Legal Aid SA is a National Public Entity; a key contributor to South Africa’s constitutional democracy, providing quality legal services to indigent and vulnerable persons. The organization has a national footprint in all nine (9) provinces. Legal Aid SA is a credible employer of choice, boasting Top Employer SA accreditation for thirteen (13) consecutive ...
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Applications are invited from persons interested to fill the above-mentioned position. The incumbent will be appointed on a permanent basis. The position is based at the Legal Aid SA Vredendal Local Office’s Springbok Satellite Office.
KEY OUTPUTS
- Support the office’s legal staff by providing paralegal services to people qualifying for legal aid.
- Identify and solve matters that are not of a litigious nature.
- Identify cases of a litigious nature and hand over to Legal Practitioners.
- Handle legal administration.
- Keep the client database up to date.
- Conduct interviews with people applying for legal assistance.
- Assist clients with the completion of forms.
COMPETENCIES REQUIRED (SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ATTRIBUTES)
- National Senior/Matric certificate plus one (1) year Paralegal qualification.
- Computer literacy.
- Attention to detail.
- Ability to relate at all levels.
- Excellent communication skills (verbal and written).
- A valid unendorsed code 8 driver’s licence is an advantage.
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Applications are invited from persons interested to fill the above-mentioned position. The incumbent will be appointed on a permanent basis. The position is based in George.
KEY OUTPUTS
- Manage the local office processes in respect of finance, human resources, communications and legal administration within a matrix environment.
- Manage administrative functions from a compliance and operational effectiveness approach.
- Management of the local office Manual and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the local office and advise on application.
- Ensure the implementation of new/revised Policies and Procedures and monitor adherence thereof.
- Together with the management team, identify risks facing the office and ensure effective mitigation against such risks.
- Management oversight of Business Intelligence (BI) reports to accurately reflect the status of strategy implementation.
- Management and monitoring of local office contracts to ensure compliance and value for money.
- Management and monitoring of the correct use of petty cash.
- Management of infrastructure and fixed assets.
- Manage procurement and payments (sourcing quotes from suppliers, processing of invoices, orders, et cetera).
- Management of over and under expenditure to ensure budgetary control.
- Efficient vehicle and fleet management.
- Manage a diverse team to ensure efficiencies and accountability.
COMPETENCIES (SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & ATTRIBUTES) REQUIRED
- National Senior/Matric certificate, and three (3) year Financial Management/Accounting tertiary qualification (NQF 6/National Diploma).
- Supply Chain Management qualification will be advantageous.
- A valid driver’s licence.
- Five (5) years of administrative experience.
- Two (2) years of relevant management experience.
- Supply Chain Management experience.
- Understanding and application of basic computer software packages.
- Ability to develop and implement operational plans.
- Leadership and problem-solving skills.
- Resource and risk management.
- Business writing and project management skills.
- Ability to compile and interpret reports and statistics.
- Knowledge of the core administration, human resources, communication and financial disciplines and how to implement and leverage these within a matrix business environment: for example; working knowledge of the Constitution, Public Finance Management Act (PFMA), National Treasury Regulations, Legal Aid SA Act and other relevant Statutes.
- Working knowledge of all employment-related Acts and functional ability in utilisation of electronic systems and technologies.
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Applications are invited from persons interested to fill the above-mentioned position. The incumbent will be appointed on a permanent basis. The position is based in Cape Town.
KEY OUTPUTS
- Provide legal representation to indigent accused persons at High Court level.
- Handling of complex criminal High Court matters.
- Training and supervision of Candidate Attorneys.
- Perform office administration.
- Represent women, children and landless people in criminal matters.
COMPETENCIES (SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ATTRIBUTES) REQUIRED
- Admitted attorney or advocate (the latter must have completed pupillage successfully at an institution recognised by Legal Aid SA).
- Legal representation at High Court level.
- Minimum of at least seven (7) years’ post-qualification experience of which five (5) years must be post-admission experience.
- A minimum of four (4) years of High Court experience, or a minimum of six (6) years of Regional Court experience.
- LLB degree.
- Proven track record in criminal matters at High Court level.
- Right of appearance in High Court.
- Valid driver’s licence will be an advantage.
- Excellent verbal and written communication.
- Analytical thinking.
- Team player.
- Self-development orientation.
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Applications are invited from persons interested to fill the above-mentioned position. The incumbent will be appointed on a permanent basis. The position is based at the Legal Aid SA Empangeni Local Office and the successful candidate will be required to travel.
KEY OUTPUTS
- Train, supervise and guide Candidate Attorneys.
- Co-ordinate legal training at the office.
- Provide individual mentoring and coaching for Legal Practitioners and Candidate Attorneys.
- Assess the quality of the files and work performed by Candidate Attorneys and Legal Practitioners daily.
- Assist the Head of Office with quality assessments.
- Monitor case flow management of Legal Practitioners, Candidate Attorneys and Judicare practitioners at court.
- Assess the quality of Judicare work.
- Monitor and assess the quality of work performed by Co-operation Partners.
- Legal representation in civil matters.
- Ensure that the law library at the office is up-to-date and adequate.
COMPETENCIES (SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & ATTRIBUTES) REQUIRED
- B Proc or LLB.
- Admitted Attorney.
- At least seven (7) years of post-admission legal experience.
- Experience as a Senior Legal Practitioner or equivalent is preferable.
- Legal Quality Assurance score of not less than 90%.
- Must be able to mentor and supervise.
- Legal representation and litigation skills.
- Human rights orientation.
- A commitment to professionalism and service excellence.
- A valid code 08 driver’s licence compulsory.
- Strong negotiation skills.
- Strong research capabilities.
- Good administrative skills.
- Strong training and development skills.
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Applications are invited from persons interested to fill the above-mentioned position. The incumbent will be appointed on a permanent basis. The position is based in Krugersdorp.
KEY OUTPUTS
- Provide civil legal aid to the poor in the coverage area of the unit.
- Handling of complex civil matters.
- Supervise and guide civil Candidate Attorneys and Paralegals.
- Assist in providing support and assistance to civil sections of the office in the designated cluster.
- Represent women, children and vulnerable landless people in all civil matters.
- Perform office administration.
COMPETENCIES (SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & ATTRIBUTES) REQUIRED
- Admitted Attorney/Advocate (the latter must have completed pupillage successfully at an institution recognised by Legal Aid SA).
- LLB or B Proc degree.
- At least five (5) years of post-admission civil experience.
- Excellent verbal and written communication.
- Strong analytical ability and excellent communication skills.
- Team player.
- Self-development orientation.
- A valid driver’s licence is an advantage.
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Applications are invited from persons interested to fill the above-mentioned position. The incumbent will be appointed on a permanent basis. The position is based at the Legal Aid SA KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Office and the successful candidate will be required to travel.
KEY OUTPUTS
- Train, supervise and guide Candidate Attorneys.
- Co-ordinate legal training at the office.
- Provide individual mentoring and coaching of Legal Practitioners and Candidate Attorneys.
- Assess the quality of the files and work performed by Candidate Attorneys and Legal Practitioners daily.
- Assist Heads of Offices with quality assessments.
- Monitor case flow management of Legal Practitioners, Candidate Attorneys and Judicare practitioners at court.
- Assess the quality of Judicare work.
- Monitor and assess the quality of work performed by Co-operation Partners.
- Legal representation in criminal matters.
- Ensure that the law library at the office is up-to-date and adequate.
COMPETENCIES (SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & ATTRIBUTES) REQUIRED
- B Proc or LLB degree.
- Admitted Attorney.
- At least twelve (12) years of post-qualification legal experience, with a minimum of ten (10) years of post-admission experience, of which four (4) years are court experience.
- Experience as a Senior Legal Practitioner or equivalent is preferable.
- Must be able to mentor and supervise.
- Legal representation and litigation skills.
- Human rights orientation.
- A commitment to professionalism and service excellence.
- A valid code 08 driver’s licence is compulsory.
- Strong negotiation skills.
- Strong research capabilities.
- Good administrative skills.
- Strong training and development skills.
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Applications are invited from persons interested to fill the above-mentioned position. The incumbent will be appointed on a permanent basis. The position is based at the Legal Aid SA eMalahleni Local Office’s Kwa-Mhlanga Satellite Office.
KEY OUTPUTS
- Support the office’s legal staff by providing paralegal services to people qualifying for legal aid.
- Identify and solve matters that are not of a litigious nature.
- Identify cases of a litigious nature and hand over to Legal Practitioners.
- Handle legal administration.
- Keep the client database up to date.
- Conduct interviews with people applying for legal assistance.
- Assist clients with the completion of forms.
COMPETENCIES REQUIRED (SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ATTRIBUTES)
- National Senior/Matric certificate plus one (1) year Paralegal qualification.
- Computer literacy.
- Attention to detail.
- Ability to relate at all levels.
- Excellent communication skills (verbal and written).
- A valid unendorsed code 8 driver’s licence is an advantage.
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Applications are invited from persons interested to fill the above-mentioned position. The incumbent will be appointed on a permanent basis. The position is based at the Legal Aid SA National Office in Braamfontein.
KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS
- Become a resource partner to the Provinces, Local Offices and National Office Departments, under the management of the Data Unit Manager.
- Efficient compilation of daily, monthly, quarterly and annual delivery and other operational statistical reports from the existing Legal Aid SA databases on behalf of the Data Unit Manager.
- Assist in the development/design and implement data collection tools/software, under the leadership of the Data Unit Manager, to efficiently extract information from decentralised Legal Aid SA offices for national consolidation using web-based designs.
- Provide day-to-day support to users in respect of the above.
- Assist in the maintenance of the dynamic lookup tables on Legal Aid SA’s computer system.
- Refine and maintain the National Operations Department’s database and develop reports as required.
- Ensure the efficient and effective sharing of information.
- Compile any other relevant reports for the Data Unit Manager as required.
- Play an active role in monitoring and analysing existing and newly developed systems as well as reports to identify shortcomings and ensure data integrity.
- Assist in the development and maintenance of Business Intelligence tools.
- Develop own effectiveness in the Data Unit environment.
COMPETENCIES (SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ATTRIBUTES) REQUIRED
- National Senior/Matric certificate plus a three (3) year tertiary qualification (computer qualification preferable).
- Two (2) years of relevant work experience within a complex organisation.
- Experience that would assist the incumbent in driving a service excellence mindset.
- Experience in monitoring and reporting.
- A sophisticated collaborative style is advantageous.
- In-depth knowledge of data mining and information management and how to implement and leverage these within a complex business environment.
- In-depth knowledge of SQL, data access and reporting tools.
- Above average functional ability in the utilisation of electronic systems and technologies.
- Able to create “functional integration” within the organisation as a whole.
- Ability to benchmark against national leading practices and work with the Data Unit Manager to develop the organisation’s information management practices.
- Effective working relationship with the Data Unit Manager.
- Excellent analytical skills and the ability to deal with ambiguity, meet demanding deadlines and manage projects.
- Proficiency in T-SQL, MS Reporting Services, Excel and Power BI.
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Applications are invited from persons interested to fill the above-mentioned position. The incumbent will be appointed on a permanent basis. The position is based at the Legal Aid SA Pietermaritzburg Local Office and the successful candidate will be required to travel.
KEY OUTPUTS
- To provide legal services to farm occupiers, farm workers, labour tenants and restitution claimants, the vulnerable in the coverage area of the unit, in accordance with Legal Aid SA policies, procedures and standards.
- Leading the way in handling complex legal challenges in a professional manner and with dignity.
- Empathise with farm occupiers, farm workers, labour tenants and restitution claimants.
- Mediate and negotiate where there is a dispute between landowners and farm occupiers, farm workers and labour tenants.
- Support, supervise and guide Paralegal in dealing with complex and challenging legal issues in respect of land matters.
- Understand and interpret land reform and relevant legislation, such as the Land Reform (Labour Tenants) Act, Extension of Security of Tenure Act, Restitution of Land Rights Act, Constitution of the Republic of South Africa and Promotion of Administrative Justice Act (PAJA), et cetera.
- Understand and interpret contracts and agreements.
- Draft pleadings and court documents accurately, drafting heads of arguments and structuring complex legal documents.
- Develop case strategy to ensure professional and expert legal representation in complex civil and criminal matters.
- Provide expert opinion on current law to ensure the highest quality of services provided to Legal Aid SA clients.
- Research current law with a view to developing the law to make it relevant in a constitutional democracy.
- Identify current socio-economic conditions and develop cases for litigation.
- Take comprehensive and accurate statements from clients and ensure the provision of legal services is aligned with and responsive to client needs.
- Training and development to improve own technical and strategic capability and capacitate Paralegal and Admin staff in the Land Rights Management Unit.
- Contribute to the publication of pamphlets, books and flyers.
COMPETENCIES (SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ATTRIBUTES) REQUIRED
- A South African legal tertiary qualification: LLB or B Proc degree.
- Admitted Attorney/Advocate (the latter must have completed pupillage successfully at an institution recognised by Legal Aid SA).
- At least two (2) years of post-qualification legal experience or exposure to criminal, civil litigation and experience in land rights matters.
- Thorough knowledge of the core legal practice disciplines and how to implement and leverage these within the human rights legal environment.
- Thorough knowledge of litigation at District Court level, legal drafting, legal training and development, legal practice, ethical and professional compliance management.
- Effective working relationship with Management.
- Excellent organisation and leadership skills and providing consistent, high-quality, professional legal services.
- Excellent verbal and written communication.
- Strong analytical ability and excellent communication skills.
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Applications are invited from persons interested to fill the above-mentioned position. The incumbent will be appointed on a permanent basis. The position is based in Pietermaritzburg.
KEY OUTPUTS
- Manage legal aid to the poor in the area of jurisdiction.
- Monitor case flow management of Legal Practitioners, Candidate Attorneys and Judicare Practitioners at the courts.
- Support and advise clients in line with common law principles and practice and accurate interpretation of contracts.
- Act as Principal for Candidate Attorneys.
- Supervise and guide Legal Practitioners and Paralegals.
- Train and develop staff.
- Preparation and maintenance of the annual budgets for the Local Office.
- Efficient and effective sound management of Local Office operations.
COMPETENCIES (SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & ATTRIBUTES) REQUIRED
- Admitted attorney or advocate, the latter must have completed pupilage successfully at an institution recognised by Legal Aid SA.
- B Proc or LLB degree.
- At least twelve (12) years’ post-qualification legal experience, with a minimum of ten (10) years’ post-admission experience of which four (4) years should be court experience.
- Excellent leadership and people management skills.
- Must demonstrate an ability to manage a varied practice.
- Demonstrate an ability to train Candidate Attorneys as Legal Practitioners.
- Strong analytical ability and excellent communication skills.
- Must possess a valid driver’s licence.
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