The LSSA brings together the Black Lawyers Association, the National Association of Democratic Lawyers and provincial attorneys’ associations, in representing the attorneys’ profession in South Africa.
Protects and promotes democracy by
- Protecting and promoting the independence of the judiciary and of the legal profession;
- Supporting the efficient admin¬istration of the justice system;
- Monitoring national and local elections in cooperation with the electoral commission (IEC) as well as regional elections through the SADC Lawyers As¬sociation;
- Cooperating with colleagues in the SADC region and inter¬nationally in democratisation initiatives
Empowers the public by
- Commenting on legislation in the public interest;
- Providing public information;
- Providing the independent Trustline facility to report perceived corruption and fraud by attorneys;
- National Wills Week when attorneys draft free wills for members of the public;
- Cooperating with local and international stakeholders
Empowers attorneys through
- E-learning and subsidised seminars and courses to more than 11 000 practitioners – see LEAD;
- Providing De Rebus, newsletters, advisories and guidelines free of charge to attorneys and candidate attorneys;
- The significant leadership training for women lawyers.
- Has launched a briefing pattern initiative.
Law Society of SA Initiatives
- Advocacy
- Briefing Patterns in the Legal Profession
- Significant Leadership Programme for Women Lawyers
- Our Young Lawyers
- Mentorship
- Attorneys Development Fund
Law Society of SA Legal Practitioners
- Resources
- Advisories/Newsletters
- Brochure templates for attorneys
- Professional Examinations
- Candidate Attorneys
- Bursaries
- Practice management toolkit
- ICT
- Conveyancing
- LPC
- Cybercrime
- Practice guidelines, advisories and guides
- FIC
- POPI
Law Society of SA Contact Details
Law Society of South Africa
304 Brooks Street, Menlo Park, Pretoria
P O Box 36626, Menlo Park 0102
Docex 82, Pretoria
Tel: +27 (0)12 366 8800
Fax: +27 (0)12 362 0969
Map to the LSSA (PDF – 100KB)
LSSA Legal Education and Development
Old Main Building, Unisa Sunnyside Campus, 145 Steve Biko Street, Sunnyside, Pretoria
P O Box 27167, Sunnyside 0132
Docex 227, Pretoria
Tel: +27 (0)12 441 4600
Fax: +27 (0)12 341 1339
Map to LEAD (PDF – 130KB)
Contacts
LSSA General Information [email protected]
Media Relations [email protected]
De Rebus, the SA Attorneys’ Journal [email protected] or www.derebus.org.za
Continuing Legal Education (attorneys) [email protected] or www.LSSALEAD.org.za
Courses for candidate attorneys [email protected]
Legal Education and Development [email protected] or www.LSSALEAD.org.za
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