What does it take to become a successful attorney? Obtaining your law degree involves hard work and dedication, but this is only the beginning. In order to allow you to get a glimpse of the real world of legal practice, our firm offers a vacation work programme each year.

As part of the vacation work programme students are exposed to the internal structures of our firm and how it operates, interacting with the attorneys in our firm in a practical way. Students furthermore are challenged to engage with various legal problems faced by businesses and individuals. Our attorneys will also be sharing their knowledge and experiences with the students, giving them valuable insight into what an attorney deals with on a daily basis.

Some of the highlights of the programme include visits to the different courts and the opportunity for students to research a legal problem (in a group setting), prepare their legal argument and present it to the ‘judge’.

This is also a possible career opportunity, as we often identify potential candidate attorneys from the vacation work programme.

To apply to participate in our vacation work programme, please e-mail the following to Ms A van Dyk at vacwork@bissets.com:

• CV;
• Letter motivating your inclusion in the programme;
• Identity Document; and
• Academic transcript.

Kindly include the following information in the subject line of your email application:

“VACATION WORK – [YOUR FULL NAME]”

Should applicants for the vacation work programme also wish to be considered for practical vocational training, please ensure that this is specified in the covering e-mail sent.

We can’t wait to meet you at the next vacation work programme.

Our next Vacation Work Programme is scheduled for 2027.  Applications are now open