The Legal Internships 2026 at OPFA are now open for law graduates who want to gain practical legal experience in pension fund complaints, legal administration, investigations, and drafting determinations. OPFA is offering the Legal Internships 2026 at OPFA in Pretoria for four successful candidates. This 24-month contract opportunity is ideal for graduates with an LLB degree who want to develop legal research, communication, complaint handling, and administrative skills.
Position Details
- Position: Legal Intern
- Company: Office of the Pension Funds Adjudicator
- Job Type: Contract
- Work Level: Student / Graduate
- Location: Pretoria
- Duration: 24 Months
- Salary: Market Related
- Reference Number: OPFA/LI/2026/01
- Closing Date: 29 May 2026
Minimum Requirements
To qualify for the Legal Internships 2026 at OPFA, applicants should have:
- LLB degree
- Certificate in Pension Funds Law advantageous
- Practical Legal Training advantageous
- Computer literacy in MS Word, Excel, and Outlook
- Ability to analyse, interpret, and solve legal problems
- Ability to draft legal arguments and reach conclusions
Skills Required
Applicants should demonstrate:
- Communication skills
- Listening skills
- Planning and organising ability
- Self-motivation
- Resilience
- Legal analysis skills
- Professionalism and integrity
- Ability to work under pressure
Key Responsibilities
- Attending to walk-in complaints
- Assisting with lodging new complaints
- Drafting and sending correspondence to parties
- Receiving and saving responses on the software system
- Investigating pension fund complaints
- Drafting determinations according to workflow
- Engaging with parties regarding complaint files
- Preparing draft letters based on research
- Requesting replies, settlement confirmations, and investigation reports
- Keeping accurate records of allocated files
- Submitting weekly and monthly statistics to the team leader
Why Apply
- 24-month legal internship experience
- Exposure to pension fund law and complaints resolution
- Practical legal drafting and investigation experience
- Opportunity to work with public complaints and legal processes
- Career-building experience for LLB graduates
- Development of legal administration and research skills
Important Notes
- Applications close on 29 May 2026
- Persons living with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply
- Late applications will not be considered
- OPFA reserves the right not to make an appointment
- If no response is received within 3 months, consider the application unsuccessful
- Applicants must apply via the OPFA vacancies website and attach all required documents