The Impact of the Homeless Advocacy Project [INFOGRAPHIC]
During National Homeless Awareness Week, the Justice & Diversity Center celebrates its Homeless Advocacy Project’s 25th anniversary. In 25 years of service, hundreds of dedicated staff attorneys, advocates and social service professionals, as well as legal and social work interns,…
Special Credits Festival
BASF is holding a full-day Special Credits Festival on Saturday, December 7 that will take care of all of your ethics requirements, the substance abuse hour, and the elimination of bias in the legal profession obligation. Half-day tickets are available…
Five Takeaways from the Legal Marketing Technology Conference/West
This article was first published at www.attorneyatwork.com. You can find the original article at www.attorneyatwork.com/legal-marketing-technology-out-west. Technical and social skills don’t always go hand-in-hand. But in today’s marketplace, it is crucial to master (or hire) both. According to John Ray, Google’s Industry Head –…
Seven Content Marketing Tips for Lawyers
This article was first published at www.attorneyatwork.com. You can find the original article at www.attorneyatwork.com/seven-content-marketing-tips-for-lawyers. “Content marketing” is no doubt the legal marketing buzz-phrase of the year. The Content Marketing Institute defines it as a “technique of creating and distributing relevant and valuable content to…
Destination Law School [INFOGRAPHIC]
Participants of our Destination Law School program participated in an 8 week intensive Kaplan LSAT course. The infographic below shows results from our Summer 2012 class. Students took a diagnostic exam during the first week of the course. At the…
Homeless Advocacy Project Welcomes Three Post-Bar Law Clerks
JDC and the Homeless Advocacy Project (HAP) welcome three post-Bar law clerks who will be helping low-income clients with their eviction cases: Daniel Evans, Taylor Pospichel and Michael Spalding. Daniel returns to HAP after interning there for most of 2012. …
Scholarship Recipients and Donors Honored
The Justice & Diversity Center held its annual Bay Area Minority Law Student Scholarship reception in September at Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass. This year $30,000 in scholarships were awarded to five diverse students attending Bay Area law schools. This…
Declining Presence of African American Judges on Federal and State Court Benches Discussed
BASF recently held a panel discussion “Judicial Crisis: Declining Presence of African Americans on Federal and State Court Benches.” The event was co-sponsored by the Charles Houston Bar Association, California Association of Black Lawyers, Bay Area Black Prosecutors Association and…
Destination Law School Program Continues to Inspire Students to Attend Law School
Family Law Corner: Contentious Divorce Gets Even More Heated
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton Helps Low-Income Clients Obtain Guardianships
The Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) thanks Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton for partnering with JDC’s Guardianship Project, which helps low-income clients obtain a guardianship of the person. Kilpatrick Townsend has volunteered with JDC for several years but recently also…