The School of Law invites applications from suitably qualified and experienced legal practitioners for the position of Attorney in the Law Clinic/Lecturer. The successful candidate must qualify to engage in and supervise candidate attorneys in accordance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements. In addition to Law Clinic responsibilities, the incumbent will contribute to the School of Law through teaching (at a reduced load), scholarly research, academic development and mentoring, participation in the administration of teaching and learning activities and the delivery of relevant community engagement initiatives.

• A Master’s degree in Law (LLM) (or approved equivalent qualification)
• Qualifies as a Principal Attorney in terms of the Legal Practice Act
• A minimum of one year’s relevant experience in either teaching, lecturing or research in academia in the relevant field or discipline
• A minimum of one year’s relevant industry experience acting as a Principal Attorney
• Understanding of departmental functioning in the Law Clinic
• Good knowledge of the academic discipline environment
• Understanding of the Higher Education environment
• Knowledge of research methodology
• Involvement in professional activities
• Computer proficiency

The job profile, which describes the leadership credentials and personal attributes for the appointment, can be obtained from Mrs H Cassim at [email protected]

The closing date for receipt of applications is 15 November 2026.

Communication will be limited to the short-listed candidates

Applicants are required to complete the relevant application form (application form-SUPPORT), which is available on the Vacancies page of the University website at www.ukzn.ac.za.

Applicants who applied previously are required to submit a new application.

Kindly note that the University of KwaZulu-Natal (“the University”) is required to process any Personal Information (as defined by the Protection of Personal Act, 2013 “POPIA”) submitted by candidates when applying for positions at the University. The provision of the Personal Information is a requirement in terms of the University’s recruitment and selection process. The retention of any personal information is as a consequence of the University being bound by legislative requirements and / or good governance practices as well as record keeping for statistical purposes. The University will endeavour to ensure that the appropriate security measures are in place and implemented for both electronic and paper-based formats that are used for processing of the personal information recorded through this recruitment and selection process.

The University subscribes to the Total Cost to Employer (TCE) Remuneration Model.

Appointment to this post will be made in accordance with the January 2018 Conditions of Service.