Emogine Bohitile

Working alongside experienced legal practitioners in a challenging environment, on various legal matters and gaining hands-on experience in different practice areas, such as Corporate Law, Commercial Law, Intellectual Property Law. Acquisition of essential expertise that covers Legal Drafting, Legal Research, Advocacy, Administration of Estates in continuous throughout.

The rotational system of the programme enables candidates to gain experience across different practice areas, which is advantageous in helping them to identify their strengths and interests.

Training Centre (JTC) provides a range of legal training programmes that are designed to enhance the capacity of legal professionals who wish to qualify for admission by a Bar Examination - Legal Practitioners Qualifying Examination (LPQE), to practise law under the Legal Practitioners in terms of Act 15 of 1995.

The programme extends for a period of at least 9 months and comprises the following subjects:

• Practice & Procedure Relating to Commercial Transactions & Drafting of Contracts
• Practice Of Constitutional Law, Human Rights & Practical Workings of The Organs of State and Public Bodies
• Legal Drafting
• Criminal Practice & Procedure in The Namibian Courts
• Motor Accident Law & Motor Vehicle Claims
• Practice Management & Administration & Practical Bookkeeping & Accounts
• Professional Ethics & Conduct in Litigation Including Salient Aspects of Evidence
• Civil Practice and Procedure in The Lower Courts, Legal Costs, and Prescription
• Administration Of Wills & Estates
• Practice Of Labour Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Civil Practice and Procedure in The Supreme Court and High Court Legal Costs, and Prescription
• Practice & Procedure Relating to The Law of Insolvency & Trusts

Worked with experienced legal practitioners across various practice areas and departments within the firm. This exposure to different practice areas allowed me to gain a broad range of legal experience, develop their skills and knowledge. The opportunity for me to have visibility of the day-to-day activities of an attorney practicing in the Litigation department and Corporate Commercial department of a leading law firm allowed me to identify areas of law that I am passionate about.

As a lawyer at, and Wedderburn, I am responsible for completing tasks that replicate the work that S&W Intellectual Property team does on a daily basis.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Prepare emails to Clients which sets out at a high-level the following:

• (a) Legal analysis of the merits of their assertion of a trade mark infringement;
• (b) S&W's recommended course of action in the relevant matter;
• (c) Remedies generally available for trade mark infringement, should the claim end up being resolved by court action.
• Perform Trade Mark Dispute and advise clients on a possible trade mark infringement and their best course of action

RESOURCES:

• I made use of the background information of the cases and the Shepherd and Wedderburn Article “Red Bull v Bullards: balancing brand protection and reputation”
• The Trade Marks Act 1994 and relevant sections, including sections 10 and 14-19

GAINED PRACTICAL SKILLS:

• Commercial Awareness
• Issue-Spotting
• Attention to Detail Page 3 of 4
• Client Relation & Communication
• Client Protection

Performed daily administrative operations within the law firm including stakeholders interaction at the Law Society, at the Magistrate’s Court and High Court, and other law firms and other government offices.