WE HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO SAY LAWYERY THINGS IN AUDITORIUMS, AROUND BOARDROOM TABLES AND ON LAPTOP SCREENS FROM TIME TO TIME. HAVE A LOOK-SEE AT WHAT’S COMING UP ON OUR SCHEDULE – AND HELP YOURSELF TO SOME TREATS TO SWEETEN THE DEAL.

TRAINING AND TALKS

24 – 28 October 2022

21st Century Lawyer

Three legal futurists walk into a bar…Kidding. They slide into a webinar and talk for ten hours spread over five days about the future of the legal profession and the skills that a 21st Century Lawyer will need to thrive!

10:00 to 12:00 SAST
Zoom

22 – 23 November 2022

LEGAL WRITING HACKS FOR LAWYERS

Tired of legalese, and of copy and paste? Want to learn how to write legal texts clearly and effectively? This course, through the UCT Faculty of Law, will equip you with the tools you need to refine your writing.

09:00 to 12:00 SAST
Zoom

1st Monday of the month

Rehabilitated Lawyer Peptalk

Every first Monday of the month we do a free 30 min peptalk. You can sign up via the LinkedIn page.

10 February – 17 March 2023
(Friday mornings)

PLAIN LANGUAGE WRITING SKILLS FOR LAWYERS

Did you know: It is possible to write clearly and be legally compliant? This six-week course will show you how, giving you theoretical knowledge in communication, legal design, and plain language. (Be warned: you will have homework.)

09:00 to 10:00 SAST
Zoom

14 July – 18 August 2023
(Friday mornings)

PLAIN LANGUAGE WRITING SKILLS FOR LAWYERS

Did you know: It is possible to write clearly and be legally compliant? This six-week course will show you how, giving you theoretical knowledge in communication, legal design, and plain language. (Be warned: you will have homework.)

09:00 to 10:00 SAST
Zoom

POPIA

THE BOOK

Shameless plug

We know all too well that POPIA can suck the joy out of life, so while writing this book we drew inspiration from our favourite people, books, movies and musicians to combat the tedium. Our hope is that you can read it and weep, smirk or snort while learning a thing or two about POPIA along the way.

THE GUMMIES

Your little helpers

Feeling a bit … stressed? We’ve got just the thing. KushKush, a premium online store specialising in cannabis-related products, has curated a selection of calming CBD gummies and cookies just for us. Non-psychoactive and THC-free, these goodies can help with insomnia and anxiety, among other law-related maladies.

CBD Gummies
Billables % Burnout wine

THE WINE

Billables & Burnout

If you know anything about Novation, you’ll know these two facts: that we abhor the traditional law-firm status quo, and that we love wine. Give overworking the middle finger and pop open a bottle of fine local vino in the name of being a legal #funprofessional.

FREE POPIA STUFF

TRAINING FOR INFORMATION OFFICERS AND DEPUTY INFORMATION OFFICERS

We have created comprehensive training for IOs and DIOs – you will get plenty of advice, guidance and tools there.

OUR EPIC POPIA READING LIST

Everything you ever wanted to know about POPIA in a reading list. Our motto is beg, borrow and steal. On this reading list you will find the information, tips, tools and tricks that have inspired us over the years.

ALL THE POPIA POLICIES

All our POPIA projects come with a set of policies that cover: Information Governance, Data Privacy, Records Management, and Information Security Management. If you have accepted our proposal, ask us to send you the templates. Or ask anyway, you never know.

Journey

SEE HOW IT’S DONE

If you want a sneak peek into a POPIA implementation plan, here is USAf’s implementation guide. We created this as a support document to the USAf Code of Conduct to help Universities create their own implementation plans.

Responsible party

ARE YOU A RESPONSIBLE PARTY?

If you’re not sure whether you’re a responsible party, or what that even means, here is a document that should help lift the fog.

POPIA Playlist

THE POPIA PLAYLIST

Compiled by our amazing LinkedIn community, we honestly believe that this is the most important control to have in place. Over 40 tracks including hits by Queen, Linkin Park, Britney Spears, The Police, and Elvis. How did Dolly not make the list?