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SEPTEMBER 2018 ABA JOURNAL || 15

Did You Know?

The Uniform Bar Exa m is now being

used in 33 jurisdic tions with fi ve states

—Maryland, North Ca rolina, Tennessee,

Illinois and Rhode Island—sign ing on

during the past 10 months, and Texas

and Ohio considering adoption as well.

Lawyers who take t he test in a UBE

jurisdiction may tra nsfer that score to

other states that al so use the standard

test, meaning the y don’t have to reta ke

the bar as long as they meet the incom ing

jurisdic tion’s cut sc ores.

Source: law.com.

Opening Statements

Baker McKenzie elected 67 new

partners e ective July 1, of which

almost 40 percent are women. The

global law fi rm says it now has 1,600

partners worldwide, of which 400,

or 25 percent, are women—the most

of any law fi rm.

Source: bakermckenzie.com.

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TONS

Nearly

... is the weight of the recently

unveiled monument dedicated to the

pioneering group of black lawyers who

founded the National Bar Association in

Des Moines, Iowa. The 3 0-foot sculpture,

titled A Monumental Journey, is in the shape

of two massive African talki ng drums stacked

precariously and is cl ad in manganese ironspot

brick. In 1925, 12 bl ack lawyers establishe d

the NBA after facing discri mination from the

American Bar Association and other legal

organizations on the bas is of their race. The NBA

is now the oldest and largest legal association to

primarily serve black lawyers around the world.

Source: artnet.com.

The nation’s largest fi rms turned in more than 5 m illion hours of pro

bono work in 2017 in such areas as the Trump ad ministration’s travel ban,

juvenile justice, veterans’ rights, civil rights, and gender equity in athletics,

among other issues, a ccording to a new report. Firms top ping the pro bono

ranks were Covington & Burlin g; Orrick, Herringto n & Sutcli e; Hugh es

Hubbard & Reed; Jenner & B lock; and Patterson Belkn ap Webb & Tyler.

Source: la w.com.

PHOTOS BY TUPUNGATO, FOREST FOXY/SHUTTERSTOCK.COM; COURTESY OF THE GREATER DES MOINES PUBLIC ART FOUNDATION

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