South African Legal Association Supports New Transformation Code
The legal sector code aims to provide black legal practitioners with access to sustainable legal work and more representative ownership within large law firms. The proposed code intends to generate true transformation within the sector. The source noted that 72% of the economically active population in South Africa is black. The source claims opponents of the code seek to keep the generic code static. The Charter Council reported that the code has overwhelming support from domestic entities and large firms. Opponents are described as foreign solidarity groups attempting to maintain a monopoly. Critics suggest the opposition is an attempt to maintain a monopoly that has existed for more than two years. The professional associate level is already 59% black, suggesting a pipeline of people of color is available for equity positions.
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“the legal sector code is intending to do is to provide access to the sustainable flow of legal work to black legal practitioners and more representative ownership within large law firms.”
“the opposition to this code is to maintain and to reinforce the structural and economic apartheid which is left and to continue to monopolize lucrative legal work while most black lawyers and advocates are really barely surviving.”
“it appears that by opposing this code, they want it to remain static. They want to continue with the generic code, which is effectively what they believe is. And therefore they want a permanent minority of black people within their business.”
“72% of the economically active population in this country is black. And it appears that by opposing this code, they want it to remain static.”
“The Charter Council tells us it's overwhelming support, even from other large firms. It's only these foreign solidarity that appear to oppose this.”
“we think it's sadly an attempt to continue the monopoly and the unearned”
“we believe it has overwhelming support. The Charter Council tells us it's overwhelming support, even from other large firms. It's only these foreign solidarity that appear to oppose this.”
“we think it's sadly an attempt to continue the monopoly and the unearned does not seem to be a big ask.”
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