While major law firms recently challenged the new Legal Sector Code aimed at transformation, the Johannesburg Society of Advocates defends pupillage admissions process against racial quota allegations.
The Johannesburg Society of Advocates has issued a strong denial against allegations made by a member concerning its pupillage admissions programme and the quota system used by the association
Advocate Mark Oppenheimer, in a recent interview with the SABC, described the admissions process at the Johannesburg Bar as a “highly racially charged” system and stated that the JSA had implemented a “quota system” which capped the number of white male pupils admitted each year at five out of every 100 candidates.
The JSA responded that these statements are false.
Its chairperson Advocate Don Mahon SC explained that the association presently admitted approximately 80 pupils annually into its pupillage programme.
