Fasken Martineau Bursary


Advertiser: Fasken Martineau
Location: Sandton

Successful candidates are people who, in the opinion of the firm, have the potential to become excellent attorneys at Fasken Martineau. The candidate should be a balanced individual demonstrating the ability to work hard, leadership qualities, an interest in community issues / projects, and strong self-motivation.

We evaluate potential recipients according to the following criteria:
1) Degree: Only students who are enrolled in an undergraduate LLB or postgraduate LLB degree will be considered.
2) Year of study: Students must in their penultimate or final year of study in the year that the bursary is awarded.
3) Academic Performance: An average of 65% or higher in each of the years of study already completed.
4) Financial need is not a criteria, but may be a consideration.

Duties & Responsibilities:
Recipients will be invited to participate in one of Fasken Martineau's vacation programmes and will be guaranteed an interview to undertake articles with the firm.

Once the recipient has graduated, he / she will be required to accept articles of clerkship with the firm, if offered. Should the recipient wish to undertake articles at another firm, they will be required to refund the total bursary amount to the firm.

Closing date: Not indicated in advert

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Definitions:

Internship:

There are basically two types of internships:

  • The Undergraduate Internship: Usually with bigger organisations that pick undergraduates to attend the internship. It often takes places during the holidays and the average durations is a few weeks. In most cases the intern will receive some sort of stipend or salary and this type of internship may lead to a job offer to the intern once he / she is finished with their studies.
  • The Graduate Internship: This type of internship could be paid or unpaid and it is to gain practical work experience after the qualification has been completed and in a job related to the qualification. It could be from a few weeks or even one or two years long. This type of internship could also lead to permanent employment.

Learnerships:

A learnership is an occupational qualification and it consists of theory and work-based experience and practical skills, with formal assessment and a qualification. At the end of the learnership the candidate may be offered permanent employment.

In-service training:

In-service training is to gain practical work experience during studies. It usually takes place after a few years of theory has been successfully completed. It is essential work experience that is part of the qualification and the in-service training is necessary to achieve the qualification. It could be paid or unpaid.