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Chipping Away At Single-Family Zoning

For decades, San Francisco’s rate of housing production has lagged behind demand, leading to skyrocketing prices and widespread displacement. One of the most effective and affordable strategies to increase the housing stock is to allow single-family homes to be converted…

A Letter to Our Members: BASF and JDC Continues to Serve and Advocate During the COVID-19 Crisis

To our legal community: Along with all of you, we have been working tirelessly to adjust to rapidly changing work environments and processes, while continuing the essential work on behalf of those we serve. We are inspired by the creativity…

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Help Your Neighbors in Need, Support Food From The Bar

Last year, the legal community raised the funds to help provide food for over 1.3 Million meals. Join Food From The Bar this year as we aim to help the Food Bank help even more people who struggle with food…

Self Care: Learning to Read Your Bodily Navigation Stars

There is an analogy that has been passed down through the years involving a woodcutter going about the task of cutting wood. In the story, the woodcutter is asked by an observer why they don’t stop to sharpen their saw.…

Tools for Lawyer Resilience

The shadow of stress inevitably hovers over work in any profession. That is especially true in the practice of law, an endeavor in which lawyers must solve challenging and high-stakes problems, often within extremely tight deadlines. So, what does it…

How Mindfulness Practices Can Benefit Lawyers

Burnout is a phenomenon that many lawyers are all too familiar with. You’re working long hours, sleep has become elusive, you’re chronically exhausted, overly cynical, and you may feel ineffective in your career. Even your subconscious thoughts are constantly ruminating…

Develop Your Work Mindset

Take a moment to think about your typical workday. If you look closely, every workday is simply a series of hundreds of mini-situations you must think through in order to make it through the day: How do I deal with…

Law Firms Get Creative To Combat Mental Health Challenges

When the law firm Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman asked employees to share their wellness concerns in a confidential survey last year, lawyers and professional staff alike reported stress as the top issue by far. Yet few people were taking advantage…

A City View Inspires: Our San Francisco Values and a Pledge to Promote Wellness

The following are excerpts from Stuart Plunkett’s remarks at his December 17, 2019, installation as the 2020 president of the Bar Association of San Francisco. Lately, when I go outside, I try to feel the City beneath my feet—to renew…

Food from the Bar 2020: Join the competition!

According to the 2019 Missing Meals research, 35 million meals are still “missing” in San Francisco and Marin. Food from the Bar is an annual campaign where the legal community comes together to raise funds for the San Francisco-Marin Food…

Register Now for Paralegal Studies at City College

The Paralegal/Legal Studies Program at City College of San Francisco (CCSF), in operation since 1973, was granted approval from the American Bar Association (ABA) in August 2017. Designed for working adults, classes are taught in the evenings at its downtown…

Paralegal Section Honors Legal Professionals at Annual Reception

More than 50 members of the legal community attended the December 5 Paralegal Section Holiday Party at Robert Half Legal. The Paralegal Section honored the following individuals: Section Member of the Year: Colleen Dietterle, San Francisco City Attorney’s Office Legal…