Articles involves a lot of choices, and even more questions: What type of law do you want to practice? What size firm would best suit your outlook? What type of training and development process will you follow? Who will you work with, and under? What type of environment and culture best suits your personality?

One of the best ways to answer these key questions is to get first-hand experience by applying for a place on one of our vacation programmes.

Werksmans vacation programme gives you the opportunity to gain practical experience and exposure to the day to day activities of a leading corporate and commercial law firm. Vacation programmes are also a good way for us to get to know you. Competition for articles is intense (which is why it’s always a good idea to apply early) and getting a spot on our vacation programme gives you the chance to make a lasting impression.

We select about 40 students each year to join either our winter (June/July) or summer (November/December) vacation programmes at either our Sandton or Cape Town offices. Each student is placed with a director and gets involved in various tasks, from client consultations to meetings with counsel and exploring recent or actual deals.

Apart from the day- to- day tasks, our vacation students will also work on litigation and commercial assignments.

There will, of course, be plenty of time to network and socialise with the Werksmans family at our cocktail evenings and you are also guaranteed an articles interview before you leave!

Who we look for

Werksmans seeks out exceptional law students who are interested in joining our Winter and Summer Vacation Programmes.

We accept applications from all law students i.e. BA Law, BCom Law and LLB degrees.
Students can apply to us from their second year of LLB studies or their 3rd/final year for those who are pursuing an undergraduate degree first.