Attorneys in South Africa

In South Africa, ^[1] Attorneys are lawyers who provide legal advice and representation to clients, aiding individuals and businesses in their legal dealings, and as required, handling related correspondence and writing up contracts. In litigious cases, or when an opinion is required, the attorney will "brief" an Advocate; ^[1] see below. Attorneys usually specialise in one area, such as Family Law, Property Law, Tax Law, or Commercial law.

Attorneys may form professional firms and practice in partnerships,^[2] ranging in size to the "Big Five" law firms. The profession is regulated by the Attorneys Act, 1979 (Act No. 53 of 1979).^[3] There are currently around 21400 attorneys and 5000 candidate attorneys in South Africa, each of which are represented by the Law Society of South Africa (LSSA)^[4]

^ ^a ^b Career guide to the legal profession in South Africa, lssa.org.za
^ attorneys.co.za/
^ justice.gov.za/legislation/acts/1979-053.pdf Archived November 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
^ attorneyportal.co.za/ Archived October 12, 2014, at the Wayback Machine

[LSSA-1] Career guide to the legal profession in South Africa, lssa.org.za

[2] ttorneys.co.za/

[3] ustice.gov.za/legislation/acts/1979-053.pdf Archived November 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

[4] ttorneyportal.co.za/ Archived October 12, 2014, at the Wayback Machine

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