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Articles 2026

We provide a thorough two-year programme tailored to aspiring candidate attorneys who are interested in experiencing a wide range of practice areas. Throughout your articles you will have the chance to apply the knowledge you acquired during your university studies while being mentored by legal professionals who are passionate about the legal profession. We invite potential candidates to join us for a day or two before entering into articles; it’s important to us that you’ll fit into our team, share our philosophy, and enjoy working with us.

The application intake period for 2026 is 1 May 2025 – 1 August 2025. If you are interested in applying for articles, send your application to applications@dunster.co.za and include the following documents:

  • Cover Email
  • CV
  • Academic transcripts
  • A sample of your writing (e.g. a recent essay or article on a legal subject)
  • Dated character reference letter

While we endeavor to review all applications, due to high volumes we are unable to reply to each application. If you do not receive a reply by 31 October 2025, you may consider your application to be unsuccessful.

 

Vacation Work 2025

For a head start in your career, apply for our vacation work programme. This programme provides law students with a practical overview of the legal profession, an opportunity to experience working life in a law firm firsthand, and to develop your skill set. The vacation programme will take place from 17 July 2025 – 18 July 2025. The Application period runs from 1 May 2025 – 31 May 2025. If you are interested in applying for our vacation work programme for 2025, send your application to applications@dunster.co.za and include the following documents: 

  • Cover Email
  • CV
  • Academic transcripts

Please follow our LinkedIn page for updates to our application process.

 

We encourage all our candidates to learn about the environment in which they are considering a career; law students often only learn about the internal environments of differing law firms after they have commenced articles. We encourage new entrants into the profession to consider the challenges discussed in the paper by Patrick J. Schiltz: On Being a Happy, Healthy, and Ethical Member of an Unhappy, Unhealthy, and Unethical Profession (Vanderbilt Law Review Vol. 52 at 871) .

 

If you are interested in joining us from another firm, we welcome any discussions. We’re interested in working with the right people who share our approach.

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