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WHAT IS THE SCHOOL FOR LEGAL PRACTICE?
After a student obtains an LLB degree from a South African university, one of the main requirements for admission as an attorney is two years of service under a contract of articles of clerkship with a South African firm of attorneys or two years’ recognised community service. If the prospective attorney attends a full-time practical law school, the two years’ service are reduced to one year.

The School for Legal Practice, established by the Law Society of South Africa in 1990, is such a practical law school. It offers an intensive, postgraduate vocational course at one of the School’s nine centres situated around the country. In addition to the reduction in articles, a student who attends the School for Legal Practice can sit for the Attorneys’ Admission Examination. This is in terms of the Attorneys Act as amended.

Objective of the School
The objective is to provide law graduates with the opportunity to acquire and develop practical legal skills to become effective practitioners.

Duration
The full-time course takes six months to complete. The distance-learning course runs from January to December each year.

Intake of students
Depending on the centre, the course may be offered once or twice a year. Some centres offer the course during the day and after-hours and some on either basis. The after-hours course is called the ‘night school’ and it accommodates candidate attorneys who are serving articles during the day. A distance learning school is offered jointly with the University of South Africa (UNISA).

BLOEMFONTEIN
DIRECTOR: Willem Spangenberg
PHYSICAL ADDRESS: School for Legal Practice, Law Society of the Free State, 139 Zastron Street, Bloemfontein, 9301
POSTAL ADDRESS: PO Box 319, Bloemfontein, 9300
ENQUIRIES: Marietjie vd Westhuizen
TEL: (051) 448 6462
FAX: (086) 510 8482
E-MAIL: bfnschool@telkomsa.net

CAPE TOWN
DIRECTOR: Gail Kemp
PHYSICAL ADDRESS: School for Legal Practice, 1st Floor, Burg House, Belmont Office Park, Belmont Road, Rondebosch
POSTAL ADDRESS: Private Bag, Rondebosch, 7701
ENQUIRIES: Zulpha Anthony
TEL: (021) 650 4481
FAX: (021) 650 4484
E-MAIL: zulpha.anthony@uct.ac.za

DURBAN
DIRECTOR: Vaneetha Dhanjee
PHYSICAL ADDRESS: School for Legal Practice, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Howard College Campus Room, 266 Innovation Centre, Gate 9, Rick Turner Road, Durban, 4014
POSTAL ADDRESS: School for Legal Practice, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Howard College Campus, Durban, 4014
ENQUIRIES: Nadira Sewnarain
TEL: (031) 260 2351
FAX: (031) 260 2179
E-MAIL: sewnarainn1@ukzn.ac.za

EAST LONDON
DIRECTOR:  Bongi Nkohla
PHYSICAL ADDRESS: School for Legal Practice, 6 Donald Road Vincent, East London, 5201
POSTAL ADDRESS: PO Box 1475, East London, 5200
ENQUIRIES: Sue Donovan
TEL: (043) 726 4319
FAX:  (043) 726 4390
E-MAIL: sue@LSSALEAD.org.za

JOHANNESBURG
DIRECTOR: Chandika Singh
PHYSICAL ADDRESS: School for Legal Practice, 1st Floor,Richmond Forum 1, cnr Cedar and Napier Roads, Richmond, Auckland Park, Johannesburg, 2092
POSTAL ADDRESS: PO Box 31649, Braamfontein, 2017
ENQUIRIES: Veronica Doust
TEL: (011) 726 4154
FAX: (011) 726 4011
E-MAIL: veronica@LSSALEAD.org.za and titus@LSSALEAD.org.za

POLOKWANE
DIRECTOR: Mokgadi Mabilo
PHYSICAL ADDRESS: School for Legal Practice, 1st Floor, A Block Edupark, Campus Road, Polokwane, 0699
POSTAL ADDRESS: PO Box 3148, Polokwane, 0700
ENQUIRIES: Louisa Motana
TEL: (015) 290 2811
FAX: (015) 290 2814
E-MAIL: motanal@edupark.ac.za

PORT ELIZABETH
DIRECTOR:  Lionel Lindoor
PHYSICAL ADDRESS: School for Legal Practice, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Campus, Building 6, Department of Education, Lower Ground, Room 06LG111, Admirality Way, Summerstrand, Port Elizabeth, 6001
POSTAL ADDRESS: PO Box 77000, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, 6000
ENQUIRIES: Anita Strydom
TEL: (041) 504 2264
FAX: (041) 504 4087
E-MAIL: anita.strydom@nmmu.ac.za

POTCHEFSTROOM
DIRECTOR: Marlene Steyn
PHYSICAL ADDRESS: Law Society of South Africa, School for Legal Practice, Room 118, 1st Floor, Faculty of Law, North West University (Potchefstroom campus)
POSTAL ADDRESS: P.O. Box 1441, Potchefstroom, 2520
ENQUIRIES: - to be advised soon
TEL: (018) 299 4438
FAX: (018) 299 4439
E-MAIL: marlene@LSSALEAD.org.za

PRETORIA/TSHWANE
DIRECTOR: Ursula Hartzenberg
PHYSICAL ADDRESS: School for Legal Practice, Old Main Building, UNISA Sunnyside Campus, 145 Mears Street, Sunnyside, Pretoria, 0001
POSTAL ADDRESS: PO Box 27167, Sunnyside, 0132
ENQUIRIES: Zukiswa Kala
TEL: (012) 441 4600 
FAX: (012) 440 6060 
E-MAIL: zukiswa@LSSALEAD.org.za and ali@LSSALEAD.org.za

LSSA—UNISA Distance School
Parma Govender
Tel: (012) 441 4600 | Fax: (012) 341 1269 | E-mail:parma@lssalead.org.za

School hours
Monday – Friday, 08h15 – 16h00 and certain Saturdays from 08h30 – 13h00
Night: Monday – Thursday, 17h00 – 22h00 and certain Saturdays from 08h30 – 13h0

Nature of study
The course is structured into four study modules. Training is practice-orientated to ensure that can­didates will be able to perform most tasks with minimal supervision once they have completed the course. Students are taught in a practical context in a simulated law firm environment. Students are divided into law firms with each firm having an office and access to computers and a law library. Moot courts and practical work form the foundation of the training activities, preceded by, inter alia, learners exchanging pleadings and drafting the necessary documents in application proceedings.

See Brochure for modules

Instructors
The instructors are legal practitioners known for their experience and expertise.

Admission requirements and selection

1. An applicant must be in possession of an LLB degree or be due to be awarded the degree before the start of the course. Applicants with a BProc degree awarded not later than 31 December 2004 will also be considered.
2. A selection committee will consider the applications. The committee may require applicants to attend interviews.
3. The committeewill give consideration to an applicant’s academic record>
4. nterest by the applicant in continuing to work in the attorneys’ profession will stand in the applicant’s favour.
5. There are a limited number of places available at each centre. Therefore, it is important that applicants
   submit their forms timeously by the closing date.
6. The School’s Board of Control reserves the right to change dates and/or cancel any course if the number
   of applicants is not sufficient. Applicants will be given sufficient notice of cancellation.
7. Students are responsible for their own arrangements and expenses with regards to accommodation and
   travelling. Students may wish to defer making accommodation and travelling arrangements to attend the School until it is clear that the course is not cancelled.
8. Subject to availability of funds, financial assistance may be made available in deserving cases in the form of interest free loans. Loan application forms can be obtained from the Director of the relevant centre and must be returned before the School’s commencement date.
9. The medium of instruction is primarily English.
10. All students will be subjected to literacy and numeracy testing as competency in these areas is essential
    in legal practice. In the event of unsatisfactory performance, further training at the School will be compulsory.
11. Transitional provisions relating to qualifications in the Legal Practice Bill, 2012, state that the training course presented at a Practical Legal Training School of the Law Society of South Africa; or any other training course approved by any existing society before the date referred to in s 119(4) for the purpose of training persons to qualify as legal practitioners, must be regarded as having been presented or approved pursuant to the regulations pertaining to practical vocational training.
12. A student’s progress is monitored throughout the course and progress reports are issued periodically.
13. Assessment is done at the end of each module and is followed by appropriate remedial action, if necessary.
14. The major part of the assessment is skills based. Various awards are presented to students for exceptional performance during the course.
15. Students who complete the course to the satisfaction of the School Board receive attendance certificates.
16. The LSSA awards special certificates to those students whose performance is regarded as outstanding.