Completing an LLB degree is a significant achievement, but for aspiring attorneys, it is only one step on the road to admission.

For many law graduates, the transition from university to the workplace can raise important questions, such as:

What happens after I have completed my LLB?

What is practical vocational training (PVT)? Is it the same as law school?

How do articles of clerkship fit into the process?

And how can aspiring attorneys develop the practical skills they need to thrive in a law firm?

A practical, constitutional and human argument for recognising prosecutorial experience. 

Author’s note on legal accuracy:  This article is an advocacy and policy argument, not a statement that the present law already gives every state prosecutor an automatic right to admission. 

Dogs are valued companions, protectors, and family pets in many South African households.   However, when a dog displays aggressive behaviour that places people or other animals at risk, legal questions often arise.  Can authorities remove an aggressive dog from private property? What rights do owners have?  And what protections are available to neighbours and the public?

The legal profession is built around expertise, precision and accountability.  Legal practitioners are expected to know the law, anticipate risks, advise confidently, and perform under pressure. Mistakes can have serious consequences, clients expect excellence, and professional standards are understandably high.

But there is a difference between striving for excellence and believing that you are fundamentally not good enough.

That difference is where impostor syndrome can take hold.

You can also read the English version of this blog.

You can also read the English version of this blog.

Baithuti ba fumaneng mangolo LLB ba na le kutlwisiso ya molao, empa ha ba so amohelwe e le boramolao.