Admitted Attorney (Personal Injury)

Take on a real caseload and build your name at a personal injury and medical negligence firm in Montague Gardens. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

Location: Montague Gardens, Western Cape. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. Overtime comes up in peak season and is paid.

• Supervise and train candidate attorneys and paralegals
• Brief counsel and prepare them for trial and opposed motions
• Keep trust account instructions and fee notes accurate
• Advise clients on risk, settlement and next steps in plain language
• Appear in the magistrate's court, CCMA, Labour Court or High Court as your matters need
• Negotiate settlements and draft settlement agreements
• Track legislation changes that affect clients' businesses

• Right of appearance in the High Court for litigation posts
• Sound judgement under deadline pressure
• Enrolled with the Legal Practice Council and holding a current Fidelity Fund certificate if you handle trust money
• Strong drafting and legal research
• At least 2 years of post-admission experience in the relevant field
• LLB and admission as an attorney of the High Court of South Africa

• Experience on bank or insurer panels
• Existing client following
• LLM or postgraduate certificate in your specialist area

• Medical aid and retirement fund
• Clear path to directorship at some firms
• Annual bonus linked to billing

• Lead with your admission year, practice area and the courts or forums you appear in.
• Give a short matter list with outcomes, stripped of client names, to prove your experience.