Intern: Litigation & Mediation - Durban at Road Accident Fund

Job Posting Salary:  R96,000.00

Purpose of the Internship: The Road Accident Fund is committed to youth skills development by providing graduates with an opportunity to gain work based experience. Applications are invited for the Internship: Litigation & Mediation for unemployed graduates between the age of 18 and 25. The Internship program will run for a period of eighteen (18) months.

Work based exposure may include the following

• Interns will be given practical workplace structured training and on the job training and development, this will be combined with the theoretical training already acquired.
• Administration work.
• Drafting of correspondence, pleadings, affidavits, notices, applications.
• Practical Application of court rules in practice. 
• Observation of, and assistance given to, State Attorneys when appearing in Court.
• Support State Attorney in litigation and dispute resolution.
• Filing notices.
• Service of documents and Notices to Plaintiff Attorneys.
• Judgement monitoring and case outcomes reporting.
• Attendance of and upskilling with continuous learning professional development programs (i.e. LEAD and LexisNexis).
• Filing Bills of Costs upon receipt.
• Provide support to oppose Taxations.
• Preparations for appearance and appear before the Taxing Master.
• Filing of outcomes and uploading on LMS.

Qualifications and Experience

• Certified copy of Grade 12/ NQF 4 level certificate.
• Certified copy of NQF level 7 Bachelor’s degree in Law
• Certified copy of Academic transcript
• Certified copy of your ID
• Your CV and motivational letter

Technical and behavioral competencies required

The successful candidate will be required to display the following competencies in this role:

• Communication
• Customer Orientation and Customer Focus
• Team Player
• Computer Literacy

Job Posting End Date:  19 May 2026