Nicola Soekoe Email & Phone Number

Sandton Cbd, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

My areas of interest include constitutional and administrative law; competition law; regulatory law (in the environment, energy and extractives, economics and finance, education, land and housing and healthcare sectors); procurement, project finance and PPP law; and international law (including trade and investment).In South Africa, advocates (equivalent to barristers in other jurisdictions) are specialists in courtroom advocacy and litigation strategy.

Chambers ’56 is a group of advocates founded by women in honour of the women who led the historic 1956 Women’s March. It is dedicated to the advancement of black, women and junior advocates within the legal profession, as well as to the dismantling of inequality in broader society.

- Practiced as a member of PABASA Sandton Chambers in a wide variety of practice areas.

City Of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

- Trained under pupil-mentor Advocate Sha'ista Kazee to learn the skills of advocacy.- Undertook practical coursework in preparation for the Bar Exam.

City Of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

- Provided technical research on World Trade Organisation (WTO) law, intellectual property obligations, and right to health obligations in domestic, regional and international law. - Compiled relevant case law from key domestic jurisdictions, regional and international courts/tribunals on the obligation to fulfil the right to health.

Johannesburg, South Africa

- Worked with partners at the Centre for Applied Legal Studies (CALS) to provide comprehensive legal support to mining-affected communities across South Africa.- Assisted MACUA branches to obtain, analyse and audit mines' Social and Labour Plans.- Prepared submissions to the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy, the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources and Energy, and other duty bearers.

Various Locations

𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝗰. 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆𝘀 (𝗥𝗦𝗜), 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗴, 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 (𝗙𝗲𝗯 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟬 – 𝗗𝗲𝗰 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭).- Drafted extensive affidavit for a constitutional challenge to the Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Act (TKLA).𝗖𝗵𝗿. 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲 (𝗖𝗠𝗜), 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻, 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝘆 (𝗢𝗰𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟬 – 𝗗𝗲𝗰 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟬). - Provided research support to Professor Jackie Dugard on a project theorizing conflict and contestation in plural land rights regimes.𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 (𝗟𝗥𝗖), 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗴, 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 (𝗝𝘂𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟬 – 𝗢𝗰𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟬).- Provided technical research for court challenge to the legality of evictions carried out during the Covid-19 pandemic. 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗴, 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 (𝗝𝘂𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟵 – 𝗢𝗰𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟬).- Conceptualised and led a social audit process to assess overcrowding in Gauteng schools.- Analysed data, wrote a report and developed advocacy strategy based on research results.𝗗𝗲𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗮𝘄, 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆, 𝗕𝗼𝗴𝗼𝘁𝗮, 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗮 (𝗡𝗼𝘃 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟵 – 𝗙𝗲𝗯 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟬).- Conducted explorative legal research on leveraging the right to food to hold soft drink and fast-food industries accountable for inaccurate product labelling. - Redesigned Dejusticia’s intensive course on transnational advocacy for social rights.

Khayelitsha, South Africa; Nquthu, South Africa; Ga-Mashashane, South Africa.

- Worked closely with the Head of National Organising to formulate, plan and implement all campaigns.- Coordinated community-led research and legal drafting to support EE court cases.- Prepared submissions to Parliament, provincial legislatures, and national and provincial education departments.*First year at EE was funded by Yale University's Charles P. Howland Public Service Fellowship.

New Haven, Usa

- Supported with case management for the International Human Rights law clinic at Yale Law School.- Led a team from the Schell Centre for International Human Rights to design a human rights and peace studies curriculum for the Dr. Hawa Abdi Foundation in Somalia.

Paris Area, France

- Coded and consolidated largescale datasets on education quality in Southern African countries for the Southern and Eastern African Consortium for the Monitoring of Education Quality (SACMEQ).

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba) In Ethics, Politics And Economics

𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀: Charles P. Howland Public Service Fellowship (2016), Leitner Program in International Political Economy Fellowship.

Master Of Laws (Llm) In Economic Regulation

𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀: Canon Collins LLM Scholarship for the full cost of study.

Postgraduate Bachelor Or Laws (Llb), Law

𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀: University Council Merit Scholarship (2021), Certificate of Merit for Social Justice and Human Rights (2021).

Semester Abroad (India) In Sustainable Development And Social Change

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