Intern

Location:	Johannesburg, Braamfontein
Remote work:	Some remote work allowed
Education level:	Degree
Job level:	Student
Type:	1 Year
Company:	SECTION27

Duration

• One year

Qualification

• LLB

Languages

• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Proficiency in one or more indigenous South African languages is highly desirable.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Participate in litigation, fieldwork, research, and advocacy campaigns for various cases.
• Assist with monitoring compliance where required.
• Conduct research memoranda on at least three cases.
• Participate in supervised consultations with clients.
• Draft simple client affidavits and incorporate research into court papers for review by an attorney.
• Draft minutes of meetings held with government officials.
• Write letters on behalf of clients of the SECTION27 advice office, following consultation with clients.
• Write op-eds on at least three cases.
• Take notes from consultations with clients.
• Produce at least three campaign materials.

General

• Attend specific team meetings, monthly staff meetings as well as other meetings that relate to the work of SECTION27.
• Submit monthly timesheets.

Personal attributes

• Ability to work under pressure
• Attention to detail
• Ability to work in a team
• Self-motivated, uses initiative and able to work without constant supervision
• Organised

Please forward your curriculum vitae accompanied by a motivation as to why you are interested in and suitable for the internship to az.gro.72noitces@snoitacilppa by 8 November 2024. Late applications will not be considered, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.

Company Description

SECTION27 is a well-established and widely respected public interest law centre that seeks to achieve substantive equality and social justice in South Africa. Guided by the principles and values in the Constitution, SECTION27 uses law in advocacy, legal literacy, research, community mobilisation and precedent-setting litigation to achieve access to healthcare services and basic education, build important jurisprudence and strengthen government accountability.
SECTION27 is committed to skills development and skills upliftment within the public interest sector. The organisation has an internship program that is aimed at creating opportunities for motivated students and recent graduates to obtain practical work experience which will complement their studies and/or improve their competence and future employability.
If you are passionate about human rights, self-motivated and would like to join a dynamic team working to challenge inequality and positively influence society, joining SECTION27 could be the opportunity you have been looking for.

This opportunity is extended to new law graduates from (or having studied in) Eastern Cape, Limpopo, Mpumalanga or KwaZulu Natal. The intern will be based in Johannesburg.

Posted on 31 Oct 08:22, Closing date 8 Nov