Welcome to the Faculty of Law University of Pretoria

1. Welcome to theFaculty of LawUniversity of Pretoria

2. The Dean, Faculty of Law Prof Christof Heyns

3. A Global Law Faculty in Africa Ultra-modern – 3 architectural awards

4. Oliver R Tambo Law Library

5. Pretoria University Law Press (PULP)

6. Developing Leadership Skills • Law House • Moot & Debating Society • Class Representatives • Constitutional Tribunal • Pretoria Student Law Review • South African Student Volunteer Organisation • Educating Prisoners about Human Rights, etc.

7. Adams & Adams Bursary • LexisNexis Prize • Carpe Diem Prize • De Swardt Vögel Mahlafonya Prize • Judge DH van Zyl Prize • Johan Verloren van Themaat Prize • Nelson Mandela Prize • Dean’s Merit List, etc. Encouraging Academic Excellence –Prizes, Scholarships, Medals & Certificates

8. Cultural Excellence

9. Vibrant and Dynamic Student Life

10. Encourages Participation in Sport

11. Serving the Community- Law Clinic

12. Community Engagement, eg. EPAHR New Community Engagement Module

13. Law CareerDays –Bringingprospectiveemployersin contactwith ourstudents

14. Service at the Law Clinic • Street Law Programmes • Participation in Moot Court Competitions • Supervised Internships • Educational Excursions, etc. Experiential Learning Through

15. Moot Court Competitions

16. Alumni JusticeJohann Kriegler JusticeJohann v d Westhuizen JusticeYvonne Mokgoro

17. International Experts Prof John DugardHonorary Professor ofInternational Law, University of Leiden, The Netherlands Member: International Law Commission

18. Study Routes to a Legal Qualification Please note that a person who has not completed an LLB degree, may not practice as an advocate or attorney. * A BSc degree, followed by an LLB-degree, is suitable for those students who wish to pursue careers as Intellectual Property (Patent) Attorneys. In actual fact, during 2008 the South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law (SAIIPL) made a bursary available to a final year BSc LLB student to promote this field of specialisation.

19. [Graph] • Officers of the Court • Administrative Officers • Other Officials in the Administration of Justice • Legal Academics • Law Commission • NGO’s • Legal Advisers • SAPS • Correctional Services • Legal Aid and Advice Career Opportunities in theLegal Profession

20. [Graph] A Broad Outline of theAdvocates’ Profession versusthe Attorneys’ Profession Four year Undergraduate LLB Degree

21. Programmes offered by the Faculty of Law • LLB • LLM Course Work • LLM Research • LLD

22. Admission requirements for LLB • A valid National Senior Certificate with admission for degree purposes • A letter of motivation • The following minimum requirements -

23. Minimum Requirements • Any two languages, of which one language must be Afrikaans or English • Candidates with an APS of 38 or higher will on receipt of their applications be accepted on a continuous basis • After 30 June, the remaining spaces in the LLB • programme will be allocated to candidates with an • APS of 32 – 37 by means of a selection process • Also apply for BCom Law and/or BA Law.

24. For Noting • Provisional admission based on results obtained in final Grade 11 examination • Final admission based on Grade 12 results • (write the NBT) • Life orientation is excluded from calculation determining APS required for admission • Only 150 newcomer first years may be admitted to LLB degree.

25. Determination of an APS

26. ContactBessie SlabbertBessie.Slabbert@up.ac.za Tel: +27 12 420-4266Helen van TonderHelen.vantonder@up.ac.zaTel: +27 12 420-4265Rina MalanRina.Malan@up.ac.zaTel: +27 12 420-2290

27. Faculty of LawUniversity of Pretoria