Success Stories from past students
Ruth Cohen
- Administrator of Deceased Estates
Since my graduation from the Deceased Estates course, which I did as a retirement hobby, I’m proud to say that I have been successful in my efforts and now, independently administer deceased estates in a personal capacity as well as assisting 2 attorneys with their files and basically go with all the files of the one attorney.
My ‘hobby’ in my retirement is now almost full-time and I work from home, not only now, but always and see my associate on a weekly basis or whenever necessary. It works for me – and him - and I do not class this as work, because I so enjoy what I do.
Should you know of anyone who needs any assistance, it would be great if you could recommend them as I/we have developed a reputation for getting things done quickly and efficiently and have therefore received many referrals due to this.
Natasha Louw
Our lecturer Shamiel was knowledgeable and kept us interested throughout each and every class. He was patient and understanding in instances where a student had some difficulty in immediately understanding a concept. The course material and manuals were well prepared and easy to understand which made studying for tests and exams relatively stress free.
I have no doubt that my attendance and completion of the course has and will continue to help me in my career. Thank you to the staff and Shamiel for a job well done.
Patrick Ndlovu
– Paralegal
The Institution has a comfortable atmosphere and the environment is pleasant. All the staff are very friendly and helpful and because I have done the Paralegal course I am now employed at the Department of Education.
Toschca Dick
– Paralegal
After completing my modules and my 85 SALSA hours (in which I had my own cases and clients – so much fun, but still hard work!) we had our end of year presentation in which I discussed (in oral form) one of my cases in detail, to determine if I qualified to graduate.
Graduation was an amazing experience, all my fellow students and I being recognised for our achievements.
With the help of ALAS Recruitment (a part of SA Law School) I was placed at a wonderful law firm in CBD Cape Town. I’ve been at this firm just over a year and a half now and its great! I’m meeting so many new people, and learning so many things. SA Law School gave me a wonderful grounding and the motivation to take my career and my studies further. I am currently a part time UNISA law student planning on finishing my LLB Degree in a few years and practicing as a successful attorney. And as they say, the rest is history…
Melissa Kleinsmith
You have shown me ways to accomplish something in my life – I thought at the beginning I would never survive. I thank my lecturer for the great lectures and the time invested to make us achieve good results.
Baderunisa Mukadam
- ParALEGAL
"I won the Provincial Award for Western Cape and Northern Cape Paralegal of 2020 in November. I went through to the National Awards and won that Award as well. God is good, and it all started with pursuing my studies at the South African Law School. Thank you SA Law School.
Wendy Will
I must say that I am so proud to have completed the course South African Law Schools Paralegal course top of my class!
With the combination of a fantastic lecturer, George Pillay who made our lectures interesting, fun and easy to understand and informative, easy to read course notes I accomplished my goals!
I thoroughly enjoyed my time at The South African Law School and would recommend the school for anyone looking to study law!
Margot Arendse
– Paralegal
I am currently employed at a law firm, and studying at the SA Law School has equipped me with the knowledge and experience I needed to adapt to my work environment.
The staff were friendly and approachable, and the school possessed a splendid learning atmosphere, as well as teaching facilities. I would certainly recommend the South African Law School to other students, as its environment and teaching methods, together with the practical training programme it offers, allows students to uncover their true potential.
Brent Nicholson
– Administrator & Debt Counsellor
From the beginning of the first class I attended to the last class, my enthusiasm, dedication and team building with class mates never dwindled – it just got stronger after each class attendance, and all praise must be given to our lecturer Shamiel Jassiem.
His extraordinary teaching abilities astounded me, his patience handling a class full of personalities (which never ever clashed throughout the year – only stronger bonds between classmates were made), to walk out of the class understanding the lecture fully really took all the exam pressure off most shoulders.
My knowledge of the law has been noted by all and the confidence in all consultations with clients have trebled. I applaud Shamiel for all his hard work and dedication he puts into his classes and will recommend anyone to attend SA Law School courses.
We have broadened our scope of business including legal advice, divorce been the primary assistance and have assisted two clients with there divorce proceedings held at the Southern Divorce court, preparing the summons, particulars of claim, serving of the summons, deed of settlements, non defence notices and Setdowns, and both cases were granted on the 26th of January, the gratification of assisting the clients with professional documentation and legal advice has been overwhelming.
Thank you all at SA Law School, the staff are great and the welcome big.