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5 JOURNAL PRESIDENT’S REPORT AS I HAVE TRAVELLED AROUND THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA, I HAVE TRIED TO EMPHASIZE THEMES THAT ARE IMPORTANT BOTH TO ME PERSONALLY AND TO THE COLLEGE. FIRST, I HAVE TALKED ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF ENSURING THAT OUR FELLOWS REFLECT THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH WE LIVE AND TRY CASES. EACH STATE AND PROVINCE SHOULD BE LOOKING FOR YOUNGER FELLOWS, MORE WOMEN AND MORE PEOPLE OF COLOR. WITH MANY OF OUR CLIENTS INSISTING THAT OUR TRIAL TEAMS REFLECT THE JURIES BEFORE WHOM WE TRY CASES, MORE AND MORE OF THE BEST TRIAL LAWYERS IN OUR TWO COUNTRIES WILL BE WOMEN AND LAWYERS OF COLOR. THEREFORE, IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THE BEST TRIAL LAWYERS BECOME MEMBERS OF THE COLLEGE, WE NEED TO FIND THE EXCEPTIONALLY QUALIFIED TRIAL LAWYERS, WHICH MEANS FINDING DIVERSE CANDIDATES.