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  • Posted: Jul 16, 2025
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  • The Parliament of South Africa is a bicameral legislature consisting of the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces, responsible for making laws, overseeing government actions, and representing the people and provinces.
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    Chief Legal Adviser: Parliament

    Detailed Description

    As a successful candidate your key responsibilities will be to: 

    • Provide Strategic Planning and management of the Constitutional and Legal Services; 
    • Provide legal advice and support to Parliament (Houses, Presiding Officers and Committees), Executive Authority and the Secretary to Parliament; 
    • Lead and oversee the management of litigation and disputes involving Parliament; 
    • Lead and oversee the editing and processing of legislation before Parliament; 
    • Lead the provision of corporate legal advice and services for the Administration of Parliament 
    • Operational Management of the workstreams in the Division; and 
    • Human Resources, Records and Financial Management.

    Job Requirements

    To qualify, you must have a minimum of: 

    • LLB Degree at an NQF level 8. 
    • A Master’s Degree in Law (LLM) is highly advantageous. Specialisation in Constitutional/Public Law will be a distinct advantage. 
    • A minimum of 10 years post-admission legal advisory or legal practice experience, of which at least 5 years must have been in a Public Service environment, and at an executive level; and 
    • Admission as an advocate with right of appearance in the High Court of South Africa.

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