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  • Posted: Apr 25, 2025
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  • The University of the Free State (UFS) is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in South Africa. It opened its doors in 1904 on the Bloemfontein Campus with a mere six students in the Humanities. Since then, our institution has grown to more than 34 127 students, spread across seven faculties over three campuses. https://www.ufs.ac.za/about-the-...
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    Director: UFS Law Clinic

    Duties and responsibilities

    Management and Leadership:

    • Provide leadership and guidance to staff.
    • Assume administrative and/or leadership duties in the department such as course coordinator; co-ordination of particular programmes e.g. PhD, master’s programmes; co-ordination of particular research projects; tutor selection and co-ordination. 
    • Promote coherence, integration and coordination of management of interdependencies and the achievement of departmental objectives.
    • Assess the performance of Staff against their KPAs.
    • Apply and Report diligently on Funding where and when needed -  Accreditation, Funding, Renewal of Contracts, etc.
    • Review and revise the Law Clinic Strategic Plan.
    • Identify, assess and monitor risks.
    • Manage, plan and submit the budget.
    • Manage Finances in the Clinic.
    • Ensure all staff positions in the Law Clinic are filled.
    • Spend departmental budget prudently.
    • Oversee, monitor and manage the organising of the Kovsie First Year Moot Court.
    • Serve on School, Faculty and University wide bodies as  applicable.

    Teaching and Learning:

    • Facilitate effective teaching and learning at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
    • Assume responsibility for course materials, lectures, tutorials and assessment of law modules, both at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
    • Contribute to programme management and curriculum development.
    • Research supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate students.
    • Contribute towards creating a strong academic identity.
    • Design the curriculum content for the Law Clinic allocated module.
    • Teach the Clinical Legal Education module in the new LLB Curriculum.
    • Monitor and improve success rates and pass rates in the module.
    • Improve staff/student relationships in the module.

    Research:

    • Assist with the development and implementation of the research strategy for the Clinic.
    • Conduct research and research supervision as commensurate with the requirements of the Clinic.
    • Undertake independent research and publishing research.
    • Participate in national and/or international fora to share research results.
    • Identify and access funding sources to support own research.
    • Update knowledge and understanding in the field of specialisation.
    • Engaged Scholarship (Access to Justice):
    • Strengthen the litigation collaboration of both internal and external stakeholders.
    • Monitor and increase legal services provision and reputation.
    • Recruit, appoint and train Candidate Attorneys.
    • Manage the Community Service projects.

    Inherent Job Requirements

    • ​​​​​​​A doctoral degree on NQF Level 10 in any discipline of Law.
    • Admitted attorney/advocate of the High Court of South Africa (attach proof).
    • A minimum of five (5) years’ relevant experience (teaching, research and academic management).
    • Appointable as lecturer/senior lecturer/associate professor/professor at the University of the Free State.

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    Interested and qualified? Go to University of the Free State on ufs.hua.hrsmart.com to apply

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