Hi!

My name is Zamani Oliphant. I am a Master of Business Administration [MBA] candidate at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. I am also a qualified attorney [LLB] and a LLM graduate.

You are invited to participate in a research study that involves understanding how final year law students perceive their career prospects, professional confidence and their transition into the legal workforce. The aim of the study is to explore themes such as career apprehension, confidence and cynicism among law students nearing graduation.

The study expects to include approximately 100-150 participants from the UKZN School of Law, all in their final year of LLB or LLM studies. You are requested to please complete a short, anonymous survey online. The survey consists of multiple-choice and short answer questions and it takes approximately 10 minutes to complete.

Please click this link to complete the online survey:https://forms.gle/jXNFjFNg3sefkWCb6

Thank you for your help!

This study has been ethically reviewed and approved by the UKZN Humanities and Social Sciences Research Ethics Committee (Approval Number: HSSREC/00009229/2025)

If you have any questions or concerns, you may contact me at 206503044@stu.ukzn.ac.za and/or my supervisor, Dr Doug Engelbrecht at engelbrechtd1@ukzn.ac.za

Regards,

Zamani Oliphant