The National Consumer Tribunal (NCT) is inviting legal graduates to apply to its Internship Programme based in Pretoria. This is a one year contract opportunity and the interns will report to the Senior Case Analyst. A competitive and market related salary will be offered to successful candidates (Ref: NCT16/LI001)
NCT is an independent adjudicative body with jurisdiction throughout the Republic. Its purpose is to adjudicate on credit and consumer related matters provided for in the National Credit Act (NCA) and the Consumer Protection Act (CPA), and to rule on alleged contraventions of these Acts.
The Tribunal hears and decides on applications and referrals involving consumers, credit providers, debt counsellors and credit bureaus.
Key Responsibilities
Interns will be exposed to procedural aspects of handling cases and ensuring that the cases are processed expeditiously as possible and brought to a point of finalisation, which will entail:
Conducting an assessment of a cases
Handling the logistics for the set down of cases; and Ensuring that there is compliance with the rules of procedures for matters before the Tribunal
Interns will be involved in the collating of performance information and management of statistics and any other tasks that may be required.
Interns will be exposed to the substantive and procedural aspects of a case, which will entail analysing of cases and conducting research on cases.
Requirements
Final year or Post-graduate law students, no Job experience required
Excellent academic track record
Attention to detail & high level of accuracy to be applied at work
Commitment and dedication
Hard worker, outputs driven and honest.
The Tribunal reserves the right not to fill any of the positions.
How to apply
Closing date is 30 September 2016. Please email a detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV) to [email protected]. No late applications will be considered.