The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DOJ&CD) requests all the people who have graduated to gain workplace experience in their respective fields of study. Captivated candidates must submit their applications for internships to the address specified in each post. The application must have only a completed and signed new Form Z83, available from any public service department or on the internet at www.gov.za, and a detailed curriculum vitae.
Only selected candidates will submit certified copies of their identity documents, senior certificates, and the highest qualifying qualification, along with a driver’s license if required, to HR on or before the day of the interview. Applications that do not meet the aforementioned requirements will not be accepted and will be ignored.
There will be an RSA (Republic of South Africa) citizenship, credit history, and qualification verification pre-employment security screening. The outcomes of this screening will be taken into account when determining who is qualified for a job. As an equal-opportunity employer, the DOJ&CD welcomes applications from people with disabilities.
Who should apply?
South Africans who are not working but graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) have not previously participated in any internship programme or candidate attorney program.
Every province is the location of these internships. Considering that they will only be receiving a stipend rather than pay, applicants who want to apply for internships outside of their respective provinces must be able to arrange their accommodation. You must submit separate applications for each provincial office you wish to apply to, making sure to include the applicable reference number for the center of your choice.
Successful candidates will be placed in the post of Candidate Attorney at the center of their choice for 24 months and remunerated with a stipend as follows:
POST: CANDIDATE ATTORNEY PROGRAMME 2024/2026
STIPEND: R7000.00 per month
Duration: 24 Months
Center: Gauteng Provincial Office
REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
REFERENCE NUMBER: Johannesburg State Attorney, Ref: GPCA 1
Pretoria State Attorney, Ref: GPCA 2
ENQUIRIES: Ms Rachel Moabelo (011) 332 9019
POST: CANDIDATE ATTORNEY PROGRAMME 2024/2026
STIPEND: R7000.00 per month
Duration: 24 Months
Center: Mpumalanga Provincial Office
REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
REFERENCE NUMBER: Nelspruit State Attorney, Ref: MPCA
ENQUIRIES: Ms KN Zwane (013) 753 9367 or Ms Sedibe E. (013) 753 9370
POST: CANDIDATE ATTORNEY PROGRAMME 2024/2026<STIPEND: R7000.00 per month
Duration: 24 Months
Center: Limpopo Provincial Office
REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
REFERENCE NUMBER: Polokwane State Attorney, Ref: LMPCA 1
Thohoyandou State Attorney, Ref: LMPCA 2
ENQUIRIES: Ms. Mongalo MP ( (015) 287 2037), Ms. Lamola V ( (015) 287 2035), Ms. Manyaja M ( (015) 287 2026), Mr. Mongwe PM ( (015) 287 2034), or Mathosa M ( (015) 287 2147)
POST: CANDIDATE ATTORNEY PROGRAMME 2024/2026
STIPEND: R7000.00 per month
Duration: 24 Months
CENTRE: Western Cape Provincial Office
REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
REFERENCE NUMBER: Cape Town State Attorney, Ref: WCCA
ENQUIRIES: Ms. L Keyster ( (021) 462 5471 or Ms. R Hendricks (021) 462 5471
POST: CANDIDATE ATTORNEY PROGRAMME 2024/2026
STIPEND: R7000.00 per month
Duration: 24 Months
Center: KwaZulu Natal Provincial Office
REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
REFERENCE NUMBER: Durban State Attorney – Ref: KZNCA
ENQUIRIES: Ms Naicker R. (031) 372-3082, Zulu Mondli (031) 372-3077 and Mtolo Mduduzi ( (031) 372-3076
POST: CANDIDATE ATTORNEY PROGRAMME 2024/2026
STIPEND: R7000.00 per month
Duration: 24 Months
CENTRE: North West Provincial Office
REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
REFERENCE NUMBER: Mafikeng State Attorney – Ref: NWCA
ENQUIRIES: Mr Moseje B. (018) 397 7057 or Mr Botlhole T (018) 397 7111
POST: CANDIDATE ATTORNEY PROGRAMME 2024/2026
STIPEND: R7000.00 per month
Duration: 24 Months
CENTRE: Eastern Cape Provincial Office
REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
REFERENCE NUMBER: Mthatha – Ref: ECCA 1
East London State Attorney, Ref: ECCA 2
Port Elizabeth State Attorney, Ref: ECCA 3
ENQUIRIES: Dr M Feni ( (043) 702 7029), Ms. N Dyani ((043) 702 7015), Mr A Ziqu ((043) 702 7003), or Mr P Hattingh ((043) 702 7000)
POST: CANDIDATE ATTORNEY PROGRAMME 2024/2026
STIPEND: R7000.00 per month
Duration: 24 Months
Center: Free State Provincial Office
REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
REFERENCE NUMBER: Bloemfontein State Attorney, Ref: FSCA
ENQUIRIES: Ms Letsela D. (051) 407-1831
POST: CANDIDATE ATTORNEY PROGRAMME 2024/2026
STIPEND: R7000.00 per month
Duration: 24 Months
CENTRE: Northern Cape Provincial Office
REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
REFERENCE NUMBER: Kimberly State Attorney, Ref: NCCA
ENQUIRIES: Mr. R Muller ( (053) 802 1317(27)) or Mr J Tope ( (053) 802 1317(66))
Direct your application using the address indicated below:
GAUTENG PROVINCIAL OFFICE: ADDRESS: The Provincial Head: Gauteng, Private Bag X6, Johannesburg, 2000, or hand deliver to 7th Floor Schreiner Chambers, Corner Pritchard and Kruis Street, Johannesburg.
MPUMALANGA PROVINCIAL OFFICE: ADDRESS: The Provincial Head, Private Bag X11249, Nelspruit 1200, or hand deliver to physical address: 24 Brown Street, 4th Floor, Nedbank Building, Nelspruit 1200.
LIMPOPO PROVINCIAL OFFICE: ADDRESS: The Provincial Head, Private Bag X9526, Polokwane, 0700, or hand deliver 92 Bok Street, Polokwane, 0700.
WESTERN CAPE PROVINCIAL OFFICE: ADDRESS: The Provincial Head: Private Bag X9171, CAPE TOWN, 8000 or hand deliver to physical address: No. 8 Riebeeck Street, 5th Floor, Norton Rose House Building, Cape Town, 8000.
KWAZULU-NATAL PROVINCIAL OFFICE: ADDRESS: Interested applicants must submit their applications for the Candidate Attorney Programme to the Justice offices / Magistrate’s Courts where the position they are applying for is advertised. The Provincial Head, Private Bag X54372, Durban 4000 or hand deliver to Provincial Office, 2 Devonshire Place (off Anton Lembede Street) Durban.
NORTH WEST PROVINCIAL OFFICE: ADDRESS: The Provincial Head, Department of Justice and Constitutional Development, Private Bag X 2033, Mmabatho, 2735 or hand deliver to Provincial Office North West, 22 Molopo Road, Ayob Gardens, Mafikeng.
EASTERN CAPE PROVINCIAL OFFICE: ADDRESS: The Provincial Head, Eastern Cape, Provincial Office East London, Private Bag X 9065, East London, 5200 or hand deliver to Physical Address NO 3 Phillip Frame Road, Chislehurst, East London, 5200.
FREE STATE PROVINCIAL OFFICE: ADDRESS: The Provincial Head, Private Bag X20578, Bloemfontein 9300, or hand deliver to Physical Address: 53 Colonial Building Charlotte Maxeke Street Bloemfontein 9300.
NORTHERN CAPE PROVINCIAL OFFICE: ADDRESS: Department of Justice, New Public Building (Court Building), Corner Knight and Stead Street, Kimberley, 8301, 7th Floor.
Dated: 02 Feb 2023
