Attorneys in South Africa

In South Africa,^[1] there are two main branches of legal practitioner: attorneys, who do legal work of all kinds, and advocates,^[2] who are specialist litigators. Attorneys may form professional firms and practice in partnerships,^[3] ranging in size to the "Big Five" law firms. The profession is regulated by the Attorneys Act, 1979 (Act No. 53 of 1979).^[4] See: Advocates in South Africa. There are currently around 21400 attorneys and 5000 candidate attorneys in South Africa, each of which are represented by the LSSA (Law Society of South Africa)^[5]

^ Law Society of South Africa
^ "sabar.co.za". Archived from the original on 2013-06-03. Retrieved 2011-12-20.
^ 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

[1] Law Society of South Africa

[2] "sabar.co.za". Archived from the original on 2013-06-03. Retrieved 2011-12-20.

[3] ttorneys.co.za/

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

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

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