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In late 2007, BASF's Equality Subcommittee on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Issues put together a report of best practices focused on the hiring, retention and promotion of LGBT attorneys.

• 2007 BASF Report on LGBT Issues (255KBPDF)

In addition to this report, BASF also put together a guide for legal employers in 1991. The report is a comprehensive guide, addressing antidiscrimination policies, recruitment and hiring issues, retention, advancement and compensation, and employee benefits.  It contains recommended steps in all these areas.

• 1991 BASF Guide for Legal Employers on Eliminating Sexual Orientation Discrimination (2MBPDF)

In 2006, the State Bar of California issued a report on challenges in the practice of law for attorneys from diverse backgrounds. The report includes a section on LGBT attorneys and summarizes the result of an online poll conducted in 2006. The section on LGBT attorneys also discusses responses from transgender attorneys. Additionally, in 2007, the State Bar's Center for Access and Fairness produced a brochure designed to provide model practices for legal employers to follow in promoting a nondiscriminatory workplace for employees who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgender.

• 2007 California State Bar Brochure: Creating a Model Work Environment for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Individuals (1MBPDF)
• 2006 California State Bar Report Coming Soon

Contact

For a copy of BASF's 2007 Report on LGBT Issues, please contact Yolanda Jackson at yjackson@sfbar.org.