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4. To enlarge the pool of black candidate attorneys from which
professional appointments can be made within the Group and
at each firm, firms must strive to achieve the following targets in
respect of black candidate attorney appointments at the firm as
a percentage of overall candidate attorney appointments made
by the firm:

Urban Firms Regional Firms
25% of Candidate Attorney 25% of Candidate Attorney
2015 2015
Appointments Appointments
32% of Candidate Attorney 32% of Candidate Attorney
2016 2017
Appointments Appointments
40% of Candidate Attorney 40% of Candidate Attorney
2017 2019 Group firms are
Appointments Appointments
encouraged to
5. In order to increase the number of black professionals in the
Group and at each firm, and so increase the number of black meet and exceed
director appointments at firms, firms must strive to achieve the
following targets in respect of black professional appointments the Group BEE
at the firm as a percentage of overall professional appointments
made by the firm:
standards and
Urban Firms Regional Firms plan proactively

2015 25% of Professional Appointments 2017 25% of Professional Appointments
to ensure their
2018 32% of Professional Appointments 2019 32% of Professional Appointments
compliance
2019 40% of Professional Appointments 2021 40% of Professional Appointments

6. 20% of all legal services outsourced by a firm to legal service
providers must be outsourced to black law firms (at least 25%
black owned) and/or black advocates or other legal service
providers that are at least 25% black-owned.

7. A firm must have a functioning pro bono programme that at a
minimum meets the requirements of the relevant Law Society
requirements for pro bono work.

The Group BEE standards represent the minimum requirements which
each member firm must meet. Firms are encouraged to exceed
these minimum standards and proactively plan for higher levels
of compliance, particularly in the light of the increasing pressures
described earlier in this report on law firms to achieve higher BEE
levels. Further aspects being considered for inclusion on the review of
these standards relate to the Group value of caring, which demands
an increasing focus also on corporate social responsibility and
environmental accountability.

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