Message from the BALIF Board
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Greetings!
After the dust settled from the historic gay marriage decision that dropped the day before Pride this year, many of us were asking ourselves, "What next?" Several LGBT activists immediately pivoted toward nationwide employment protection. On Friday, July 17, in a 3-2 party-line ruling, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission held that discrimination against gay persons violates Title VII's ban on discrimination on the basis of sex. While its immediate effects are unknown, this ruling could pave the way for a national prohibition against employment discrimination against gays and lesbians.
If SCOTUS gives deference to the EEOC ruling and anti-gay employment discrimination becomes illegal nationally, "what next?" For me, the next issue that we must tackle is LGBTQ teen suicide. LGB youth are 4 times more likely, and questioning youth are 3 times more likely, to attempt suicide as their straight peers. Nearly half of young transgender people have seriously thought about taking their lives, and one quarter report having made a suicide attempt.
It is time to make a change. We lose too many amazing warriors each year.
Peter Catalanotti
BALIF Board Secretary
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LAAC CLE Free Webinar Training
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Providing Culturally Competent Legal Services for the Transgender Community
Thursday, July 23, 2015 from 12:00PM to 1:00PM
In this training, you will learn tips on working with individuals who identify as transgender, language to describe the transgender experience, and the current context in which those experiences are happening to best provide effective legal services for your clients.
Presented by Daniel Faessler, Transgender Law Center
**One hour of Recognition and Elimination of Bias Credit Available
Register Here!
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Next BALIF Happy Hour in August
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BALIF's next Happy Hour will be August 6, 2015.
6:00- 8:00 pm
Location:
Blackbird Bar 2124 Market St
San Francisco, CA 94114
We hope you are having a great summer and hope to see you soon!
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Lavender Law
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The Lavender Law Conference is just around the corner! This year, the annual conference hosted by the National LGBT Bar Association is in Chicago from August 4-7. We hope some of you have booked your trip!
BALIF has raised a limited amount of funds for BALIF Student Members who are attending the Lavender Law Conference this year. We apologize for the late notice, but late is better than never! If you are attending the conference and would like to apply for a limited amount of reimbursement for your travels, please notify us by Friday, August 14 and include the following documents:
- Your registration receipt for the Lavender Law Conference
- Receipts for flights to and/or lodging in Chicago
- A copy of your BALIF membership card
To be eligible for reimbursement, you must be a current Northern California law student and a current BALIF member. The amount available for reimbursement depends on how many applicants send us their information. No late applications will be accepted.
Please send all the required documents in .doc or .pdf format by Friday, August 14 to [email protected]. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email us with any questions.
See you in Chicago!
2015-16 BALIF Student Board Members
Alex Lemberg
Sam Potts
Joe Deignan
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Mentor / Mentee Kick-off &
Back-to-School Mixer
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Join us for drinks to welcome back the law students to a new school year! We will also be kicking off our Mentor / Menthe Program!
Friday, September 18, 2015
6:00-8:00 p.m.
Lookout
3600 16th St.
San Francisco, CA 94114
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Back-to-School BBQ and Kickball!
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Please join the BALIF Law Student Representatives for a BBQ and game of kickball!
Sunday, September 20, 2015 12:00-3:00 p.m.
Hellman Hollow, Golden Gate Park 860 John F. Kennedy Dr. San Francisco, CA 94121
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Office Available for Rent
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BEAUTIFUL UPPER CASTRO Semi-Private Space For Rent
Ideal for any professional. Located in a unique mid-century modern corner building with loads of natural light, and a sunny patio. Use of either front or separate side-entrance. Shared full kitchen, full bathroom and reception area. Plenty of on-street parking, easy Muni access and a truly pleasurable working environment. This is an open floor plan that can fit up to four desks or any other creative use of the space. Reception area also serves as art gallery with seasonal art openings. Water, PG&E, WiFi and garbage included in rent. Share space with two progressive attorneys. Don't be fooled by the attorney titles though, this is not a stuffy or stodgy space. Our office is a creative, cooperative and congenial place to work. We are looking for a another simpatico soul to join us!
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Follow BALIF on Twitter!
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BALIF's twitter feed is up and running. Follow us to see BALIF news, event info, #ThrowbackThursday posts, and more. Just click the Twitter button in the right hand column of the newsletter or here.
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Join the BALIF Listserv!
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Have a job or need one? Civil procedure question? Need a
referral? Have something important to ask ... or news to tell? Want to get to our members quickly? Join our Listserv!
BALIF members should have received our invitation to join our newly-created Listserv. You must proactively respond to the request in order to be added to our Listserv. If you didn't get a request, please let us know by emailing [email protected] or [email protected].
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We Want Your BALIFBuzz
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We all love that section in our alumni newsletters that talks about who's doing what.
Well, we're introducing the BALIFBuzz to show-off all the great things that our members are doing. BALIFBuzz will be appearing in the weekly BALIF newsletter.
New job?
New client?
Promotion?
Court victory?
Significant settlement?
Baby on the way?
Recently married or engaged?
Speaking engagement?
Award, recognition, certification, or degree?
Or anything else you're excited about...
Keep it to one or two lines. Please send to [email protected].
Can't wait to hear your great news!
Meaghan Zore
BALIF Membership Chair
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Job Postings Now on BALIF Website
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All job postings can be found here!
BALIF membership must be current to view the job postings. Simply log into the BALIF website with your membership ID and password, and select JOBS from the menu on the left.
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September 18 - BALIF Mentor / Mentee Kick-off & Back-to-School Mixer
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Partner Level
Counsel Level
Advocate Level
A.L. Nella & Company, CPAs
AT&T
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
Jones Day
Latham & Watkins LLP
Morgen Lewis & Bockius LLP
MUFG Union Bank
O'Melveny & Meyers LLP
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Pacific Gas & Electric
Perkins Coie LLP
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Sanford Heisler Kimpel, LLP
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton
Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
Benefactor Level
Callaway & Wolf
Carroll, Burdick & McDonough LLP
Clarence, Dyer & Cohen LLP / Swanson & McNamara LLP
Cooley LLP
Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP
Farella Braun + Martel LLP
Futterman Dupree Dodd Croley Maier LLP
Golden Gate University, School of Law
Jackson Lewis LLP
JAMS
Lewis, Feinberg, Lee & Jackson, P.C.
Littler Mendelson P.C.
Lubin Olson & Niewiadomski LLP
Manning & Kass, Ellrod, Ramirez, Trester LLP
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
Novak Druce Connolly Bove + Quigg LLP
Paul Hastings LLP
Pritzker Levine LLP
Reed Smith LLP
Roeca Hass Hager LLP
San Francisco City Attorney's Office
San Francisco District Attorney's Office
Schiff Hardin LLP
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Individual Sponsors
Dave Arellano, Altep, Inc.
Michael Colantuono, Colantuono Highsmith & Whatley, PC
David Fermino, Sideman & Bancroft LLP
David Helbraun, Helbraun Law
Frederick Hertz, Law and Mediation Office of Frederick Hertz
John Hill, Law Offices of John E. Hill, P.C.
Hon. Stuart Hing & Rhoda Hing, Alameda County Superior Court
James Kealohi, Pathways Personnel
David Monroe, Able & Monroe P.C.
Todd Norris, Bullivant Houser Bailey
Debra R. Schoenberg, Schoenberg Family Law Group, P.C.
Cheryl Sena, Sena Family Law
Hon. James L. Warren (Ret.), JAMS
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Jessica Bogo & John Robert Unruh
Jamie Dupree Dmitri Pikman
Joseph Deignan, Alex Lemberg & Sam Potts
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