COURSES in Conveyancing and Notarial Practice – 2015

1 WHY CHOOSE LEAD? With 30 years of experience, the legal education division of the LSSA. COURSES in Conveyancing understands the needs of a modern- day law Practice . and Notarial Practice 2015 . LEAD offers a wide range of top-quality COURSES , seminars and certificate What is the aim of these two Format of the COURSES programmes designed to give legal LSSA (LEAD) COURSES ? Attendees can choose to study on an attendance basis practitioners the knowledge and skills The main aim is to give attorneys a practical background at various centres around the country or on a distance- to manage their practices successfully. in the law, Practice and procedure of Conveyancing and education (correspondence) basis. The Attorneys Fidelity Fund provides Notarial Practice .

2 The training is provided by practising funding to make these activities conveyancers and notaries who also draft the course Attendance COURSES affordable to the profession. material. The attendance COURSES are offered in various centres throughout the country (see Section 3 of the regis- Legal Education and Although these COURSES also assist attendees to pre-pare Development tration form). The Conveyancing attendance course is for the Conveyancing and Notarial examinations, mere Tel: +27 (0)12 441 4600 held over 20 sessions. The Notarial Practice attendance PO Box 27167 Sunnyside 0132 attendance of the lectures and completing the assign- course is held over five sessions. Docex 227 Pretoria ments may not be sufficient to pass the examinations.

3 Old Main Building, Unisa Sunnyside Intense study and diligent practise in the drafting of Campus, 145 Steve Biko Street, Distance-education COURSES Sunnyside, Pretoria deeds as well as participation in class discussions and Attendees in the distance-education COURSES are sent E-mail: workshops, are essential. For preparation focused on Website: the study documents by post shortly after the closing the Conveyancing examination, LEAD offers a three- Contact: Molalatladi Modiba date for registrations. They are required to complete day examination preparation seminar (see details on four assignments which will be marked and returned for Conveyansing queries overleaf). and Dodo Dubazane to them with model answers. Depending on demand, there are also one or two attendance workshops of- for Notarial queries Who may register for these fered in the main centres.

4 Two COURSES ? Attorneys and candidate attorneys may register for Law Society of South Africa A petrol allowance may be made available to those PO Box 36626 Menlo Park 0102 these COURSES , as well as any other person who wishes who will have to travel more than 200 km to the venue Docex 82 Pretoria to learn more about these fields of Practice . Should closest to their place of residence. LEAD reserves the 304 Brooks Street, Menlo Park, Pretoria non-attorneys wish to register for the COURSES in order Website: right to cancel a workshop if the number of registra- to write the national Conveyancing or Notarial exami- tions does not justify the cost. nations, they should first contact the relevant statutory Lifelong learning provincial law society to enquire whether they will be towards a just society allowed to write the examinations.

5 Page 1 of 2. Attendance COURSES submission of assignments and relevant informa- New Conveyancing tion about the training will be posted. No sharing Conveyancing course (20 sessions): examination preparation of email addresses, each student must have their Practising attorneys and candidate attorneys: seminar individual email account. R3 650 (VAT inclusive). LEAD has introduced a seminar to assist Other participants: R4 650 (VAT inclusive). attendees prepare specifically for the con- The profession's veyancing examination. This 3 day seminar Notarial Practice course (5 sessions): examination dates will take place at centres where there is suf- Practising attorneys and candidate attorneys: R2 300 (VAT inclusive) Conveyancing examination: 13 May 2015 .

6 Ficient interest among instructors and pro- Other participants: R3 300 (VAT inclusive) and 9 September 2015 . spective learners. The seminar is held at the Notarial Practice examination: 10 June end of the 20 sessions at respective centres. Distance-education COURSES 2015 and 21 October 2015 . This seminar is NOT a replacement for the attendance course, but an added programme Conveyancing course: The Attorneys Act 53 of 1979 states the fol- which will solely focus on the examination Practising attorneys and candidate attorneys: lowing in regard to who may register for the R2 800 (VAT inclusive). preparation. examinations [s 14(3)]: Other participants: R3 650 (VAT inclusive). An examination referred to in subsection (1). Who should register for the examination shall not be conducted in respect of any person Notarial Practice course: preparation course?

7 Unless he satisfies the examiners concerned Practising attorneys and candidate attorneys: Practitioners who attend the attendance R2 200 (VAT inclusive) that he . course or have attended the course Other participants: R3 050 (VAT inclusive) (a) has complied with the provisions of this in previous years. Act in regard to service under articles Practitioners who participate in the Once the attendee has registered for a course and or a contract of service; or distance-education course or who the documentation has been dispatched, he/she (b) is serving under articles or contract of participated in the distance-education will be liable for the full course fee. service and has so served for a continuous course in previous years. period of not less than six months; or Closing date: 13 February 2015 (c) is under the provisions of this Act, exempt Those people who by precept of the Duration: March to September 2015 from service under articles (Section 2A).

8 Attorneys Act 53 of 1979, are allowed to register for the examination [s 14(13)] or Certificates (d) has attended a training course approved by the society concerned for an uninter- Attendance COURSES Course material and rupted period of at least four months and Provided that 100% of the lectures have been at- language medium has completed such course to the satis- tended and 80% of the compulsory assignments faction of that society. The course material for both COURSES consists of have been satisfactorily completed, the LSSA will a study guide; issue a certificate to the attendee to confirm that For any further information on examination assignments and model answers; the course was successfully completed. fees, registration etc.

9 , attendees should con- past examination papers; and instructions with regard to examination prep- tact their relevant statutory provincial law Distance-education COURSES aration. society. Provided all the assignments have been satisfactorily completed and submitted timeously, the LSSA will The documentation and instructions are in English, issue a certificate to the attendee to confirm that ENQUIRIES. the assignments must be completed in English. the course was successfully completed. For more information on these COURSES , please con- sult the LEAD website or contact Tuition fees payable on Requirements for distance- Molalatladi Modiba for Conveyancing queries registration education COURSES E-mail: The COURSES are subsidised by the Attorneys Fidelity Upon registration, students are to ensure they have Tel: +27 (0)12 441 4600.

10 Fund. an active individual email address as well as or Dodo Dubazane for Notarial queries Internet access. Distance modules are offered online. E-mail: Students will need to access e-LEADer (LEAD's Tel: +27 (0)12 441 4600. e-learning platform) where important notices, Page 2 of 2. REQUEST. REQUEST TO ENROL. TO ENROL IN THEIN THE Conveyancing . Conveyancing OR OR Notarial Practice . Notarial Practice COURSE. COURSE. Please complete Please the the complete formform below and e-mail below or fax and fax it togetherwith it together withPROOF. PROOF OF. OF PAYMENT. PAYMENT toto 086 215 6764. or fax no 086 215 6764. DOCUMENT REQUIRED. Copy of ID document Please indicate below whether you are registering for the attendance course or distance-education course Conveyancing COURSE Attendance course (See dates below) Distance-education course (Duration: March to Sept 2015 .)