Arshpreet Multani, Author at The Bar Association of San Francisco

Remote Work is Here to Stay and Here’s Why it Matters

In many workplaces across the country, lively in-person discussions have been replaced with distant online interactions. Instead of water cooler conversations and lunchroom banter, you now see coworkers bonding via Slack channels and Zoom calls. The shift from office work…

Why Your Law Firm Should Offer Legal Fee Financing to Clients

This article originally appeared on the LawPay blog. What if you could receive your full fee upfront at the beginning of an engagement while still giving your clients the ability to pay in installments? That’s what using an online payment…

What is a Legal Paraprofessional – and How Will it Help Close the Justice Gap?

The California State Bar currently has before it a proposal to license legal paraprofessionals (paralegals, legal document assistants, and unlicensed J.D and L.L. M. holders) to provide legal advice and, in limited instances, represent parties in court. This proposal should…

Lawyer Mobility: Duties to Clients When a Lawyer Leaves a Law Firm

A lawyer’s departure from a law firm can be disruptive to client relationships and representations. Generally, the client in ongoing matters must be given the choice between staying with the firm, going with the departing lawyer who handled the matter,…

Art Law Walk: Legal Issues Related to Works of Art

On November 4, the Art Law Section hosted an Art Law Walk at the Transbay Terminal Approximately 20 people attended an outdoor discussion about legal issues related to works of outdoor public art (e.g., moral rights and the Visual Artists…

Unpublished Opinions in California State Courts: The Devalued Appellate Decisions

The California Supreme Court has the authority to determine which appellate opinions are published as it “deems appropriate” and “may deem expedient.” Cal. Const., art. VI, §14; Cal. Govt. Code §68902. The Supreme Court’s constitutional and legislative authority is…

The New Georgia Project: Fighting Voter Suppression Recap

The Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF) hosted The New Georgia Project on Oct. 26, where viewers joined in on a conversation about the relationship between voting and race, and how voting rights are currently under attack. As part of…

Staff Profile: Gaurav Bali

Following Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October, we’re featuring a profile of Staff Attorney Gaurav Bali, who has provided immense support to survivors of domestic violence. Bali has been a Domestic Violence Staff Attorney at the Justice and Diversity Center…

The Meet & Confer Letter – Setting Your Attorney Up For Success

You’ve received discovery responses from opposing counsel, so what’s your next step? Since you’re a paralegal extraordinaire, you know that you’ll only have 45 days to file and serve your motion to compel. It’s time to get cracking. If you…

Leadership and Executive Committee Members Recruitment

Dear BASF Member: We are currently accepting applications for the following BASF Sections and Committees listed below. These Executive Committees are comprised of attorneys representing the diverse makeup of their Section. Previous Section participation and experience with planning educational…

The Impact of Hope

The Impact of Hope discussion room consisted of hearing observations around national social justice issues as well as providing reasons to have optimism that the landscape is improving. The communities that JDC serves are the most powerless in our country,…

Coercive Control and the 2020 Amendments to the DVPA

Effective as of September 2020 the California Legislature amended Section 6320 of the California Family Code, to include “coercive control” in the definition of abuse, for purposes of DVPA restraining orders. (See SB 1141, Rubio.) The amended DVPA defines “coercive…