• Manage and oversee divorce and other dispute-related litigation matters from start to finish.
• Draft contracts, pleadings, affidavits, and other legal documents.
• Appear in court (preferably High Court) to argue cases, handle trials, and manage applications confidently and effectively.
• Provide sound legal advice to clients and maintain clear and professional communication.
• Supervise and delegate work to two candidate attorneys, ensuring effective mentorship and workflow.
• Engage in networking and business development activities to build client relationships and grow the firm’s client base.

The ideal applicant will have the following competencies: 

• An LLB Degree is essential as is right of appearance (preferably in the High Court).
• Demonstrated proficiency in drafting contracts, negotiation, and advocacy.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate well with a variety of audiences.
• An excellent command of the English language with the ability to articulate arguments effectively in court and build strong client relationships.
• Good interpersonal skills, able to respond to queries and deal with complaints and manage difficult situations and personalities in a calm and rational manner.
• As skilled networker, capable of bringing in new business opportunities.

• Good people management skills, able to delegate work to candidate attorneys
• Computer literate able to assume responsibility for their own administration.
• Able to work autonomously while maintaining open channels of communication with a team.
• A systems oriented person who is able to multitask and work well under pressure to meet tight deadlines.
• Proactive self-starter, someone who uses their initiative to ensure that service and performance are always to a high standard.
• Analytical, logical and accountable with strong attention to detail.

• Excellent computer literacy (Microsoft Office Suite).
• A driver’s license and access to reliable transport is preferred.
• Able to thrive in a family-type, informal environment and work independently with little supervision.
• Able to conduct a trial / application, go to court, be good on their feet.

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Closing date for applications: 03 February 2025

If you have not been contacted within 2 weeks of submitting your application, kindly consider your application to have been unsuccessful