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SECTION27 / CALS / DGMT / Digital Futures Lab · Regulatory Affairs & Policy
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SA's public interest law organisations regularly recruit LLB graduates as legal researchers and policy analysts. Work involves legal research, policy memo drafting, legislative tracking, Parliamentary submissions, amicus briefs, and stakeholder engagement. As at 29 July 2026, SECTION27's only open listing is a winter-break legal internship for LLB students; researcher and attorney roles are marked closed. Monitor the vacancies pages of SECTION27, CALS, and similar organisations for the next intake.
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For graduates motivated by social impact, the NGO and policy sector offers meaningful legal work. SA's active Constitutional Court and regulatory reform environment creates genuine demand for sharp legal researchers. SECTION27's NHI litigation is a current example.
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