Rebecca Sandefur MacArthur Grant Recipient
Big news in the legal aid community – sociologist and legal scholar Rebecca Sandefur has been named a 2018 MacArthur Fellow Republished from the MacArthur Foundation’s website Rebecca Sandefur is a sociologist whose research on how legal services are delivered and consumed is informing emerging models for more equal access to civil justice. Although the […]
ACBA Book Review: The 57 Bus
The 57 Bus, by Dashka Slater This riveting and extremely readable book is about a high-profile juvenile delinquency case that took place in Alameda County about 5 years ago. Two teenagers from very different worlds – one with a challenging home life and circumstances, the other a gender non-binary child of some privilege – are […]
ACBA Book Club Review: Just Mercy
Just Mercy, by Bryan Stevenson This amazing book about the author’s work with death row inmates, particularly in the deep South, is both inspiring and depressing. Far from being a dry discussion of cases or sociological issues, his stories of clients and their problems, and the ingrained racism that permeates the justice system, is highly […]
Free October Kicks off with a Splash
CHECK US OUT FOR FREE ALL OCTOBER Alameda County Bar Association Test drive bar membership and find out if it’s a good investment in your career! No risk, no obligation! We want to make it even easier to check out all the great benefits we offer our members. We’re offering all CLEs under two hours for free, […]
October Upcoming Programs and Events
This October, test drive bar membership and find out if it’s a good investment in your career! No risk, no obligation! We want to make it even easier to check out the great benefits we offer our members. We’re offering all CLEs under two hours for free, and all networking events for free in October. Joining your […]