Adams&Adams Winter Vacation Programme (June/July 2013)

This opportunity is based in Pretoria.

Required Skills:
- Adams & Adams is dedicated to providing counsel and expertise at the highest levels and achieving extraordinary results for our clients.
- Consequently, we employ individuals who are talented, motivated and committed, in order to maintain our record of success.
- Academic excellence is a prerequisite for admission into our Candidate Attorney programme. And coupled with a diligence to learning, we value independent thinking and creativity in our CAs. Our dynamic and diverse structure means that applicants who demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills, adaptability and a selfless spirit, will flourish and grow to become outstanding lawyers.
- Applicants must hold a South African Senior Certificate.
- Applicants must currently be in their second, third or fourth year of LLB studies
- Applicants must be South African Citizens

Equity Statement:
As a responsible employer, Adams &Adams is committed to and understands its responsibilities in terms of the Employment Equity Act of 1998. We have put in place measures to ensure that equity is implemented in a manner that will best serve the future interests of our clients, the firm, our employees, and the country as a whole.

Closing date: 31 March 2013

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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.