The department of justice is pulling out all the stops to transform the legal profession, including using its financial muscle to ensure more black female lawyers are briefed by the office of the state attorney.

Justice & correctional services minister Ronald Lamola said he has been ensuring that the department leads by example by allocating the majority of the matters relating to the ministry and department to female counsel — and black female counsel in particular...

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