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Tiara Joseph

Tiara Joseph

Webber Wentzel Work Experience Programme

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Candidate Attorney at Webber Wentzel | Emeritus Chief Justice at UP Constitutional Tribunal (Student Court)| | Abe Bailey Award Fellow (2022)

  • Education

    • Epworth High School

      2015 - 2019
      National Senior Certificate (IEB) English, AP English, Core Maths, Afrikaans, Physics, Life Science, History, Life Orientation Top 1% of IEB Life Orientation Candidates in South Africa (2019)

      Leadership: Deputy Head Girl (2019); Transformation and Diversity Task Team - Student Representative (2019) ; LRC (2017-2019); Interact (outreach and social awareness); IT and Library Assistant Cultural Activities: 2x wining team of Pietermaritzburg Senior Debating League (2018,2019); Cultural Cornerstone Award (2019); Debating (2016-2019); Theatre Productions/Scriptwriter (2017-2018)Awards: Phillip Hind Memorial Trophy for Leadership (2019)LF Forsyth Award for… Show more Leadership: Deputy Head Girl (2019); Transformation and Diversity Task Team - Student Representative (2019) ; LRC (2017-2019); Interact (outreach and social awareness); IT and Library Assistant Cultural Activities: 2x wining team of Pietermaritzburg Senior Debating League (2018,2019); Cultural Cornerstone Award (2019); Debating (2016-2019); Theatre Productions/Scriptwriter (2017-2018)Awards: Phillip Hind Memorial Trophy for Leadership (2019)LF Forsyth Award for Service to the School (2018) The President's Award Bronze (2017) and Silver (2018)Hazel Pistorius Memorial Trophy (2017)English Olympiad Bronze (2018) and Merit (2019)Academic Recognition: Academic Diligence (2019); Academic Achievement (2015,2016,2017) Show less

    • NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development

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      Global Learning Course - Virtual Exchange (May 2021 - July 2021) Ubuntu: Collective Consciousness in Everyday Life

      Activities and Societies: Selected by the University of Pretoria Department of Student Affairs to participate in a virtual exchange programme with New York University (May 2021 - July 2021). Topics included: An introduction to the African philosophy of Ubuntu; shared humanity and collective consciousness across public and private life; Ubuntu in the context of South Africa and the U.S; individualism and collectivism; and the practical application of Ubuntu. The course consisted of four virtual sessions… Show more Selected by the University of Pretoria Department of Student Affairs to participate in a virtual exchange programme with New York University (May 2021 - July 2021). Topics included: An introduction to the African philosophy of Ubuntu; shared humanity and collective consciousness across public and private life; Ubuntu in the context of South Africa and the U.S; individualism and collectivism; and the practical application of Ubuntu. The course consisted of four virtual sessions in collaboration with students from New York University. Show less

    • University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria

      2020 - 2023
      Bachelor of Laws - LLB Law

      Activities and Societies: Year 3|2022: - Chief Justice of the University of Pretoria Constitutional Tribunal- Willem C Vis International Commercial Law & Arbitration Moot Team (ranked 3rd globally) - Christof Heyns Human Rights Moot: Assistant Coach - Academic tutorYear 2|2021: - UP Moot Junior League (Winning Team & 1 of top 16 speakers) - Moot Society Subcommittee- UP Constitutional Tribunal: Clerk, Law Reform, Marketing- Golden Key International Honour Society- PDBY… Show more Year 3|2022: - Chief Justice of the University of Pretoria Constitutional Tribunal- Willem C Vis International Commercial Law & Arbitration Moot Team (ranked 3rd globally) - Christof Heyns Human Rights Moot: Assistant Coach - Academic tutorYear 2|2021: - UP Moot Junior League (Winning Team & 1 of top 16 speakers) - Moot Society Subcommittee- UP Constitutional Tribunal: Clerk, Law Reform, Marketing- Golden Key International Honour Society- PDBY Copy-editor (Campus Newspaper)- Law House Academic Subcommittee - Executive Committee: Student Wellness - Mentor STARS Programme - Class Rep: Contract Law; Legal Pluralism.Year 1|2020:- Ranked 1st academic in UP Law Faculty's first-year LLB cohort - 1st Place: Top Academic Achiever in Azalea Residence (Tuksres) within the first-year cohort - 1st Place: Overall Top Academic Achiever in House Azalea Residence amongst students in various fields and years of study- Dean's List - Law House Social subcomm- Moot Society subcomm Show less

    • National University of Singapore

      2021 - 2021
      Law Schools Global League 9th Summer School Programme (12 – 16 July 2021) Law

      Nominated by the Dean of the Faculty of Law - University of Pretoria, to participate in the Law Schools Global League (LSGL)'s 9th Summer School hosted by the National University of Singapore.Programme Outline/Modules Studied: • Access to Medicines: The Role of Patent Law and Regulatory Rights in Dealing with Pandemics• Human Trafficking, Globalisation and the Covid-19 Pandemic: Complexities, Lessons and Future Challenges• Law and Technology: What Is the Impact… Show more Nominated by the Dean of the Faculty of Law - University of Pretoria, to participate in the Law Schools Global League (LSGL)'s 9th Summer School hosted by the National University of Singapore.Programme Outline/Modules Studied: • Access to Medicines: The Role of Patent Law and Regulatory Rights in Dealing with Pandemics• Human Trafficking, Globalisation and the Covid-19 Pandemic: Complexities, Lessons and Future Challenges• Law and Technology: What Is the Impact of Emerging Technologies on the Law?• Legal Cosmopolitanism and Diversity• Sharing sessions by representatives from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD ), and the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT). Show less

  • Experience

    • Webber Wentzel

      Sept 2021 - Sept 2021
      Webber Wentzel Work Experience Programme

      Selected to join the Webber Wentzel Work Experience Programme (20th-22nd September 2021)

    • ENSafrica

      Nov 2021 - Nov 2021
      ENSafrica | 2021 Summer Vacation Programme

    • Bowmans (Law Firm)

      Dec 2021 - Dec 2021
      Bowmans Vacation Programme - December 2021

    • University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria

      Feb 2022 - Jan 2024
      Academic Tutor for Jurisprudence - UP Faculty of Law, Department of Jurisprudence

    • Webber Wentzel

      Jan 2024 - now
      Candidate Attorney

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Virtual Work Experience Program Participant at Leo Cussen Centre for Law

      Leo Cussen Centre for Law
      May 2020
      View certificate certificate

    • Google Digital Skills For Africa - Fundamentals of Digital Marketing

      Google
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    • Virtual Work Experience Program Participant at Linklaters

      Linklaters
      Apr 2020
      View certificate certificate

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Tiara Joseph
      Abe Bailey Award Recipient 2022 Abe Bailey Travel Bursary Dec 2022 The Abe Bailey Travel Bursary is a prestigious fully paid 3 week leadership scholarship to England and Scotland. I was elected as part of 18 students across South Africa in 2022 to fulfil the Abe Bailey Award objectives in the UK. The tour facilitated community leadership, personal leadership, and participation in advocacy towards strengthening the British-African-international network and community through education and cultural engagement including:- Visits to Oxford… Show more The Abe Bailey Travel Bursary is a prestigious fully paid 3 week leadership scholarship to England and Scotland. I was elected as part of 18 students across South Africa in 2022 to fulfil the Abe Bailey Award objectives in the UK. The tour facilitated community leadership, personal leadership, and participation in advocacy towards strengthening the British-African-international network and community through education and cultural engagement including:- Visits to Oxford University and discussions with the CEO of Oxford Rhodes Trust, visits for prospective post-graduate engagements with Cambridge University, University of St Andrews etc.- Training, preparation, and presentation for discourse with:- South African Deputy Minister Alvin Botes on foreign policy,- Andrew Feinstein, former South African Politician on the role of whistleblowing and South African politics,- Mayor of Camden, London on models of local government in community development; education and youth,- UK Lord Bilimoria of Chelsea in UK Parliament on national government systems in UK, and entrepreneurship,- The South African Embassy - Her Honour Wendy Joseph KC (former Judge at the Old Bailey) on criminal law,- Sir John Holmes (Former Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom) on the relationship between Africa, and Europe in the context of the Ukraine crisis,- Amongst other arts, international relations, educational engagements. Show less
    • Awarded to Tiara Joseph
      2022 DHL Gradstar - Top 100 - Nov 2022
    • Awarded to Tiara Joseph
      Dean's List (UP Faculty of Law) 2021 - Jul 2022
    • Awarded to Tiara Joseph
      2022 DHL Gradstar - Top 500 - Jun 2022
    • Awarded to Tiara Joseph
      3rd Place Team - Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration International Moot Court Competition - Apr 2022 Ranked as second-runners up (3rd place) out of 367 international teams. As of 2022, this achievement by the UP Vis Moot team, also saw us as the first African team (in the 29 years of the competition) to rank internationally amongst the top 4 global competitors.
    • Awarded to Tiara Joseph
      Fox Williams/CIArb pre-moot - 4th place (team rank) - Mar 2022
    • Awarded to Tiara Joseph
      1st Place/Winning Team - 2022 Inaugural East-Africa Pre-moot (AfricaInTheMoot) - Feb 2022
    • Awarded to Tiara Joseph
      1st Place/Winning Team of the UP Moot Society Inaugural Junior League Competition (2021) - Nov 2021
    • Awarded to Tiara Joseph
      Ranked in Top 16 Speakers - UP Moot Society Inaugural Junior League Competition (2021) - Nov 2021
    • Awarded to Tiara Joseph
      Dean's List (UP Faculty of Law) 2020 University of Pretoria - Faculty of Law Apr 2021
    • Awarded to Tiara Joseph
      Golden Key International Honour Society Golden Key International Honour Society Mar 2021 Selected as part of the top 15% in field of study (2020 -
    • Awarded to Tiara Joseph
      1st Place - Norton Rose Fulbright Prize 2020 (UP Faculty of Law) - Dec 2020 Best student in Law of Persons 110 (PSR 110).Awarded at the UP Law’s Annual Recognition of Achievement Function.
    • Awarded to Tiara Joseph
      1st in Faculty for LLB Year 1 Cohort - Carpe Diem Prize 2020 (UP Faculty of Law) - Dec 2020 Awarded to the first year student registered for the four year LLB degree programme with the highest weighted average in the prescribed first year modules.Awarded at the UP Law’s Annual Recognition of Achievement Function.
    • Awarded to Tiara Joseph
      1st place - DH van Zyl Prize 2020 (UP Faculty of Law) - Dec 2020 Best student in Roman Law (ROM 120).Awarded at the UP Law’s Annual Recognition of Achievement Function.
    • Awarded to Tiara Joseph
      1st Place - Top Academic Achiever First Year (TuksResidence- Azalea) - Jul 2020 Awarded to the first year Azalea Residence Student with the highest weighted GPA in the Azalea first year cohort.
    • Awarded to Tiara Joseph
      1st Place - Top Academic Achiever Overall (TuksResidence- Azalea) - Jul 2020 Awarded to the Azalea Residence student with the highest weighted GPA in the overall residence (all years of study and fields of study considered).
    • Awarded to Tiara Joseph
      Duke of Edinburgh Award (Silver and Bronze) -