Head: Legal Aid Clinic - (1326) at University of Venda

Requirements:

• LLM Degree with at least ten years of legal practice experience.
• The applicant must be computer literate and have excellent communication skills and be admitted as an Attorney, with the Right of appearance in the High Court, registered with the Legal Practice Council (LPC), and with a letter of good standing from the LPC.
• Applications must be accompanied by copies of proof of admission, right of appearance in the High Court and letter of good standing from the LPC.

Duties:

• Strategically manage the activities of the Law Clinic.
• Report to the School of Law, Faculty Board and LPC on behalf of the Law Clinic.
• Manage the budget of the Law Clinic and related cost centres.
• Manage and supervise junior staff members attached to the Law Clinic.
• Register and train candidate attorneys attached to the Law Clinic.
• Approve and allocate files.
• Teach Clinical the Legal Education module to final year law students.
• Manage practical training of senior Law Students.
• Coordinate community engagement projects run by the Law Clinic.
• Manage relations with courts and other stakeholders in the justice cluster.
• Represent indigent Law Clinic clients in legal matters.
• Initiate projects and identify potential community cases that the Law Clinic can defend on behalf of communities.
• Mobilise donor funds and initiate other activities to earn the Law Clinic operational income