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That said, it’s not all downhill for these firms as greater competition in The majority
these urban centres also makes it harder for firms to stand out and of new
attract and retain candidates. This high recruitment percentage candidate
confirms the impact that Group recruitment initiatives are also attorney
having in the urban centres and shows that targeted recruitment appointments
by member firms is successful even in highly competitive areas. are female,
with more
Rural firms, although not always achieving the same high than 60% of
percentages as their counterpoints, are still meeting Group all female
appointment targets and on average achieve an over 50% black appointments
candidate recruitment percentage, showing that even rural firms over both
can attract talent if firms are positioned as viable career options 2018 and 2019
for graduates.
being black
females
From a gender perspective it is clear that the majority of new
candidate attorney appointments are female, with more than
60% of all female appointments over both 2018 and 2019 being
black females, continuing a trend evidenced in the preceding
Transformation Report 2016/17 of a strongly growing contingent
of black female practitioners within the Group, ensuring that the
gender transformation of the professional corps at member firms is
also advancing rapidly.

Group Transformation Report for 2018/19