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"A just society exists in a constitutional environment where people are equal and have access to the law,
as well as appropriate legal representation. L.E.A.D focuses on contributing to the competence of legal practitioners"
The five-week courses are aimed at preparing candidate attorneys for the admission examination and to supplement the training provided by law firms regarding the knowledge, skills and attitudes required of a competent candidate attorney.
In terms of Section 15(1)(b)(ivA) of the Attorneys Act, 53 of 1979 as amended, an applicant applying for admission as an attorney must supply proof of satisfactory attendance of a course approved by the relevant statutory law society. The full-time, part-time and evening courses presented by L.E.A.D have been approved for the purposes of this Act.
Content and Structure of Training
| Module I Practice & Procedure |
Module II Practice & Procedure |
Legal Practice |
| Constitutional Practice
Aspects of Gender Law High Court Practice Magistrate’s Court Practice Criminal Court Practice Motor Vehicle Accident Claims |
Wills & Estates Drafting of Contracts Matrimonial Law Elective subjects: Conveyancing OR Labour Dispute Resolution, Forms of Business Enterprise, Insolvency Practice |
Professional Conduct Introduction to Practice Management Legal Costs Attorney’s Bookkeeping Value-Added Tax Numeracy Skills |
Full time, part time and evening courses are offered (see brochure for more details)
Schedule of courses 2010 (closing dates for applications appear in brackets)
| Centres 2010 | Full-time Module I |
Full-time Module II |
Part-time Modules I & II |
Evening Module I & II |
| Waalburg Centre (Cape Town) (I) |
12/04 - 23/04 (05/03) |
30/08 – 17/09 (23/07) |
19/02 – 25/05 (15/01) |
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| Waalburg Centre (Cape Town) (II) |
12/07 –23/07 (04/06) |
01/11- 19/11 (17/09) |
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| Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (Port Elizabeth) |
12/04 - 23/04 (05/03) |
30/08 - 17/09 (23/07) |
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| University of KwaZulu-Natal (Durban) |
10/05 - 21/05 (09/04) |
01/11 - 19/11 (17/09) |
18/02 - 20/05 (15/01) |
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| University of KwaZulu-Natal (Pietermaritzburg) |
10/05 - 21/05 (09/04) |
01/11 - 19/11 (17/09) |
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| UNISA (Pretoria) |
22/02 - 19/05 (15/01) |
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| University of Pretoria (Afrikaans) |
10/05 - 21/05 (09/04) |
11/10 - 29/10 (03/09) |
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| University of Pretoria (English) |
12/04 - 23/04 (12/03) |
12/07 - 30/07 (04/06) |
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| University of the Witwatersrand (Jhb) |
10/05 - 21/05 (09/04) |
01/11 - 19/11 (17/09) |
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| University of Johannesburg (RAU) (1st Evening) |
18/02 - 19/05 (15/01) |
15/02 - 01/06 (15/01) |
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| University of Johannesburg (RAU) (2nd Evening) |
12/07 - 26/10 (14/05) |
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| North-West University (Potchefstroom) |
17/05 - 28/05 (26/03) |
04/10 - 22/10 (13/08) |
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| University of the Free State (Bloemfontein) (Afrikaans) |
01/03 - 12/03 (29/01) |
30/08 - 17/09 (23/07) |
Registration Fees
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL CHEQUES SHOULD BE MADE PAYABLE TO:
The Law Society of South Africa
| Type of course | Modules / subject areas |
Course fees Registered candidate attorneys (VAT incl.) |
Course fees Non-registered candidate attorneys (VAT incl.) |
| Full-time |
Module I | R1000-00 | R1300-00 |
| Module II | R1500-00 | R1800-00 | |
| Part-time & evening | Modules I & II | R2500-00 | R3100-00 |
| Attendance of certain subjects only: | Attorneys' Bookkeeping only | R800-00 | R1250-00 |
| Full-time, part-time & evening | Per subject (excluding Attorney's Bookkeeping) | R500-00 | R700-00 |
Enquiries
| MARIA MOKWAPE
maria@lssalead.org.za Senior Training Co-ordinator Tel No. Fax No. 012 341 1466 |
BEVERLEY CHUEU beverley@lssalead.org.za Training Co-ordinator Tel No. 012 441 4624 Fax No. 012 341 1466
JACKSON NDHLOVU jackson@lssalead.org.za Training Co-ordinator Tel No. Fax No. 012 341 1466 |
| Training medium predominantly English | Training medium predominantly Afrikaans |
| CAPE TOWN, UPE, WITS Johannesburg, UNISA, UKZN (Durban & Pietermaritzburg) & UP (English) |
UFS, UP (Afrikaans) & NORTH WEST (Potch) |