Power & Associates is a public interest law firm supporting cases and causes that matter.
About.
Who we are.
Power & Associates was founded by two public interest lawyers with a vision to facilitate access to justice and develop a sustainable private-public interest law model.
We focus on the laws that empower people, promote human rights, and enable a sustainable and resilient future.
Amplifying voices for change.
What is public interest law?
Public interest law refers to the legal practice of representing people or causes that seek to effect changes in laws and policies which are beneficial to the public.
Instead of serving solely commercial or economic interests, public interest law operates through a human rights and sustainability lens and aims to achieve the full realisation of human rights, ensure the lawful and accountable administration of the public and private sector, and enable a sustainable and resilient future.
Public interest law can find application through strategic and test case litigation, engaging accountability mechanisms, research, and law reform.
Working for a sustainable future.
The private-public interest law model.
Power & Associates, in association with ALT Advisory, seeks to self-fund public interest projects and litigation and develop the private-public interest law model to facilitate access to justice and legal services in South Africa, and on the African continent.
The model is premised on an understanding that there are constraints on donor funding for traditional public interest law organisations and that new funding mechanisms for strategic and test case litigation are needed.
Accordingly, in developing the private-public law firm model, ALT Advisory, which is managed by the same Directors as Power & Associates, contributes a large percentage of its annual profits to funding public interest projects and litigation within Power & Associates.
Equally, Power & Associates relies on multiple fee structures, including pro bono litigation, to facilitate access to justice and legal services.
Enabling access to legal services.
Power & Associates, in association with ALT Advisory, seeks to self-fund public interest projects and litigation and develop the private-public interest law model to facilitate access to justice and legal services in South Africa, and on the African continent.
Building networks around Africa.
Power & Associates continues to develop its regional networks to enable more diversity in our services, and our reach.
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Applications for our 2025-26 Candidate Legal Practitioner (CLP) Programme are now open. Apply here.
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We regret that due to the high volume of applications that we receive, Power & Associates is not always able to respond to applicants individually. If you have not heard back from us within three weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful.
Promoting justice and equality.
Registration details.
Power & Associates is a law firm registered with the Legal Practice Council of the Republic of South Africa (LPC), and a personal liability company registered in the Republic of South Africa.
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The Director of Power & Associates, Michael Power (LPC Membership Number: 37241), is an Admitted Attorney of the High Court of South Africa (with Right of Appearance), in good standing with the LPC, and in possession of a valid Legal Practitioner’s Fidelity Fund Certificate in compliance with section 84 of the Legal Practice Act 28 of 2014.
