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Visit our website Legal Aid South Africa – Gateway to the Legal Profession National Office 29 De Beer Street Braamfontein Johannesburg 2017 South Africa Email [email protected] Ethics Hotline 0800 153 728 Legal Aid Advice Line 0800 110 110 Send a Please Call Me 079 853 7179 www.legal-aid.co.za Biggest law firm on the African continent National footprint of 128 offices Over 2500 employees 100% Criminal Court coverage Primary focus on criminal and civil legal aid Fast Facts LegalAidSA1 LegalAidSA1 How to apply Candidate Attorney Recruitment Programme Legal Aid South Africa is the biggest law firm on the African continent. It boasts a unique pedigree of socially conscious legal professionals, who in their everyday work defend and protect the rights of the country's most vulnerable groups including women, children, the elderly and landless by providing legal advice and representation in criminal and civil matters. Legal Aid South Africa is an independent statutory body established by the Legal Aid South Africa Act 39 of 2014 (as amended) and the Legal Aid Amendment Act (Act 20 of 1996). The objective of Legal Aid South Africa is to provide legal assistance to those who cannot afford it at State expense. Through its Candidate Attorney Recruitment Programme, which sees over 600 Candidate Attorneys recruited annually, Legal Aid South Africa provides an invaluable gateway to the legal profession and has made an enormous contribution to the transformation of the profession. The organisation has about 2000 Legal Practitioners and Paralegals in its employ. Once recruited, Legal Aid South Africa offers these Legal Practitioners a comprehensive career path, with opportunities for specialisation in criminal and civil law. Further opportunities are created for advanced levels of legal practice. In addition, legal professionals are afforded the opportunity to follow the legal manager stream. The organisation also offers specialist/ technical opportunities in the form of legal training, development and research.

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Visit our website

Legal Aid South Africa – Gateway to the Legal Profession

National Office29 De Beer StreetBraamfonteinJohannesburg2017 South Africa

[email protected]

Ethics Hotline0800 153 728

Legal Aid Advice Line0800 110 110

Send a Please Call Me079 853 7179

www.legal-aid.co.za

• Biggest law firm on the African continent• National footprint of 128 offices• Over 2500 employees• 100% Criminal Court coverage• Primary focus on criminal

and civil legal aid

Fast Facts

LegalAidSA1

LegalAidSA1

How to apply

Candidate AttorneyRecruitment Programme

Legal Aid South Africa is the biggest law firm on the African continent. It boasts a unique pedigree of socially conscious legal professionals, who in their everyday work defend and protect the rights of the country's most vulnerable groups including women, children, the elderly and landless by providing legal advice and representation in criminal and civil matters. Legal Aid South Africa is an independent statutory body established by the Legal Aid South Africa Act 39 of 2014 (as amended) and the Legal Aid Amendment Act (Act 20 of 1996). The objective of Legal Aid South Africa is to provide legal assistance to those who cannot afford it at State expense. Through its Candidate Attorney Recruitment Programme, which sees over 600 Candidate Attorneys recruited annually, Legal Aid South Africa provides an invaluable gateway to the legal profession and has made an enormous contribution to the transformation of the profession. The organisation has about 2000 Legal Practitioners and Paralegals in its employ. Once recruited, Legal Aid South Africa offers these Legal Practitioners a comprehensive career path, with opportunities for specialisation in criminal and civil law. Further opportunities are created for advanced levels of legal practice. In addition, legal professionals are afforded the opportunity to follow the legal manager stream. The organisation also offers specialist/technical opportunities in the form of legal training, development and research.

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High Court Unit Manager Principal Legal Practitioner – both Criminal and Civil Legal Practitioner – District Court, Regional Court, High Court Senior Litigator Justice Centre Executive

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Why is Legal Aid South Africa a great organisation to work for?

You have an opportunity to serve articles with the best and biggest law firm in Southern Africa. You can build a reputation of being a tenacious and a thorough legal representative. You can make our Constitution a living document for all. You can keep abreast of legal developments. Develop new skills and techniques for court trials. You will be exposed to various skills development programmes such as training and mentoring.

Career Opportunities and Career Path Development Legal

Candidate Attorney Supervisory Legal Practitioner – both Criminal and Civil Civil Legal Practitioner Civil Labour Legal Practitioner High Court Civil Legal Practitioner

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Non-legal Information Technology Human Resources Finance Communication Corporate Services (administration and maintenance) Internal Audit Corporate Legal

Welcome to Legal Aid South Africa - an organisation that is driven by the passion to help build a just South Africa, in which the rights enshrined in our Constitution are promoted, respected, defended, protected and fulfilled. Quality is at the heart of everything we do at Legal Aid South Africa, from client service to the talent we recruit. If you share our corporate values of delivering quality service in a responsive, caring and compassionate manner, we invite you to explore your future with us.

About Us Legal Aid South Africa is an autonomous statutory body with the primary objective of rendering or making available legal aid to indigent persons, in an independent manner. With 100% coverage of all criminal courts in the country, and a national footprint of 128 Justice Centres and Satellite Offices, Legal Aid South Africa is able to reach many peop le who canno t a f f o rd l ega l representation and advice.

A South Africa in which the rights and responsibilities enshrined in the Constitution are

realised to ensure equality, justice and a better life for all.

To be the leader in the provision of accessible, sustainable, ethical, quality and independent legal

services to the poor and vulnerable.

Ubuntu Integrity

Accountability Service Excellence

People Centred Passion for Justice and Protection of Human Rights

Vision Mission

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