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Change Amidst Calamity: How COVID-19 Changes the Legal Landscape for Diverse Attorneys

When the San Francisco Bay Area issued its shelter-in-place order on March 16, 2020, industries across the region scrambled to adapt. Restaurant owners transitioned to a takeout-only model, merchants boarded up their storefronts, and San Francisco’s public transportation system almost…

Barristers Club honors diversity award winners

More than 80 attorneys, judges, and law students gathered at Farella, Braun + Martel on September 5th for the Barristers Club’s 11th Annual Diversity Reception. The 2019 recipients were Lauren Young Epstein and Aurelio Perez. Perez was honored for his…

African American Diversity Reception builds diverse future in the law

More than 150 people attended the African American Partners and Associates Reception at the Keker Van Nest & Peters headquarters in San Francisco. The July 17th event was held in partnership with the Charles Houston Bar Association and the California…

Celebrating diversity at the Latinx Summer Reception

More than 75 people came to celebrate diversity of the law and the culture of Latinxs at the Bar Association of San Francisco’s (BASF) Summer Diversity Reception, hosted by Greenberg Traurig LLP. The July 9th event was held in partnership…

Celebrating the beauty of individual freedom and choice

More than 40 people came out to celebrate diversity at The Bar Association of San Francisco’s (BASF) annual LGBTQ+ Summer Reception. The reception, hosted by Paul Hastings and co-sponsored by Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom (BALIF), provide an opportunity for…

Scholarship Recipients Continue to See Success in Bay Area Legal Community

Check out these updates from two recent recipients of the Justice & Diversity Center’s Bay Area Minority Law Student Scholarship: 2013 recipient Angelo Villareal recently accepted a position with the Marin County Public Defender’s Office. Prior to accepting this position…

Meet STC Student Savion at the 2015 #JDCGala on September 24

Next week is our annual gala through which we raise money for our diversity education programs and our legal services programs. This year the featured youth speaker from our high school School-To-College (STC) program is Savion. He will be sharing his story at the…

11th Annual Career Fair Draws More than 300 Law Students and 65 Employers

More than fifty employers interviewed over 300 law students from across the nation at the 11th Annual Bay Area Diversity Career Fair in July, sponsored by BASF and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe. The night before the interviews, participating students and…

Bank of the West and Kimberly Taylor Recognized at In-House Counsel Diversity Awards

More than 60 guests attended the In-House Counsel Diversity Awards Reception, hosted by Schiff Hardin on July 29. BASF/JDC Executive Director Yolanda Jackson presented the Individual Award to Kimberly L. Taylor of Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and the Company…

Summer In the City: Diversity Receptions

July 30: Women Connect Reception at Baker & McKenzie On July 30, BASF’s No Glass Ceiling Initiative held a Women Connect Reception. More than 85 people were in attendance at the reception, hosted by Baker & McKenzie. The reception served to provide networking opportunities for successful female…

Diversity Bowl 2014: Bowling Tournament Benefiting JDC's Mock Trial Program

The First Annual Diversity Bowl is a fundraiser that supports the Justice & Diversity Center’s Mock Trial educational program. Through Mock Trial, high school students gain confidence, develop critical thinking, and their eyes are opened to the possibilities offered by college,…

Career Fair Connects 330 Diverse Law Students with 50 Bay Area Employers

On July 26, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe and BASF hosted its 10th annual Bay Area Diversity Career Fair. The event brought together prominent law firms and government agencies in the Bay Area and diverse second-year law students from distinguished law schools throughout the country to discuss…