1. Sarvesh Nair
Worked in London UK 2000 – 2010
LLB – 2013
LLM General Course Work
Completed Articles at Goldberg & De Villiers Inc
Law School 2015
2.
3. Final year of your LLB
5 -7 modules outstanding per semester
Last stretch of your LLB degree
Keep on going
4. Topics
• LLB Final Year NMMU
• Admitted Attorney ATTORNEYS ACT
• Law School Practical Legal Training
• Salary Scales $$$
5. Jobs for Law Students
• Attorney or Advocate
• Professional Counselling
• Mediator : Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
• Government and Politics
• Non – governmental organisation
• Journalism or writing
• Corporate
• Academia #www.forbes.com
6. Statistics
• Number of LLB graduates nationally 4 150
• Number of LLB students enrolled 4 928
• Number of Practicing Attorneys 23 712
10. Requirements Attorney Attorneys Act 53 of 1979
• LLB Degree
• Regarded as fit and proper by Law Society & High Court
• Attorneys Admission Exams Past papers from Law Society approx. R1 000
• Paper 1 : Crim, High Court, Mag Court, MVA
• Paper 2 : Wills and Estates
• Paper 3 : Ethics – all encompassing
• Paper 4 : Book Keeping
• Contract under Articles of Clerkship or Service Contract (Legal Aid)
• Compulsory Legal Training: bi - annually normally 4 week duration
11. Contract of Articles – Duration of Service
• 5 years – this is if they are still studying towards a law degree,
• 3 years – this is if they already have a B.Com, BA, B.Juris, B.Social Sciences
degree etc.
• 2 years – this is once they have a LLB degree
• 1 year – this is when they have a LLB degree and have
completed the full-time Practical Legal Training course
offered by the Law Society of South Africa.
12. School for Legal Practice
• School for Legal Practice established by Law Society of South Africa
• Offers an intensive, postgraduate vocational course at one of the 9
centres nationally
• 6 months to complete
2 years Articles are reduced to 1 year.
Student can sit for the Attorneys’ Admission Examination immediately after
course.
30 places available – cost approx. R12 000
Tel: (041) 504 2264
#www.lssalead.org.za
17. Tips for Articles
• Cover Letter and CV
• Practice drafting Bills of Costs, Letters of Demand & Summons and
Particulars of Claim
• Practice interview techniques on friends
• Practice speaking in Public
• Brush up on Civil Procedure
• Read De Rebus & other publications
18. Thank You
Your attitude, not your
aptitude, will determine
your altitude.
#Zig Ziglar
