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Know a Diverse Local Law Student?

DATE: DATE: March 3, 2016 DATE: September 30, 2020
The Justice & Diversity Center’s Bay Area Minority Law Student Scholarship program was established in 1998 to reaffirm a commitment to diversity in legal education and the legal profession. Most scholarships involve a substantial three-year commitment to worthy qualified students.…
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Tackling the Decline in LSAT Takers, Decrease in Law School Enrollment and Attorney Unemployment

DATE: DATE: March 19, 2014 DATE: October 1, 2020
As manager of the Justice & Diversity Center’s Destination Law School Program, I meet students who express an interest, desire and passion to attend law school. Part of my role is to educate, encourage and empower these students as they…
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Veterans Summit Brings Together Legal Advocates for Strategy Session [INFOGRAPHIC]

DATE: DATE: March 12, 2014 DATE: October 1, 2020
In late February, The Bar Association of San Francisco organized a half-day Veterans Summit which brought together for the first time nonprofits who provide legal services for San Francisco veterans. They were joined by representatives from local law schools, law…
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Scholarship Donations Widening the Diversity Pipeline One Attorney at a Time

DATE: DATE: January 31, 2014 DATE: October 1, 2020
The Bay Area Minority Law Student Scholarship program demonstrates the Justice & Diversity Center of The Bar Association of San Francisco’s commitment to advancing diversity in the legal profession. The program awards diverse first-year Bay Area law students with a…
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Bay Area Minority Law Student Scholarship Recipients: Where Are They Now?

DATE: DATE: December 31, 2013 DATE: October 1, 2020
The Justice & Diversity Center’s Bay Area Minority Law Student Scholarship program demonstrates our commitment to advancing diversity in the legal profession. The program awards diverse first year Bay Area law students with a $30,000 scholarship, over three years, based…
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Wanted: Attorneys to Help Revamp A Few of Our Educational Programs Targeting Diverse Youth

DATE: DATE: December 23, 2013 DATE: October 1, 2020
According to the Center of American Progress, “Students of color face harsher punishments in school than their white peers, leading to a higher number of youth of color incarcerated. Black and Hispanic students represent more than 70 percent of those…
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The Journey to Getting out of Student Loan Debt

DATE: DATE: December 20, 2013 DATE: October 1, 2020
The headlines says it all, “Student Loan Debt Hits $1 Trillion.” As a bankruptcy lawyer, I get to talk about a subject that’s rarely discussed — debt. What’s missing from the headlines are discussions on ways to practically manage debt.…
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Destination Law School [INFOGRAPHIC]

DATE: DATE: November 13, 2013 DATE: October 1, 2020
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…
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