Senior Attorney/ Director : Law Clinic (Coastal Region) at ADvTECH

Job Description

• Emeris consolidates resources and expertise from IIE Varsity College, IIE MSA, IIE-Vega School, and IIE School of Hospitality & Service Management, with a unified approach ensuring a consistent standard of excellence in teaching, learning, and student support.
• Emeris National Office has a vacancy for a Senior Attorney/ Director : Law Clinic (Coastal Region). The successful candidate can be based in Durban or Cape Town. 

Duties and Responsibilities : 

• Case Management and Legal Processes
• Interpreting laws, rules, and regulations
• Manage all matters from time of consultation until such time as matter is litigated, closed or referred to an Attorney or Advocate within the required standards of the profession
• Legal advice and guidance to clients
• Drafting of pleadings and correspondence
• Negotiating and drafting of various agreements and corporate documents
• Researching law and drafting legal opinions
• Managing of serving and filling through candidate attorneys
• Participating in the interview of witnesses
• Preparing cases for trial or alternate dispute resolution
• Undertaking the legal work to the highest professional and client care standards
• Co-ordinate legal training at the Clinic
• Analysing probable outcomes based on legal precedents
• Provide legal representation in matters within our jurisdiction
• Litigating in civil courts, tribunals, and arbitrations
• Management and Administration of Clinics
• Maintaining the confidentiality of legal documents and client records
• Updating and managing case load, staff and operational requirements at Emeris Durban, Cape Town and Nelson Mandela Bay Clinics. 
• Co-ordination and reporting on case statistics to the Dean : Faculty of Law
• Oversee preparation of clinic budget for the coastal region and manage expenditure. 
• Update clients, stakeholders and attorneys on clients matters
• Play an active role in the development of policies and procedures of the Law Clinic
• Provide legal secretary/intern with instructions
• Supervision and Student Engagement
• Supervising all law students in his/her care
• Managing the practical legal component of the Work Integrated Learning (WIL) module
• Managing the monitoring of and evaluation of student performance
• Train, supervise and guide candidate legal practitioners
• Provide individual mentoring for and coaching of legal practitioners and candidate attorneys
• Monitor and evaluate the quality of work performed by the 4th year IIE LLB students in their WIL module
• Collaboration and Community Engagement
• Maintaining a professional and harmonious relationship with a wide range of stakeholders in the legal industry including NGO’s, Court personnel, law firms, potential donor funders, Legal Aid and other public interest initiatives.
• Facilitating Community and Attorney workshops
• Engaging with the different courts to hold Advice Desks

Competencies:

• Excellent English language, communication and writing skills
• Strong Analytical skills
• Computer literacy
• Conflict resolution skills. A high level of disciplinary expertise.
• Research Skills
• Excellent drafting, writing and editing skills
• Attention to detail
• Time Management Skills
• Ability to work in a pressurized work environment
• Problem-solving skills
• Ethical
• A demonstrable commitment to and interest in public interest law and social justice
• Active listening skills

Special Requirements 

• Candidate must be able to organise outreach and other community engagement initiatives on the last Saturday morning of each month.
• Be able to monitor and assess performance of yourself, other individuals or organisations to make improvement or take corrective action

Minimum Education Requirements:

• Completed LLB degree at NQF level 8. LLM at NQF level 9 will be advantageous. 
• Must be admitted as an attorney of the High Court with 10 years’ experience as an admitted attorney and right of appearance in the High Court.

Minimum Work Experience: 

• 10 years post admission experience with 5 years general legal practice and 5 years management experience. 
• Admitted Attorney on the Practising Roll
• Previous Magistrates and High Court litigation experience , civil litigation and family law will be advantageous. 
• Proficiency in additional languages will be an added advantage