When you practise on your own, you are the brand.  There’s no marketing department, no big-firm logo to lean on, and no room for fuzzy positioning.  Everything a prospective client sees, from your matter-of-fact email, your WhatsApp response time, your LinkedIn headline, your costs letter, even your invoice layout, says something about what it’s like to work with you.  This article unpacks what a sole practitioner is in the South African context, what a one-lawyer brand really entails, the parts of your brand that matter most, and practical tactics to manage (and protect) your reputation wh

There has been an increasing and concerning tendency where Testators/Testatrixes decide to either draft a will themselves, use templates available on the internet, use the will of another individual as a guideline, or purchase a fillable will template for as little as R80.00.  This might be due to various reasons, but the consequences for your loved ones can be far-reaching after your passing.

On 1 October 2025, we hosted our GLR PVT School Award Ceremony to celebrate the success of aspiring legal practitioners who excelled in the 400-hour practical vocational training programme from May to August 2025.

The top 12 students achieved excellent marks and walked away with Gawie le Roux vouchers.

Here are some of the top achievers.

Gerhard van der Merwe

"From the halls of music to the online lectures of GLR, I – like Alice – followed the white rabbit into the wonderland of law.  What began as curiosity became conviction. 

Running a one-lawyer practice is liberating and relentless.  Between client intake, drafting, billing, trust reconciliations, and court deadlines, the admin can swallow your day.  The right practice management software (PMS) turns that chaos into a repeatable workflow: one place to open a matter, capture time, generate a VAT-compliant invoice, reconcile trust, file documents, and keep POPIA-sensitive data secure.  This guide explains what practice management software is, how it helps South African sole practitioners, and what to evaluate before you buy software.