Candidate Legal Practitioners (Candidate Attorneys) (Post Level 11)

Stellenbosch - South Africa

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 09-11-2025

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Department Description/Departement Beskrywing

Faculty of Law

Law Clinic

Candidate Legal Practitioners (Candidate Attorneys) (Post Level 11)

(Four posts)

(Two-year full-time fixed-term contract)

(Stellenbosch Campus)

Ref. RG04/284/1025

The Law Clinic at Stellenbosch University (SU) operates as a fully-fledged attorneys office delivering free legal services to the indigent whilst at the same time training final year law students and candidate legal practitioners in the practical application of the law.

Fakulteit Regsgeleerdheid

Regskliniek

Kandidaat-regspraktisyns (Kandidaatprokureurs) (Posvlak 11)

(Vier poste)

(Voltydse tweejaar-kontrak)

(Stellenbosch-kampus)

Verw. RG04/284/1024

Die Regskliniek by die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) funksioneer as n volwaardige prokureurskantoor wat gratis regsdienste aan behoeftiges lewer terwyl dit terselfdertyd aan finalejaar-regstudente en kandidaat-regspraktisyns opleiding verskaf in die praktiese toepassing van die reg.

Duties/Pligte

Entering into and abiding by the required tripartite contract of service learning with a principal attorney and the Legal Practice Council. Duties include:

Providing support to other practitioners within the firm on all aspects of legal practice.
Assisting in the preparation of matters for trials or hearings.
Conducting research and preparing legal opinions.
Attending consultations with clients witnesses and experts.
Attending court appearances including pre-trial conferences and trial proceedings.
Liaising with counsel experts clients and opponents.
Attending to the day-to-day management of files under the supervision of other practitioners.
Drafting agreements letters and other legal documents.
Assisting and supporting students as well as any teaching offered by the Law Clinic.
Conducting other daily administrative and legal practices.
Attending the Law Clinics three satellite offices monthly.

Kontrakteer en dien onder die vereiste drieparty-kontrak van indiensopleiding met n prinsipaal prokureur en die Regspraktykraad. Pligte sluit in:

Ondersteun ander praktisyns binne die firma met alle aspekte van regspraktyk.
Hulpverlening met die voorbereiding van sake vir verhore.
Doen navorsing en berei regsopinies voor.
Hantering van konsultasies met klinte getuies en deskundiges.
Waarneming van hofverskynings insluitende voorverhoorkonferensies en verhoorverrigtinge.
Skakel met advokate deskundiges klinte en teenkante.
Behartig die daaglikse bestuur van lers onder die toesig van ander regspraktisyns.
Opstel van ooreenkomste briewe en ander regsdokumente.
Verleen bystand en ondersteuning aan studente sowel as enige onderrig wat deur die Regskliniek aangebied word.
Voer ander daaglikse administratiewe en regsaktiwiteite uit.
Woon die Regskliniek se drie satelliet kantore maandeliks by.

Job Requirements/Pos Vereistes

An LLB qualification.
Fluent verbal and written in English and Afrikaans OR English and IsiXhosa.
Good legal writing skills.
The ability to work as part of a team and independently.
The ability and willingness to work outside office hours including weekends as may be required from time to time.
The ability to maintain good interpersonal relationships.
The ability to work under pressure.
The ability to work on own initiative.
Sharing the values upon which the Law Clinic is founded.
The ability to function effectively in a multicultural environment.

n LLB-kwalifikasie.
Ten volle vaardig (mondeling en skriftelik) in Engels en Afrikaans OF in Engels en IsiXhosa.
Goeie regskryfvaardighede.
Die vermo om as deel van n span en onafhanklik te werk.
Die vermo en bereidwilligheid om buite kantoorure te werk insluitende naweke soos van tyd tot tyd vereis mag word.
Die vermo om goeie interpersoonlike verhoudings te handhaaf.
Die vermo om onder druk te werk.
Die vermo om op eie inisiatief te werk.
Deel die waardes waarop die Regskliniek gegrond is.
Die vermo om effektief in n multikulturele omgewing te funksioneer.

Recommendation/Aanbeveling

Relevant prior work experience.
Existing knowledge of and familiarity with the work of the Law Clinic.

Toepaslike vorige werkservaring.
Bestaande kennis van en vertroudheid met die werk van die Regskliniek.

How To Apply/Hoe Om Aansoek Te Doen

#LI-POST

#PSS

The University is committed to employment equity (EE) and appointments will be made in line with the institutional EE Plan.

Stellenbosch University reserves the right not to make an appointment.

Your application comprising a comprehensive curriculum vitae (including the names and email addresses of at least three references) must reach the University before or on the closing date in the advertisement.

Apply online at by clicking Apply now at the top to the right of the page for the specific vacancy.

The University reserves the right to investigate qualifications and conduct background checks on all candidates.

The Occupational Health and Safety Act requires people in occupations that entail potential exposure to certain hazards (such as noise hazardous chemical substances and hazardous biological agents) to undergo medical screening to determine whether they be fit to work in those occupations.

If you have received no feedback from the University after four to six weeks of the closing date kindly accept that your application was unsuccessful.

Die Universiteit Stellenbosch is tot gelyke indiensneming (GI) verbind en aanstellings word ooreenkomstig die institusionele GI-plan gemaak.

Die Universiteit Stellenbosch behou die reg voor om nie n aanstelling te maak nie.

U aansoek moet vergesel wees van n volledige curriculum vitae (met die name en e-posadresse van minstens drie referente) en moet die Universiteit voor of op die sluitingsdatum in die advertensie bereik.

Doen aanlyn by aansoek deur op Apply nowregs boaan die bladsy vir die spesifieke vakature te klik.

Die Universiteit behou die reg voor om kwalifikasies na te gaan en agtergrondinligting oor alle kandidate in te win.

Die Wet op Beroepsgesondheid en Veiligheid vereis dat persone in beroepe met potensile blootstelling aan sekere gevare (soos geraas gevaarlike chemiese stowwe en gevaarlike biologiese middels) mediese keuring moet ondergaan om vas te stel of hulle geskik is om in sulke beroepe te werk.

Indien u nie binne vier tot ses weke na die sluitingsdatum van die Universiteit verneem nie aanvaar asseblief dat u aansoek onsuksesvol was.

Enquiries/Navrae

Enquiries about this post: Ms SE Smith on or at

Enquiries about remuneration/benefits and technical assistance with the electronic application process: Human Resources Client Services Centre on (Stellenbosch) or (Tygerberg) or at

Navrae oor die pos: Me. SE Smith by of by

Navrae oor vergoeding/voordele en tegniese ondersteuning met die elektroniese aansoekproses: Menslike Hulpbronne Klintedienssentrum by (Stellenbosch) of (Tygerberg) of by

Providing support to other practitioners within the firm on all aspects of legal practice.
Assisting in the preparation of matters for trials or hearings.
Conducting research and preparing legal opinions.
Attending consultations with clients witnesses and experts.
Attending court appearances including pre-trial conferences and trial proceedings.
Liaising with counsel experts clients and opponents.
Attending to the day-to-day management of files under the supervision of other practitioners.
Drafting agreements letters and other legal documents.
Assisting and supporting students as well as any teaching offered by the Law Clinic.
Conducting other daily administrative and legal practices.
Attending the Law Clinics three satellite offices monthly.

Kontrakteer en dien onder die vereiste drieparty-kontrak van indiensopleiding met n prinsipaal prokureur en die Regspraktykraad. Pligte sluit in:

Ondersteun ander praktisyns binne die firma met alle aspekte van regspraktyk.
Hulpverlening met die voorbereiding van sake vir verhore.
Doen navorsing en berei regsopinies voor.
Hantering van konsultasies met klinte getuies en deskundiges.
Waarneming van hofverskynings insluitende voorverhoorkonferensies en verhoorverrigtinge.
Skakel met advokate deskundiges klinte en teenkante.
Behartig die daaglikse bestuur van lers onder die toesig van ander regspraktisyns.
Opstel van ooreenkomste briewe en ander regsdokumente.
Verleen bystand en ondersteuning aan studente sowel as enige onderrig wat deur die Regskliniek aangebied word.
Voer ander daaglikse administratiewe en regsaktiwiteite uit.
Woon die Regskliniek se drie satelliet kantore maandeliks by.

Job Requirements/Pos Vereistes

An LLB qualification.
Fluent verbal and written in English and Afrikaans OR English and IsiXhosa.
Good legal writing skills.
The ability to work as part of a team and independently.
The ability and willingness to work outside office hours including weekends as may be required from time to time.
The ability to maintain good interpersonal relationships.
The ability to work under pressure.
The ability to work on own initiative.
Sharing the values upon which the Law Clinic is founded.
The ability to function effectively in a multicultural environment.

n LLB-kwalifikasie.
Ten volle vaardig (mondeling en skriftelik) in Engels en Afrikaans OF in Engels en IsiXhosa.
Goeie regskryfvaardighede.
Die vermo om as deel van n span en onafhanklik te werk.
Die vermo en bereidwilligheid om buite kantoorure te werk insluitende naweke soos van tyd tot tyd vereis mag word.
Die vermo om goeie interpersoonlike verhoudings te handhaaf.
Die vermo om onder druk te werk.
Die vermo om op eie inisiatief te werk.
Deel die waardes waarop die Regskliniek gegrond is.
Die vermo om effektief in n multikulturele omgewing te funksioneer.

Recommendation/Aanbeveling