Council on Access and Fairness (COAF) Notice and Agenda Saturday, September 29, 2018 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Toll-Free Dial-In Number 1-855-520-7605 Conference Code: 318-748-0903# The State Bar of California Offices at 845 S. Figueroa Street Conference Rooms 2C/2D/2E Los Angeles, CA 90017
Questions regarding any agenda item should be directed to the Committee Coordinator(s), Patricia Lee at 415-538-2240, 180 Howard St. San Francisco, CA 94105 or Chair, Hon. Diana Becton at 925-957-2218. Committee members are requested to notify the Committee Coordinator as early as possible in advance of the meeting if they wish to remove any item/s from the consent agenda.
The order of business is approximate and subject to change.
Open Session
I. Chair's Report
A.
Public Comment
(Members of the public may speak to any item on the agenda. The Chair reserves the right to limit the duration of the public comment.)
COAF Strategic Plan Review - Year End Completion of tasks/discussion of proposed Diversity & Inclusion initiatives for future State Bar Stragegic Planning.
Note: COAF Current Priorities, Mission, Vision, Stragetic Goals, and Charge to be reviewed and discussed with Programs Committee and Board of Trustees and clarified to align with ultimate State Bar Strategic Plan.
Early Education: "Know Your Rights" Tool Kit; "Want to be a Lawyer" brochure; Essay Contest; Early Education Pipeline Outreach; Civic Action Project
College/Law School: Law School "509" Reports (for posting on California LAW site); Diversity Pipeline Outreach (California LAW Pathway); Effective Lawyering Programming; Bar Passage
Legal Profession: Enterainment Industry Corporate Counsel Focus Group (Practice Setting Diversity); Mentoring Pilot; EOB programming (video on focus group materials)
Judicial: Judicial Summit Report/Recommendations; Ongoing Appointments Workshop for Seasoned and Young Lawyers; Mentoring Workshop; JNE Bias Training; Local Screening Committee trainings
Affinity Bar/Diversity Summit - Discussion for potential recommendations to BOT
Defined Measurable Goals (Attorney population matching statewide/county populations; attorney population matching law school population)
State Bar as Statewide Leader (setting the tone; providing data)
Entry to the Profession (law school admission/JD award; interventions with law schools as appropriate)
Retention (define problem; share results; role for State Bar?)
Career Advancement (define the problem; share results; fore for State Bar?)
Judicial Diversity
C.
Identifying Proposed Diversity and Inclusion Priorities and Initiatives
Small Group Discussion
Group Reports
Proposed Priorities and Initiatives
III. Future Meetings
November 15, 2018: San Francisco - Programs Committee Meeting (includes COAF Chair, Vice Chair and 4 Committee Chairs)
November 17, 2018: San Francisco - COAF Annual Planning Meeting
January 24-26: Los Angeles - BOT Planning Session (TBD re: COAF representatives)
IV. Adjourn
Closed Session
None
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, those requiring accommodations at this meeting should notify Patricia Lee at 415-538-2240. Please provide notification at least 72 hours prior to the meeting to allow sufficient time to make arrangements for accommodations at this meeting.
