Vaal lawyers affected by changes to the Legal Practise Act, including compulsory community service

VAAL TRIANGLE - Under new amendments to the Legal Practice Act, Vaal Triangle and other SA lawyers will be required to do compulsory community service and see changes to minimum remuneration for candidate attorneys. This as the Department of Justice and Correctional Development has gazetted an amendment to regulations within the Legal Practice Act, outlining new rules for community service for lawyers in the country. BusinessTech reports under the new amendments, candidate legal practitioners and practising legal practitioners will now have to perform compulsory community service every year, with immediate effect (effective 11 August 2023). Candidate practitioners will have to perform 8 hours of community service a year, while practising lawyers will be subject to 40 hours a year. Practicing lawyers also have to submit a signed certificate confirming the hours have been done to council. In addition to the new compulsory community service hours, the Legal Practice Council called for public comments on minimum remuneration proposals for candidate attorneys undergoing practical vocational training and those in pupillage under the supervision of practising advocates.

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