WOMAN IN LAW INTERVIEW WITH BOITUMELO MAGOLEGO
On our last interview for the year we chat to Boitumelo Magolego. Boitumelo is a Senior Corporate Legal Adviser with a focus in Legal and Regulatory Advocacy. It’s been a huge pleasure this year to interview and feature #womeninlaw who didn’t take the practice route. I hope you’ve enjoyed these interviews as much as I […]
A Day in the Life of a Candidate Attorney
When I began my articles of clerkship in January 2020, to say I was on an emotional roller-coaster does not quite capture the wide spectrum of anxiety, excitement, confusion, and plain old fear that I experienced. I was wide-eyed, fresh out of University where I had just completed a highly demanding degree and I had […]
RETRENCHMENTS DURING COVID-19
During these unprecedented times, businesses are struggling to cope with the financial aspects of running a business, and both employers and employees are suffering. One of the major issues that businesses are faced with is whether to retrench employees in order to re-build their business. Avoiding retrenchment Where employers’ businesses are likely to be severely […]
WHERE THERE IS A WILL, THERE IS A WAY – PART 1
The thought and talk of death can be very uncomfortable and this can discourage most people from taking the important step of drafting a Will, but having a Will is not only the responsible thing to do but it can be one of the most important decisions you take in your life – for yourself […]
Woman in Law Interview with Advocate Kundani Ramashia
This week we chat with Advocate Kundani Rorisang Ramashia, who is a family advocate and holds a BCom Law and LLB degree. Advocate Ramashia’s qualifications also include Short Courses in Divorce and Family Mediation. She completed her Articles of Clerkship and became admitted as an attorney in 2013 and practiced as such up until December […]
The Power of Saying No
We are in a constant search of mentorship, we are constantly looking for inspiration, new goals and creative ways to achieve what we desire. Why is it that others seem to have the key solution to solving the day to day problems that we face? Why does it always seem easier for others? What do […]
The Coronavirus and your employees
Coronavirus in South Africa The first confirmed case of the coronavirus (COVID-19) was confirmed in South Africa on 5 March 2020. As of the 6 March 2020, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), the coronavirus had approximately: At least 93,000 reported cases globally; and At least 3,100 reported deaths globally. The symptoms Common signs […]
Women in Law Interview with Mpho Chitapi
We are starting this Women’s Month off with an interview with the phenomenal Mpho Chitapi who is a Technology Media and Telecommunications Law attorney and the head of legal at Nedbank Group Technology. I have been following Mpho’s career very closely for some time now and she really is someone who shows up in excellence.Mpho […]
Woman in Law Interview with Gloria Chikaonda
Lately, we have been interviewing women in law who did not go into practice but chose alternative career options. There are many opportunities and options available for law graduates who do not want to got into practice and it is important that law students are made are aware of this before they choose their respective […]
Woman in law Interview with Wela Mlokoti
I had the pleasure of interviewing this amazing and bubbly woman in law. Wela is published writer with an LLB from the University of Cape Town and an LLM from Duke Law School. In 2013, the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers awarded Wela an internship at the Kolodny Law Group in Beverly Hills, California after […]