CAREER GUIDE TO THE LEGAL PROFESSION

INDEX

Page 1 THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE IN SOUTH AFRICA.......................2

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THE LEGAL PROFESSION ...............................................................................5

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THE ATTORNEYS’ PROFESSION...................................................................7

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ADMISSION OF ATTORNEYS / SOLICITORS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES ...........................................................................15

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THE ADVOCATES' PROFESSION .................................................................19

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THE LEGAL ADVISER ....................................................................................21

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CAREERS OFFERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ...................22

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ANNEXURE ‘A’ ................................................................................................29

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THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE IN SOUTH AFRICA

The legal administration, i.e. those persons and institutions involved in the application and execution of the law and the judgments of the Court, is no less essential to the administration of justice than is the law, and is as much part of our legal heritage as the law itself.1

The legal administration in South Africa is comprised of:

1.1.

The Courts:

i) ii) iii) iv) v) vi) vii) viii) ix) x) xi) xii) xiii) xiv)

Constitutional Court; Supreme Court of Appeal; High Court; Labour Appeal Court; Labour Court; Land Claims Court; Special Income Tax Court; Competition Appeal Court; Magistrates’ Court; Divorce Court; Equality Court; Small Claims Court; Community Courts and Courts of Chiefs and Headmen; and Other specialised courts/tribunals.

1.2

Officers of the Court in the Private Sector:

i) ii)

Attorneys; and Advocates.

1.3

Administrative Officers under various Governmental Departments:

Department of