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INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTS FOR PUPILLAGE 2017 (“the information schedule”) Completion and submission of applications (please do not include the “Information for applicants” pages to your application form, we simply require pages 6 – 18 completed, stapled and punched only, please do not put the applications forms in folders or files it is not required). 1. Complete the application form in bold typewriting on a word processor. You may download an electronic version of the application form from the website of the Johannesburg Society of Advocates (“the JSA”): www.johannesburgbar.co.za to do so. 2. If the form does not provide enough space for you to answer a question, continue typing the answer until it is complete and delete any dotted lines. 3. If you are unable to provide a typed response, ensure that each and every word is legibly hand written. If the form does not provide enough space for you to answer a question, use a separate page. If you do so, ensure that (a) this fact is indicated under the relevant question on the application form and (b) the answer on the separate page is headed with the relevant paragraph number. 4. Return the completed application form with the following supporting documents: 4.1. A recent passport photograph securely glued (not stapled) to the first page of the application form; 4.2. A certified copy of your identification document; 4.3. If you are a South African citizen by naturalisation, a certified copy of the documents that prove the date that you obtained South African citizenship; 4.4. If you are not a South African citizen, a certified copy of the documents that prove your status in South Africa (e.g. permanent residence); 4.5. A certified copy of your matriculation certificate or equivalent secondary education qualification; 4.6. A certified copy of your degree certificate(s) or equivalent tertiary education qualification(s); Application for pupillage in 2017 – page 1 of 26
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INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTS FOR PUPILLAGE 2017(“the information schedule”)
Completion and submission of applications(please do not include the “Information for applicants” pages to your application form, we simply require pages 6 – 18 completed, stapled and punched only, please do not put the applications forms in folders or files it is not required).
1. Complete the application form in bold typewriting on a word processor. You may download an electronic version of the application form from the website of the Johannesburg Society of Advocates (“the JSA”): www.johannesburgbar.co.za to do so.
2. If the form does not provide enough space for you to answer a question, continue typing the answer until it is complete and delete any dotted lines.
3. If you are unable to provide a typed response, ensure that each and every word is legibly hand written. If the form does not provide enough space for you to answer a question, use a separate page. If you do so, ensure that (a) this fact is indicated under the relevant question on the application form and (b) the answer on the separate page is headed with the relevant paragraph number.
4. Return the completed application form with the following supporting documents:4.1. A recent passport photograph securely glued (not stapled) to the first page of the
application form;4.2. A certified copy of your identification document;4.3. If you are a South African citizen by naturalisation, a certified copy of the
documents that prove the date that you obtained South African citizenship;4.4. If you are not a South African citizen, a certified copy of the documents that prove
your status in South Africa (e.g. permanent residence);4.5. A certified copy of your matriculation certificate or equivalent secondary education
qualification;4.6. A certified copy of your degree certificate(s) or equivalent tertiary education
qualification(s);4.7. A certified copy of your full tertiary academic record showing each and every
subject passed and failed and all marks obtained towards any and all degrees;4.7.1. This record must be provided whether or not you have graduated. If your
degree is incomplete, provide your academic record to date.4.7.2. The record must show all your university results including, for example,
results for subjects initially failed but subsequently passed. If you provide a record that does not comply with these requirements (e.g. a UNISA transcript only of subjects passed), the JSA will not be able to assess your application.
4.8. A testimonial from the Dean of your Law Faculty or a certificate of conduct from the Law Faculty. If you are unable to get such a testimonial or certificate, you must apply in paragraph below for the JSA to waive this requirement;
4.9. A certified copy of your certificates showing successful completion of any attorneys admission examinations or equivalent professional qualifications;
4.10. A certified copy of your certificates showing successful completion of any programmes in legal practice or equivalent practical qualifications;
4.11. If you have been admitted as an attorney, a certified copy of the court order
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admitting you as an attorney; and
4.12. If you have been admitted as an advocate, a certified copy of the court order admitting you as an advocate. If it is not available at the time of submitting your application, undertake to and provide it as soon as it becomes available.
5. The JSA reserves the right to reject any application that is incomplete or does not include the documents requested in paragraph above.
6. Do not attach any other documents that are not requested.7. An application will only be considered if it is received in hard copy (i.e. not by fax or email)
with all required attachments at the office of the Administrative Officer of the JSA.8. The original application must be accompanied by 16 identical photocopies of the full
application including all attachments. This information schedule entitled “Information for Applicants for Pupillage 2017” and schedule 1 entitled “Information for Referees” should not be included in your copies.
9. If you are unable to provide the required copies for a good reason, provide the Administrative Officer of the JSA with a written motivation for assistance. The JSA will only assist in exceptional circumstances.
10. The deadline for applications is 16:30 on 29 July 2016. You are however encouraged to submit your completed application form, including your references, well before the deadline as the JSA processes all applications as and when they are received.
11. Save in exceptional circumstances, no application received after the deadline will be considered.
12. Should you wish to retract your pupillage application, you are to inform the Adminstrative Officer of the JSA immediately, as this affects the administration and evaluation process.
Notification of any change to contact details
13. You are required, during the application process and, if successful, during your pupillage, to immediately notify the Administrative Officer of the JSA of any changes to any of your or your next of kin’s contact details.
14. You will be deemed to have received any communication sent to your chosen and recorded physical address, fax number or email address.
Assessment of applications
15. The JSA receives far more applications than it is able to accommodate in its pupillage programme. Applications are therefore rigorously assessed.
16. The selection criteria and processes are set out in the document entitled “Johannesburg Society of Advocates: pupillage selection process” which is available on the JSA website. It must be carefully read by all applicants.
17. To promote the transformation of the JSA, preference will be given to applicants who are (a) African, Coloured or Indian, (b) female and/or (c) disabled.
18. You are required to disclose your nationality, race, sex and any disability to enable the JSA to apply its transformation policy.
19. All applicants are required to attend an interview. The interviews form an integral part of the assessment process and will take place in September 2016. You will be notified via email of the interview dates.
20. The JSA will try to inform you of the outcome of your application by the end of October 2016.
Duration of pupillage
21. Unless you are granted an exemption as contemplated below, pupillage will begin on Monday 23 January 2017.
22. Pupillage ends on 31 December 2017 or such earlier date as the JSA may determine.23. Pupillage is a full-time training programme.
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24. For the duration of pupillage you are not allowed to hold any other employment, whether on a full-time or part-time basis. Before starting pupillage, you should make arrangements to be financially self-sufficient for all of 2017 as well as the first three months of 2018.
25. During pupillage you must present yourself at your mentor’s chambers each business day and complete such pupillage training related tasks as your mentor may assign to you.
26. During pupillage you must also attend such percentage of pupillage training related lectures as may be determined by the JSA. In addition, preparation for and participation in all advocacy training workshops is compulsory.
27. Should you be admitted to the pupillage programme but not fulfil the requirements of the programme, the Pupillage Committee of the JSA may terminate your pupillage.
28. In addition, the JSA may terminate your pupillage for any good reason, including:28.1. dishonesty, misconduct or other improper conduct;28.2. a failure to meet the requirements of the pupillage programme; or28.3. conduct which disrupts, disturbs or interferes with the functioning of a court, the
JSA or the pupillage programme or the rights of any person.
Applicants who are or will become attorneys
29. Applicants who are or intend to become attorneys are advised that no person whose name appears on the roll of attorneys is eligible to be admitted as an advocate.
30. Subject to paragraph below, no attorney will be allowed to begin pupillage without proof that an application has been filed for the removal of his or her name from the roll of attorneys and that the relevant Law Society has no objection thereto.
Admission as an advocate
31. Subject to paragraph below, before you begin pupillage you must be an admitted advocate of the High Court of South Africa or have launched a formal court application to be so admitted. This application for pupillage is not an application for admission as an advocate.
32. Your application for admission as an advocate must be served on the JSA and filed with the court on or before the last business day preceding the start of pupillage.
33. In order to assist you with preparation of your application for admission as an advocate, you may contact the offices of the JSA for a precedent.
34. The precedent should only be used as an example and does not relieve you of your responsibility to comply with all requirements for the admission of advocates, including those set out in the Admission of Advocates Act 74 of 1964, Uniform Rule 3A, paragraph 15.2 of the Gauteng Division Practice Manual and paragraph 10.2 of the Gauteng Local Division Practice Manual. Note that the practices and requirements in other court divisions may vary.
35. Only pupils who have been admitted as an advocate will be permitted to write the National Bar Examinations.
36. Once admitted, you must hand a copy of your admission certificate to the Administrative Officer of the JSA as soon as possible and, in any event, no less than 14 days before the date of the first examination.
Exemption from the requirements of pupillage
37. If you wish to apply for an exemption from any requirement of pupillage, specify the requirement(s) and set out all the facts and circumstances that support your application.Please note that:37.1. Exemptions are granted sparingly.37.2. In principle, the period of pupillage is the same for pupils who have and have not
yet qualified as legal practitioners, viz. 12 months.37.3. Provision for partial exemption from this requirement is as follows :-
37.3.1. An applicant may not be exempted from any of the requirements of pupillage if he or she has not practised as a legal practitioner for at least 4 years.
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37.3.2. A legal practitioner who has practised as such for a period of at least 4 years may apply for partial exemption from the requirements of pupillage.
37.3.3. Generally, the JSA does not exempt anybody from the requirements of having to:-(a) pass the National Bar Examinations; or(b) prepare for and participate in all advocacy training workshops.
37.4. The General Council of the Bar of South Africa (“the GCB”) has the power to exempt any person from any requirement of pupillage.
38. In exceptional circumstances, the JSA may allow you to begin pupillage before you launch your application for admission as an advocate, provided that:38.1. you make a motivated application for exemption from this requirement when you
apply for pupillage and receive permission from the JSA in writing;38.2. you be admitted as an advocate at least 30 days before writing the National Bar
Examinations; and38.3. if your application for admission is unsuccessful, your pupillage will terminate
immediately.
Pupil mentor
39. You are encouraged to identify and approach any member of the JSA whom you wish to be your mentor to ascertain his or her availability and willingness to be your mentor. Senior Counsel are not appointed as mentors and, absent prior relevant experience, members of less than five years’ standing are generally not appointed as mentors.
40. The decision concerning the allocation of your mentor rests with the JSA. While your preference, if any, will be taken into account, the fact that a member may be available and willing to be your mentor does not mean that you will be allocated to that member or even that you will be offered a place in the pupillage programme.
41. If you do not or cannot arrange for an advocate to be your prospective mentor, the JSA will allocate a mentor to you.
42. A member of the National Bar Examination Board (“the NBEB”) is not permitted to be a mentor.
Financial assistance and arrangements
43. The JSA provides limited financial support to some pupils during their pupillage. You should not assume that you will be successful in applying for such support and are reminded of what is said in paragraphs 23 and above.
44. An application for financial assistance will not prejudice your application for admission to the pupillage programme. It is in your interests that you disclose the financial arrangements you have made for pupillage. Information provided in this application will be considered when an application for financial assistance is evaluated.
Full disclosure requirements and investigations by the JSA
45. You must make full disclosure of each matter mentioned in paragraphs 101 to below, including of any facts or circumstances which may have a bearing on your fitness to undertake pupillage or practise as an advocate or which the JSA should know about in order to assess your application.
46. You must disclose criminal conviction(s) for any traffic-related offence(s) for which a term of imprisonment without the option of a fine could have been (but was not necessarily) imposed. This includes driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs and negligent or reckless driving.
47. The JSA may verify or investigate any information contained in your application. By making an application, you consent to such verification or investigation and authorise the disclosure to the JSA of your personal information. The JSA will treat any such information confidentially.
48. Your duty to make full disclosure is taken very seriously. Should it be found that you failed
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to make full disclosure, your application may be rejected or your pupillage terminated for that reason alone.
Administration fee and acceptance of offer
49. If you are offered a place to do pupillage:49.1. you are required to notify the JSA Secretariat on or before 9 December 2016
whether or not you accept the offer. You may do so by email at: [email protected];
49.2. failure to do so will be taken to mean that you do not accept the offer.50. If you accept the offer:
50.1. an entrance fee of R5,000 is payable on or before 23 January 2017 by EFT (banking details must be requested), cheque or direct deposit;
50.2. you are required to attend a compulsory introductory lecture at a time and on a date towards the end of 2016, the details of which you will be notified by the JSA Secretariat.
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APPLICATION FOR PUPILLAGE 2017
The information schedule is an integral part of this application form. It is essential that you read and understand its contents before you start filling in this form or ask any questions about the application process.
You should not return the information schedule as part of your application.
Only this application form will be accepted. Do not change the form.
The marginal notes next to certain questions in this form refer you to paragraphs of the information schedule.
A copy of schedule 1 entitled “Information for Referees” should be given to each of your referees.
Include an index page at the start of your application. All pages of your application form and annexures should be clearly indexed and paginated.
I hereby apply for pupil membership of the Johannesburg Society of Advocates.
Personal details
51. Full names: ………………………………………………………………………………………..
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See paras 13-14
52. Home address: …………………………………………………..............................................
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………………………………….........................… Postal code: ….......................................
Phone No: ................................................ Fax No: ...........................................................
Cell No: ………..………………………………………………...………………..………………
Email address: ……………………………………………...………………..…………………..
ID number: ……………………………………………...………………..…………………..
See paras 13-14
53. Work address: …………………………………………………………………………………….
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………………………………….........................… Postal code: ….......................................
Phone No: ................................................ Fax No: ...........................................................
See paras 13-14
54. Next of kin: ………………………………………………….......................................................
Relationship: ……………………………………………………………………………..............
Phone No: ................................................ Fax No: ............................................................
Cell No: ………..………………………………………………...………………..……………….
Email address: ……………………………………………...………………..……………………
55. Date of birth: ………………………………………………………………………………………...
56. Place of birth: ………………………………………………………………………………………..
See paras4.2-4.4
57. Nationality: ………………………………………………………………………………………….
57.1. Identity number or passport number: ……………………………………………………
57.2. If you are a South African citizen, how did you obtain South African citizenship?[ ] by birth or descent [ ] by naturalisation
57.3. If you are a South African citizen by naturalisation, on what date did you obtain such citizenship? ..…………………………………….…………………………………
57.4. If you are not a South African citizen, provide details of your status:
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See paras 17-18
58. Race: ……………………….....................
59. Sex: [ ] Female [ ] Male
60. Are you disabled? [ ] Yes [ ] No
If yes, provide details: ………………………………..……………...………………...…………
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61. Do you have any medical conditions? [ ] Yes [ ] No
If yes, provide details: ………………………………..……………...………………...…………
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62. Do you need this application to be kept confidential? [ ] Yes [ ] No
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Academic qualifications and achievements
See para 4.5
63. Provide details of your matriculation or equivalent secondary education qualification(s):
Matriculation / qualification School / other institution Date of graduation
See paras 4.6-4.7
64. Provide details of your degrees or equivalent tertiary education qualifications:
Degree / qualification University / other institution Date of graduation
65. If you have not yet obtained your LLB degree, provide details of all subjects still to be passed or other requirements to be met:
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66. Provide details of any other academic achievements, such as class prizes, moot prizes, scholarships, academic papers published in journals or delivered at conferences and the like:
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67. Provide details of any facts or circumstances that may have inhibited the fulfilment of your academic potential, including any disability and/or socio-economic disadvantage (such as difficulties with fees, inability to attend lectures, lack of access to books or materials, whether you were a full or part-time student, what work you did whilst studying, whether you had family responsibilities whilst studying and the like):
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68. Provide details of any leadership roles you have or had in your community or at work:
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69. Provide details of any transformation initiatives you have participated in in your community or at work:
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70. Provide details of any other community activities you have been involved in in your community or at work:
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Practical experience and/or expertise
71. Provide details, in chronological order, of all your activities since leaving high school including all periods of study, travel, employment, unemployment and, in particular, any previous legal experience:
Institution / organisation
Activity (state whether full-time (FT) or part-
time (PT))
Dates Duration (e.g. 3y 2m)From
(yyyy-mm)To(yyyy-mm)
Do not leave out any period. The duration for a current activity should include its expected duration until the end of this year.
72. Provide details of your previous legal experience (in addition to its duration), such as your capacities of employment, levels of seniority (attorney, candidate attorney, judge’s clerk, legal lecturer, legal advisor, NGO advisor, etc.) and practical experiences such as appearing in court, drawing pleadings and/or affidavits, writing opinions, advising clients etc.
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73. If you still need to wind up your current practice or business affairs, provide details:
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74. If you were a practising attorney, estimate what percentage of your practice involved litigious work including appearing in court or drawing pleadings/affidavits:
Applicants who are or were advocates or pupils
75. Date of and court division where you were admitted as an advocate:
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See paras 4.12, 31-36
76. If not yet admitted, on what date and in which court division will you lodge your application for admission?
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77. Apart from the answers provided above, give details of any previous -
77.1. admission as an advocate or application for admission as an advocate:
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77.2. membership of any Bar or application for membership of any Bar:
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78. Give details of any other applications for pupillage next year which you have made or intend to make:
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79. Have you ever previously applied for pupillage? [ ] Yes [ ] No
If yes:
79.1. When and at which Bar? …………………………………………………………………
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79.2. Were you accepted for pupillage? [ ] Yes [ ] No
80. If you were previously accepted for pupillage, did you start pupillage? [ ] Yes [ ] No
80.1. If no, why did you not start pupillage? …………………………………………………..
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80.2. If yes, why did you not finish pupillage? ………………………………………………..
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Applicants who are or were attorneys
See paras 29-30
81. Are you presently on the roll of attorneys? [ ] Yes [ ] No
If yes, when do you intend to apply for the removal of your name?
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82. Were you ever previously on the roll of attorneys? [ ] Yes [ ] No
If yes, give details of the circumstances of and the reason(s) for the removal of your name from such roll:
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83. Give details including the name(s) of the firm(s) with which you are or were associated as an attorney:
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84. What arrangements have been made for any firm of attorneys which practises under a name which includes yours to stop using your name?
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Applicants who are or were candidate attorneys
85. Are you presently a candidate attorney? [ ] Yes [ ] No
If yes, give details of the date when you began articles of clerkship, the firm(s) by which you are employed, the principal(s) under whom you work/worked and when you will be completing articles of clerkship:
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86. Were you ever previously a candidate attorney? [ ] Yes [ ] No
See para 4.9
See para 4.10
If yes, give details of the date when you began articles of clerkship, the firm(s) by which you were employed, the principal(s) under whom you worked and why you did not complete articles of clerkship:
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87. Have you successfully completed any attorneys’ admission examination(s) or equivalent professional qualification(s)? [ ] Yes [ ] No
If yes, provide details: ………………………………..……………...………………...…………
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88. Have you successfully completed any programmes in legal practice or equivalent practical qualifications? [ ] Yes [ ] No
If yes, provide details: ………………………………..……………...………………...…………
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89. Have you met all the requirements to be admitted as an attorney?
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If not, provide details: ………………………………..……………...………………...………..
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90. Do you consider yourself to be a fit and proper person to be admitted as an attorney?
If not, provide details: ………………………………..……………...………………...………..
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Pupillage
See paras 37-38
91. Do you wish to apply for exemption from any of the requirements of pupillage? [ ] Yes[ ] No
If yes, motivate which requirements and why:
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See paras 39-42
92. Do you have any preference as to who your pupil mentor should be? [ ] Yes [ ] No
92.1. If yes, give his or her name and confirm whether he or she has agreed to accept you as a pupil should you be selected for pupillage:
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92.2. Motivate your reason for wanting to do pupillage with this advocate (include information about any professional or other relationship):
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See paras 43-44
93. With reference to what is said in paragraphs 23 and above, what financial arrangements have you made for your pupillage? …………………………………………..
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See paras 43-44
94. Do you need the JSA to provide you with any financial assistance? [ ] Yes [ ] No
If yes, provide details of the nature and extent of such assistance:
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After Pupillage
95. Do you intend to practise as an advocate on completion of your pupillage? [ ] Yes[ ] No
95.1. If no, set out details of what you propose to do:
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95.2. If yes, when and where do you intend to start practice:
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References (refer to schedule 1)
96. You are required to approach at least two persons to provide reference letters.
97. You will need to give each referee a copy of schedule 1 to this application form.
98. Give the name and contact details of the two persons:
98.1. Name: ……………………………..…………………………………………………….
Relationship: …………………………………..…………………………………………
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Address: …………………………………..…………………………………………….
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Phone No: …………………………………………..………………………………….
Email: …………………………………………………………………………………..
98.2. Name: …………………………………………………………………………………...
Relationship: …………………………………..…………………………………………
Address: ………………………………..……………………………………………….
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Phone No: ……………………………..………………………………………………..
Email: …………………………………….………………………………………………
See para 4.8
99. It is your responsibility to ensure that your referees submit their reference letters timeously both to you and directly to the Secretariat of the JSA. The deadline for receipt by the JSA Secretariat of your reference letters is 29 July 2016.
100. You are required to attach a testimonial from the Dean of the Law Faculty that you attended or a certificate of conduct from the faculty. If it is not possible to obtain such testimonial or certificate, you are required to state your efforts and the reasons for your inability to obtain it and motivate why the JSA should consider waiving this requirement.
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Full disclosure
101. Have you ever been investigated for or faced charges of dishonesty, misconduct or other improper conduct, including in relation to your employment or education? [ ] Yes [ ] No
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102. Have you ever been investigated for or faced criminal charges for which you were convicted or paid an admission of guilt fine (other than for minor traffic violations) or has any court, tribunal or other body ever made a finding against you? [ ] Yes [ ] No
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103. Do you have a history of any mental or other health condition which may adversely affect your fitness to undertake pupillage or to practise as an advocate or which the JSA should know about in order to assess your application? [ ] Yes [ ] No
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104. Make full disclosure of any other facts or circumstances which may have a bearing on your fitness to undertake pupillage or to practise as an advocate or which the JSA should know about in order to assess your application.
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Declarations and undertakings
105. I declare that:105.1. The information provided in this application is complete, true and correct,
including in respect of my financial arrangements and any need for assistance.105.2. I have not been guilty of any dishonest or other improper conduct which may
render me unsuitable or disqualify me from being accepted as a pupil, admitted as an advocate or admitted as a member of the JSA. No investigation relating to
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any such conduct is pending against me.105.3. No fact or circumstance which ought to be considered by the JSA in order to
enable it to decide on my fitness to be admitted as a pupil has been withheld by me.
105.4. I have read, understand and undertake to comply with the information contained in the information schedule.
105.5. I have read, understand and undertake to comply with the information contained in the document entitled “Johannesburg Society of Advocates: pupillage selection process” which is available on the JSA website.
105.6. I accept and agree to be bound by the conditions and requirements of application for pupillage that the JSA and the GCB have set, including those contained in this application form and the information schedule.
105.7. I attach to this application each of the documents listed in paragraph above.105.8. Should I be selected to serve pupillage at the Johannesburg Bar, I undertake to
comply with all the requirements of the JSA and its pupillage programme.
106. I undertake that:106.1. During my pupillage I will abide by the rules of the JSA and any directions and
decisions of the JSA, its Pupillage Committee, the GCB and the NBEB.106.2. During my pupillage I will present myself at my mentor’s chambers each
business day and complete such pupillage training related tasks as he or she may assign to me.
106.3. During my pupillage I will attend such percentage of pupillage training related lectures as may be determined by the JSA and will prepare for and participate in all advocacy training workshops.
106.4. Save to the extent that I may in law be compelled to do so, I will not, during or after the period of my pupillage, disclose to any person any information obtained by me during the course of my pupillage concerning the affairs of my mentor or any other advocate with whom I might work as a pupil or concerning the affairs of any attorney or client.
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Schedule 1
INFORMATION FOR REFEREES
The Johannesburg Society of Advocates requires that each applicant for pupillage approach at least two referees to provide comment which may assist the JSA to assess the applicant’s potential to practise as an advocate. If you have received this page, you have been requested to provide a reference for such an applicant.
If you are able and willing to provide the reference, the JSA invites you to comment, based on your personal knowledge of the applicant, on all or any of the following considerations:
1. The applicant’s academic ability and achievements;
2. Any facts or circumstances that may have inhibited the applicant’s fulfilment of his or her academic potential, including any disability and/or socio-economic disadvantage;
3. The applicant’s legal experience and/or expertise;
4. The applicant’s community involvement and/or commitment to transformation;
5. The applicant’s leadership ability and participation in activities that indicate an attainment of life experience and well-roundedness;
6. Any other information you consider relevant to the JSA’s assessment of the application, including the applicant’s:
a. clarity of thought and analytical ability; andb. confidence, demeanour and persuasiveness of argument.
Please provide information on how long you have known the applicant and in what capacity.
Please sign the reference.
Please provide the reference to the applicant, by his or her specified deadline, so that he or she may include it as part of the application.
In order to preserve the integrity of the process, we ask that you also submit an identical copy of the reference directly to the Secretariat of the JSA either in hard copy or by email.
References may be submitted in hard copy to:
Ground FloorSala House Building2 Protea Place / 12 Fredman DriveSandown2196
Or by email to:
Deadline for receipt by JSA Secretariat of reference letters: 29 July 2016.
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