The Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) is seeking volunteer attorneys to serve as Mock Trial coaches for 2016-2017 Mock Trial Program. The Mock Trial program is an inter-scholastic competition where high school students try a hypothetical criminal case Many of the students…
Lateral Recruiting Trends as Heard at NALP’s Lateral Lawyer Recruiting Summit
This June, I attended the National Association for Law Placement (NALP) Lateral Lawyer Recruiting Summit in Chicago. I was looking forward to visit the Windy City and to network with fellow law firm recruiters. When I arrived, I scaled up…
Join the Conference of California Bar Associations in San Diego This Fall: Be a Delegate, Help Change Laws and Meet Great People
What is the Conference of California Bar Associations? You can change the law of California. You can be a delegate of the Conference of California Bar Associations (CCBA). It is the only statewide organization open to all lawyers from all…
Need a Mediator? BASF’s Mediation Services Panelists Offer a Wide Spectrum of Skills
This month we are highlighting some of BASF’s more than 50 Mediation Services Panelists and their areas of expertise. BASF mediators can assist with almost any type of dispute, whether for a few hours or several days. Siegel Arthur R. Siegel: Labor…
Why It’s a Good Idea to Keep Track of Your Time in Contingency Fee Cases
Many contingency fee attorneys balk at keeping track of their time on each case. In fact, there is no rule that requires contingency fee attorneys to track their hours on each case. (Mardirossian & Assoc., Inc. v. Ersoff (2007) 153…
LGBTQ Partners and Associates Reception
More than 50 guests attended the LGBTQ Partners and Associates Diversity Reception hosted by Trucker Huss on June 29. The reception was co-sponsored by Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom and featured remarks from Tiffany Santos, Director at Trucker Huss,…
Volunteer Attorney of the Day Stands Up in Immigration Court For Those Who Need it Most
Carol Bisharat is the Immigrant Justice Attorney at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area. She regularly volunteers as an Attorney of the Day (AOD) for the expedited dockets at the San Francisco Immigration Court.…
Legal Leaders of the Bay Area Dinner
BASF’s Spring 2016 Legal Leaders of the Bay Area Dinner was held on Wednesday, June 15 at Morton’s the Steakhouse in San Francisco. The event brought together managing partners of BASF’s Leaders Circle firms and general and in-house counsel from…
Paralegal Corner: Maintaining Marketability (and Sanity!) in a Competitive Job Market
The Bureau of Labor and Statistics lists the San Francisco Bay Area as the top-paying metropolitan area in the nation for paralegals, but it is also one of the most competitive job markets in the nation, a spot where legal…
JDC Gala Sponsor Spotlight: Dolby Laboratories
Thank you, Dolby Laboratories, for your support! The Justice & Diversity Center invites your firm to become a sponsor of the JDC Gala too. The 2016 gala takes place on September 15 – it is the San Francisco legal community’s biggest annual fundraising…
New Leaders Drive In-House Counsel Subsection Growth, Plan Mixer
The Bar Association of San Francisco’s In-House Counsel Subsection has three new co-chairs: Jobe Danganan, Sindeo; Josh Horo-witz, Tilt; and Matthew Hult, Intel Corporation. The trio recently met to update the section’s mission statement and begin working on strategies designed…
Volunteer Interpreter’s Flexible Work Schedule Allows for Steady Volunteering
The Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) is pleased to recognize Mónica Rodríguez as volunteer of the month for August 2016. Rodriguez is an interpreter for JDC’s family law and eviction defense cases, as well as its Housing Negotiation Project. Originally…