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.)

B. Reports: Board of Trustees Liaisons
C. State Bar/COAF Updates/Status Reports

  1. Governance recommendations re: COAF Structure: See BOT September 13, 2018 Agenda Item at: http://board.calbar.ca.gov/docs/agendaItem/Public/agendaitem1000022826.pdf (pages 1-4 for Agenda Item; Appendix A Report and Recommendation, pages 1-12; COAF section on pages 42-49 and Appendix D, pages D11-D13 for COAF memo.)
  2. State Bar Strategic Planning Proces
    • November 15, 2018 Programs Committee Meeting
    • January 24-26, 2019 BOT Planning Session
  3. Fee Bill - Diversity & Inclusion Language
  4. Diversity and Education Pipeline Awards
  5. Productive Mindset Intervention
  6. Appointments Process
  7. Windtunneling Project
  8. Mentoring Pilot Program
  9. Affinity Bar/Diversity Summit
D. Liaison Reports

  1. California LAW (CLAS and Pathway to Law)
  2. ABA Programs
  3. Judicial Council Activities
II. Business
A. 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.

  1. Early Education: "Know Your Rights" Tool Kit; "Want to be a Lawyer" brochure; Essay Contest; Early Education Pipeline Outreach; Civic Action Project
  2. College/Law School: Law School "509" Reports (for posting on California LAW site); Diversity Pipeline Outreach (California LAW Pathway); Effective Lawyering Programming; Bar Passage
  3. Legal Profession: Enterainment Industry Corporate Counsel Focus Group (Practice Setting Diversity); Mentoring Pilot; EOB programming (video on focus group materials)
  4. Judicial: Judicial Summit Report/Recommendations; Ongoing Appointments Workshop for Seasoned and Young Lawyers; Mentoring Workshop; JNE Bias Training; Local Screening Committee trainings
  5. "Road Show" PP Slides/demographics/data
  6. Windtunneling Process
  7. Mentoring Pilot Project
  8. Stakeholder Outreach/Dialogue; Stakeholder Forum; EOB MCLE Programming
  9. Leadership Pathway/Development; Sustaining Diversity & Inclusion Efforts (Succession Planning)/COAF Appointments
  10. Measurable Outcomes/Documenting Change/Fundraising
B Affinity Bar/Diversity Summit - Discussion for potential recommendations to BOT

  1. Defined Measurable Goals (Attorney population matching statewide/county populations; attorney population matching law school population)
  2. State Bar as Statewide Leader (setting the tone; providing data)
  3. Entry to the Profession (law school admission/JD award; interventions with law schools as appropriate)
  4. Retention (define problem; share results; role for State Bar?)
  5. Career Advancement (define the problem; share results; fore for State Bar?)
  6. Judicial Diversity
C. Identifying Proposed Diversity and Inclusion Priorities and Initiatives

  1. Small Group Discussion
  2. Group Reports
  3. 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

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The notice and agenda is available at http://board.calbar.ca.gov/committees.aspx

 

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