Law Society of South Africa

Attorneys in South Africa are registered with the four statutory provincial law societies in terms of the Attorneys Act, 1979. Since March 1998 the Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) has represented the attorneys’ profession by bringing together its six constituent members in a national, non-statutory body. The LSSA’s predecessor was the Association of Law Societies of the Republic of South Africa, which existed from 1938 to 1998. The LSSA six constituent members are the Black Lawyers Association (BLA), the Cape Law Society, the KwaZulu-Natal Law Society, the Law Society of the Free State, the Law Society of the Northern Provinces and the National Association of Democratic Lawyers (Nadel).

The LSSA represents the attorneys’ profession in South Africa, which comprises attorneys and candidate attorneys. See statistics.

Contact us at the following:

Law Society of South Africa
304 Brooks Street, Menlo Park, Pretoria
P O Box 36626, Menlo Park 0102
Docex 82, Pretoria
Tel: +27 (0)12 366 8800
Fax: +27 (0)12 362 0969
Map to LSSA.

LSSA Legal Education and Development
Old Main Building, Unisa Sunnyside Campus, 145 Steve Biko Street, Sunnyside, Pretoria
P O Box 27167, Sunnyside 0132
Docex 227, Pretoria
Tel: +27 (0)12 441 4600
Fax: +27 (0)12 341 1339
Map to LEAD.

Contacts
LSSA General Information LSSA@LSSA.org.za
Media Relations barbara@LSSA.org.za  or nomfundom@LSSA.org.za
De Rebus, the SA Attorneys’ Journal derebus@derebus.org.za  or www.derebus.org.za
Continuing Legal Education (attorneys) info@LSSALEAD.org.za  or www.LSSALEAD.org.za
Courses for candidate attorneys courses@LSSALEAD.org.za
Legal Education and Development info@LSSALEAD.org.za  or www.LSSALEAD.org.za

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