Company: ADvTECH
Industry: Education / Teaching
Deadline: Not specified
Job Type: Contract
Qualification: Bachelors
Experience:
Location: Gauteng
City:
Field: Law / Legal
Job Title: Candidate Attorney (fixed-term Contract)
Duties and Responsibilities:
Legal Services, community engagement, social responsiveness
- Manage all matters from time of consultation until such time as a matter is litigated, closed or referred.
- Consult with clients and offer legal advice and guidance to clients.
- Draft pleadings and correspondences.
- Research the law and draft legal opinions.
- Maintain relationships with clients and keep them updated on their matters.
- Attend to court matters including appearances in court.
- Remain abreast of developments in the legal and policy environments.
- Indexing and Pagination of court files.
- Preparation for court.
- General admin (office and court) including follow up calls, reminders of consults, filing and serving etc.
- Engaging with law students (as part of their clinical law experience);
- Assist the Supervising Attorney with the monitoring of students performing work integrated learning in the Law Clinic.
- Attending community workshops and Advice Desks.
- Draft registers and reports for Advice Desks
- Prepare posters for marketing purposes and to advertise for Advice Desks.
- Draft registers for Advice Desks to keep a record of each client/matter.
- Assist with student feedback and correction of tasks.
- Attend events hosted by the School of Law e.g. the Law Careers Fair.
- Attend events hosted by the Law Clinic.
- Engage with the Juridical Society.
Competencies Required:
- A passion for supporting the rights of vulnerable persons.
- Ability to work in a fast pace and high-pressure environment
- Ability to learn fast/ on the job
- A calm disposition
- Strong communication, interpersonal, and listening skills.
- Ability to multi-task.
- Ability to work well within a team.
- Basic research, Writing, analytical, and time management skills.
- Computer Literacy.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Extremely organised and attention to detail.
- Ability to work in a team.
- Willingness to travel.
- Problem solving
Minimum Qualification Requirements:
- Minimum of a law degree (LLB or equivalent) from a recognized institution.
