Course Overview

The purpose of the qualification is to provide the qualifying learner with a basic knowledge and understanding of the South African legal system, fundamental laws, their application and social context so as to enable the learner to provide supervised support and assistance in a paralegal environment.

A qualified learner will be able to:

• Apply fundamental knowledge and understanding of law to a specific problem within the South African legal context.
• Apply appropriate technology in order to conduct legal research on behalf of a legal or paralegal practitioner.
• Communicate with internal and external clients in a paralegal or legal workplace.
• Guide and refer clients in a paralegal context.
• Assist in solving problems in a paralegal context by working in a team and individually.
• Provide administrative and organisational support in an office environment.
• Exercise ethical conduct, values and professionalism when dealing with all clients

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