2611-Lawyers

Job Title: 

Lawyers

Job Description: 

Lawyers give clients legal advice on a wide variety of subjects, draw up legal documents, represent clients before administrative boards or tribunals and plead cases or conduct prosecutions in courts of justice, or instruct barristers to plead in higher courts of justice.

Tasks: 

Accepting briefs and pleading in the higher court

Linked Education ( CESM Codes ) : 

1200 - LAW

Specific Occupations: 

261101 - Attorney
Description : Provides legal advice, prepares and drafts legal documents and conducts negotiations on behalf of clients on matters associated with the law.
Green Occupation : No
Green Skill : NoTrade : No
Specializations : Commercial Rights Manager, Intellectual Property Lawyer / Practitioner, Lawyer (Civil / Property / Competition / Contracts / Conveyancing / Criminal), Lawyer (Employment/ Entertainment / Financial / Commercial / Immigration), Prosecutor, Solicitor

261102 - Administrative Lawyer
Description : Conducts criminal and civil lawsuits, draws up legal documents, advises clients as to legal rights and practices other phases of law.
Green Occupation : No
Green Skill : NoTrade : No
Specializations : Enforcement Advisor, Law Researcher, Legal Researcher

261103 - Patent Attorney
Description : Establishes the originality of an invention, idea or design, drafting detailed technical descriptions and definitions and legal documents to secure a patent. Protects 'intellectual property' rights through the protection of inventions, designs, ideas and related issues such as copyright.
Green Occupation : No
Green Skill : NoTrade : No

261104 - Trade Mark Attorney
Description : Registers and protects trademarks such as names, slogans, symbols, logos, packaging, letters and numbers. Advises clients on industrial designs and copyright.
Green Occupation : No
Green Skill : NoTrade : No
Specializations : Trade Mark Advisor, Trade Marks Examiner Justice

261105 - Tribunal Member
Description : Hears industrial, administrative or other disputes to assist in resolving differences and to arbitrate on issues.
Green Occupation : No
Green Skill : NoTrade : No
Specializations : Administrative Appeals Tribunal Member, Conciliation and Arbitration Commissioner, Land Valuation Tribunal Member

261106 - Advocate
Description : Pleads cases before civil, criminal and industrial courts and other tribunals.
Green Occupation : No
Green Skill : NoTrade : No

International Careers(ISCO): 
Similar O*NET Careers (USA) : 
Source Of Info: 

Source : Organising Framework for Occupations (OFO) 2013, Department of Higher Education and Training, Republic of South Africa