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BALIF’s Annual Resume & Mock Interview Workshop
Gain insights from seasoned attorneys, participate in realistic mock interviews, and receive personalized feedback on your resume. Whether you’re prepping for PIPS Day or another job fair, or just want to sharpen your interview skills, or are hoping to refine your professional image, our event will help you fine-tune your interview skills and strengthen your resume. Take advantage of this chance to hone your competitive edge and pave the way for a successful legal career! This event is geared towards law students and newer lawyers, but all are welcome. Space is limited.
If you are a legal professional and would like to volunteer to provide resume and interview feedback, RSVP using this volunteer form.
If you want to attend the event to receive resume and interview feedback, please RSVP using this participant form.
BALIF Monthly Happy hour
It’s that time again—our Monthly Happy Hour and we can’t wait to see your faces! Whether you’re a seasoned attorney, a law student, or just looking to connect with fellow LGBTQI+ legal professionals and allies, come raise a glass with us!
Come learn to dance Argentine tango with BALIF! We will have local queer tango extraordinaire Miranda Lindelöw teaching an Argentine tango class for BALIF members. Everyone is welcome to lead or follow, and dancing both roles is encouraged.
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BALIF is Proud to Endorse Phoebe Maffei for San Francisco Superior Court Judge
Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom (BALIF) is proud to endorse Phoebe Maffei for San Francisco Superior Court Judge in the upcoming June 2, 2026 election. Phoebe Maffei would bring to the bench 15 years of experience as an Assistant District Attorney, during...
BALIF Condemns Ongoing Federal Immigration Activity and Shootings in Minneapolis
We should all be outraged by what is unfolding in Minneapolis, which follows over a year of unprecedented immigration enforcement activity that has seen far too many people targeted, brutalized, and disappeared. Renee Good and Alex Pretti should be alive today....
BALIF Condemns Supreme Court Decision Affirming Trump Administration’s Discriminatory Passport Policies
Last week the U.S. Supreme Court granted a Trump Administration request to stay a preliminary injunction in Orr v. Trump, allowing the government to enforce a discriminatory passport policy against transgender, nonbinary, and intersex people. As Justice Jackson noted...
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About BALIF
Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom (BALIF) is the nation’s oldest and largest association of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBTQI) persons in the field of law. Founded in 1980, BALIF represents its members’ interests in the wider San Francisco Bay Area. BALIF members and supporters include San Francisco Bay Area judges, lawyers, law students and legal workers.
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