LSSA Advisory

Vacancies

Instructor required
A Johannesburg tertiary institution seeks an instructor for Property Law and Conveyancing on a short-term basis. Applications can be sent to:

School Principal – Potchefstroom School for Legal Practice
The Law Society of South Africa’s Legal Education and Development division requires a School Principal (part-time) for the Potchefstroom School for Legal Practice.
Click here for more information.

School Principal – Pretoria School for Legal Practice
The Law Society of South Africa’s Legal Education and Development division requires a School Principal for the Pretoria School for Legal Practice.
Click here for more information.

 

LSSA Charity Golf Day 2024

The funds received from the LSSA Charity Golf Day will go to the following initiatives:
– Support for Candidate legal practitioners
– Continued support to Children’s Homes of Safety (Children taken away from
their parents and placed in homes of safety by our courts).

Donors and individuals can make recommendations for charities/initiatives in need of support.

The funds will be kept in a separate designated account and a report of what the funds were used for will be made available.

Contact Isabel to purchase four ball tickets or for sponsorship opportunities: isabel@LSSA.org.za

 

Free State Legal Practitioners Association launch

Free State practitioners are invited to attend the launch of the Free State Legal Practitioners Association in Bloemfontein on 27 February 2024 at the Sun international Windmill hotel. The draft constitution can be downloaded here.
The launch will take place at 16:00.
The meeting will be hybrid click here for the virtual Teams Link.
Confirm attendance by e-mailing: isabel@LSSA.org.za

Mpumalanga Task Team

The Mpumalanga Task Team invites practitioners to send comments on their draft constitution. Click here.

The differences between the LSSA and the LPC is tabulated below:

Legal Practice Council (LPC) Law Society of South Africa (LSSA)
Represent public interests Voice of the profession
Regulation Assessments for entry to the profession
Discipline Legal Education Training (mandatory and PPD)
Transformation Represent practitioners’ interests, both local and International
Policies & Codes of conduct A forum for practitioners to gather & deliberate
Accreditation & monitoring Practice management resources
Data & Records Transformation of the profession
Examinations / Assessments Lobby government on crucial issues
Comment on proposals affecting the profession and society
Publishes a digital legal journal for all legal practitioners

 

Anthony Pillay
Executive director
Tony@LSSA.org.za