Candice Pillay
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Candice Pillay
Biography
Candice Pillay is a litigation lawyer and the head of the Social Impact Law. In this role she focusses on pro bono litigation and access to justice projects.
Candice has experience as an insurance and risk litigation lawyer with specific focus on personal injury, medical negligence and public and product liability cases.
She also has an extensive human rights practice focussing on strategic and impact litigation in the public interest.
Candice received the African Legal Awards in 2016 for her work with child victims of sexual violence and again in 2019 for her solar education projects in schools.
She recently won the Probono.Org awards for her contribution to police assault cases and for her outstanding contribution to access to justice for poor and vulnerable litigants.
Professional experience
Rankings and recognitions
Rankings and recognitions
- African Legal Awards in 2016 for her work with child victims of sexual violence.
- African Legal Awards in 2019 for her solar education projects in schools.
Education
Education
- BProc and LLB degrees at the University of the Witwatersrand
- MBA from the University of Pretoria in 2018
Admissions
Admissions
- Lawyer, qualified in South Africa 1999
Languages
Languages
- English