriage Case |
| 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 (383KB PDF) |
| 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 |
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