2025 – 2030 Invitation to be included on the Legal Aid SA Recruitment Agency Database – five-year period

REF: 2025 – 2030

INVITATION TO BE INCLUDED ON THE LEGAL AID SOUTH AFRICA RECRUITMENT AGENCY DATABASE: FIVE-YEAR PERIOD 

APPLICATIONS OPEN: 12 MARCH 2025

APPLICATIONS CLOSE: 26 MARCH 2025

Legal Aid South Africa is the biggest law firm in South Africa, with 64 Local Offices and 64 Satellite Offices throughout the country, employing well over 1,700 Legal Practitioners. Legal Aid SA invites aspirant recruitment agencies to be included on the Legal Aid SA Recruitment Agency Database for a period of five (5) years, from 2025 to 2030.

Primarily, Legal Aid SA conducts its advertising through print media and its website. Recruitment houses will only be used once these primary mediums are exhausted. Once on Legal Aid SA’s Recruitment Agency Database, agencies will be used on a rotational basis throughout the five-year period. The database will be updated every five (5) years.

Recruitment Agencies are required to submit the following information when applying:

  • Indicate the speciality, e.g.: Legal, Human Resources, Finance, IT, Communications/Marketing and Audit.
  • Company profile depicting project experience with a minimum of five (5) years of experience in recruitment agency services.
  • A minimum of four (4) reference letters or completion certificates from previous/present clients where recruitment agency services were/are rendered. All letters must be on a letterhead and signed by the client. The client must be contactable and the contact details provided must include:
    • Contact person;
    • Designation;
    • Company name;
    • Phone number;
    • Email address; and
    • Landline and mobile number.
  • Capacity to deliver on all requirements as the terms of reference: Evidence of qualifications of individuals, number of skilled people to do the job and expertise (CVs, list of people and expertise).
  • Latest CSD Registration Report: All prospective agencies must be registered on the National Treasury’s Central Supplier Database (CSD) and be an active supplier.
  • Valid B-BBEE Certificate or Sworn Affidavit Certificate.
  • Valid SARS Tax Compliance PIN and is not a restricted supplier.
  • The following SBD Forms need to be completed and returned with the application. They are available on Legal Aid SA’s website at: https://legal-aid.co.za/vendor-forms/
    • SBD 1
    • SBD 3.1
    • SBD 4
    • SBD 6.1

For technical information and queries, please contact Ms Siphesihle Molefe, Tel: 011 877 2134/083 926 5460

Recruitment Agency submissions must be electronically submitted to:

AgencyRec [at] legal-aid.co.za with the subject line: Recruitment Agency [quote reference number 2025 – 2030] on or before the closing date.

Applicants must replace the [at] with the @ symbol when sending an email. This will format the email address correctly for sending. It is displayed differently on our website as a cybersecurity protection measure.

The closing date for submissions is 26 March 2025 at 16h00.