The Casual Workers Advice Office (CWAO) was founded in 2011 as a non-profit, independent organisation. It provides advice and support to workers, privileging casual, contract, labour broker and other precarious workers.
CWAO seeks to appoint a Strategic Litigation Attorney to be based in Germiston, Johannesburg.
Salary commensurate with experience and the Centre’s remuneration framework.
Applicants must share with the CWAO a commitment to protecting workers’ rights and to using law as an instrument of justice.
This position provides a unique opportunity to work for social justice in a dynamic and rapidly evolving area of law.
Responsibilities:
- Strategic litigation
- Regular appearances at CCMA/Bargaining Councils
- Labour Court appearances in interdicts, trials and review applications
- Act as instructing attorney to counsel for Labour Appeal Court and Constitutional Court litigation
- Legal drafting
- Supervising and training of candidate attorneys and paralegals
- Establishing systems for recording, tracking, follow-up and reporting on cases
- Reporting and compliance
Requirements:
- Up-to-date knowledge of labour legislation in substance;
- Up-to-date knowledge of practice and procedure in the CCMA/Bargaining Councils and Labour Courts;
- Legal writing skills
- Legal research skills;
- Computer literate (typing, word, excel, internet., email);
- Ability to take direction in a collective, democratic worker-led environment;
- Strong commitment to high-quality client service.
Preferred qualifications and experience:
- Admission as a practising attorney for at least three years
- Experience in labour and human rights litigation preferably including CCMA and Labour Court experience
- Demonstrated background in worker and human rights
- Fluent in English and at least one other official South African language
- Valid Driver’s licence
- Applicants must be available to work on Saturdays
To apply, submit your application to [email protected]
- Motivational letter
- CV with copies of qualifications
- Relevant sample of your writing (less than 10 pages)
- Two contactable references.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
If you have not been contacted by 30 August 2017, consider your application unsuccessful.
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