South African Bar Association

The South African Bar Association is a voluntary association of LPC registered referral advocates whose membership is drawn from advocates in all provinces in South Africa. The Associations mission is to transform the legal profession by: Facilitating initiatives aimed at unifying the fragmented bars in South Africa under one body, the South African Bar Association.; Promoting the access of female advocates into the profession and pursuing the elimination of racially and gender skewed briefing patterns; Removing restrictions pertaining to location and manner in which chambers are held and to encourage advocates to practice from premises and locations suitable for practice; Investing in the ongoing training and development of junior advocates so as to maintain the standards of excellence that an advocates practice demands; Facilitating and optimising opportunities aimed at making legal practice more accessible and affordable for all advocates; Reducing bar subscriptions for al...