Candidate Attorney

Attorneys.co.za; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 111,600 - 167,400; Full time

Job summary

Johan Coetzee Incorporated in Cape Town is seeking a candidate attorney for practical vocational training in a high-standard law firm. The successful candidate will gain hands-on experience in consultations, legal research, and court preparation.

This role offers an opportunity to build a long-term career, focusing on areas such as family law and litigation. Preference will be given to candidates with outstanding academic performance and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Strong academic performance is preferred.
• Documented success in sales or leadership roles is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Train in real legal work under supervision.
• Perform consultations and legal research.
• Draft legal documents and prepare court cases.
• Engage in client communication and manage files.

Skills

Strong writing ability

Plain-English communication

Intellectual strength

Emotional intelligence

Education

LLB completed or expected to be completed

Job description

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SD Law is recruiting a candidate attorney for practical vocational training in a specialist, high-standard South African law firm.

This is not a passive articles position. The successful candidate will be trained in real legal work under supervision: consultations, legal research, drafting, court preparation, client communication, file discipline, matter progression and the commercial realities of running a modern legal practice.

We are looking for a candidate who wants to become an excellent attorney, not merely complete articles. The right person will be intellectually strong, emotionally intelligent, calm under pressure, commercially aware, coachable and serious about building a long-term career at SD Law.

We will give preference to candidates who can show either:

• strong academic performance
• documented success in sales, leadership, client-facing work or another measurable high-performance environment

Key requirements:

• LLB completed, or expected to be completed before commencement
• full academic transcript available
• strong writing ability and plain-English communication
• interest in SD Law's practice areas, including family law, divorce, litigation, evicti