Membership

Membership of CCASA is, upon approval by the membership committee, open to Corporate Counsel, Company Secretaries, Compliance Officers, Risk Managers, Paralegals (with the necessary qualification as proof), Auditors, Law Firms, practising Advocates, Legal Consultants and Employment Agencies specialising in the legal sector.

A person who qualifies for membership may join as an ordinary member or as a representative of his/her employer organization (in which case that organization joins as a corporate member and has as many corporate counsel representatives as it requires). A person who does not qualify for ordinary membership may apply to join CCASA as an associate member (again as an individual or as a representative of his/her employer organization).

Why not take a look at the list of benefits.

Who can join CCASA?

Applicant is to show that he / she

  • is a fit and proper person to be so admitted;
  • is 21 (twenty-one) years of age or older;
  • is a South African citizen or is ordinarily resident in South Africa;
  • actively and bona fide practices as a corporate counsel; and
  • is or is entitled to be admitted to practice as an advocate or as an attorney in South Africa; or has satisfied all the requirements for the degrees of Baccalaureus Legum, Baccalaureus Procurationis or Baccalaureus Iuris of any university in South Africa, or any degree which, in the opinion of the Board, is equivalent thereto; or by virtue of his training and experience is, in the opinion of the Board, qualified to practice as a corporate counsel in South Africa.
  • by virtue of his current or past employment has, in the opinion of the Board, a bona fide interest in the Association; and
  • by virtue of his membership will, in the opinion of the Board, contribute to the attainment of the objects of the Association.

Member Subscription Fees 2024

Ordinary / Corporate membership Total amount Per person
single representative R5,800.00   Associate Member (per person) R3,980.00
2 representatives R11,255.00 R5,627.50
3 representatives R16,305.00 R5,435.00
4 representatives R21,060.00 R5,265.00
5 representatives R25,315.00 R5,063.00 APPLICATION FEES
(This is a once-off fee, payable with first application)
6 representatives R29,300.00 R4,883.33 Associate and Individual Membership R1,500.00
7 representatives R32,850.00 R4,692.86 Corporate / Ordinary Membership R1,775.00
8 representatives R36,040.00 R4,505.00    
9 representatives R38,830.00 R4,314.44
10 representatives and more (a set fee for the bigger legal departments i.e. Banking Industry) R41,387.50  

* Amounts exclude VAT

Download a CCASA Membership Application Form (PDF format)

Associate Membership Ordinary Membership Corporate Membership