The Unisa Law Clinic recently hosted the Executive Dean of the College of Law for a meaningful meet-and-greet engagement to discuss strategic priorities for the year ahead.
Unisa's Law Clinic, in collaboration with the National Prosecuting Authority, has launched a job shadowing programme that provides students with invaluable opportunity to witness the South African criminal justice system's processes.
Two exceptional student mooters represented Unisa on this distinguished continental stage. Their participation in this prestigious event is a testament to the quality of legal education at Unisa and a celebration of the university's commitment to advancing human rights discourse in Africa.
The Unisa Law Clinic is a formidable law institution where aspiring legal practitioners are transformed into leaders of the legal fraternity. From walking through its doors as law graduates to emerging as directors of their firms, candidate legal practitioners exemplify the clinic's unwavering commitment to excellence and empowerment.
Recently, the Unisa Law Clinic partnered with Councillor Franchesca Walker from the City of Cape Town to host a legal outreach programme aimed at making legal services more accessible to the public.
The University of South Africa Law Clinic provides affordable legal aid and legal representation in any court of law, tribunal or body before which a party may be represented by a legal practitioner. The services are provided for persons who are indigent or for any other reason unable to obtain the services of legal practitioners in private practices. The Clinic is staffed by qualified attorneys as well as candidate attorneys.
Adv Kgagudi Morota
Head of the Clinic
It is with great pride and a deep sense of responsibility that I welcome you to the UNISA Law Clinic.
At the UNISA Law Clinic, we are steadfast in our commitment to advancing clinical legal education, access to justice, and community-centred legal service. Rooted within the distinguished framework of the College of Law at the University of South Africa, we operate with a clear vision: to bridge the gap between legal theory and practice while responding meaningfully to the socio-economic realities of our country and the broader African continent.
Our Clinic serves a dual purpose. Firstly, it provides high-quality, supervised practical training to our Candidate Legal Practitioners and law students, equipping them with the ethical foundation, professional competence, and social consciousness required of legal practitioners. Secondly, it exists to serve vulnerable and marginalised communities by offering accessible legal assistance, thereby promoting constitutional values, human dignity, and equality before the law.
We recognise the unique legal landscape within which we operate, one shaped by historical inequalities and ongoing social transformation. Guided by the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, we strive to cultivate practitioners who are not only legally proficient but also deeply committed to social justice and transformative constitutionalism.
Through structured mentorship, practical exposure, community outreach initiatives, and strategic partnerships, the UNISA Law Clinic fosters a culture of excellence, integrity, and service. We believe that legal education must extend beyond the classroom and actively contribute to the development of a more just and equitable society.
Our mission is clear: to deliver a socially responsive clinical legal education experience that empowers future legal professionals while ensuring that access to justice is not a privilege, but a right realised in practice.
I thank you for engaging with the UNISA Law Clinic. Whether you are a student, a Candidate Legal Practitioner, a member of the community, or a stakeholder partner, we look forward to working together in strengthening the rule of law and shaping a better tomorrow.
Together, let us continue to advance justice with purpose, integrity, and excellence.