Welcome to J Leslie Smith & Company Inc.

J Leslie Smith & Company has a proud history of being a leading law firm servicing clients in Pietermaritzburg and throughout South Africa since 1921.

Our dedicated and committed team of attorneys, conveyancers and notaries public are leaders in their respective fields and are constantly in touch with recent developments in the law. We seek to maintain our long-standing relationships with clients, which have been built over the years through excellent service, by consistently updating our practice and knowledge. With an established history and a dynamic team of professionals and staff, we are able to draw from experience and then forge the way forward.

We are a law firm with old world values and ethics but are constantly striving to expand and move forward, at all times developing a culture of client satisfaction

We are a BEE Level 2 certified supplier. Please click here to download our BEE certificate.

Articles

Is an ‘option to renew a lease’ binding and valid, and therefore enforceable by an order of Court?
An option to renew a lease allows the tenant to continue occupying the premises after the initial term of the lease has expired.The question arises whether the clause in the lease relating to the option to renew is valid and binding?
Donation to SAPS at Grass Roots Level
We at J Leslie Smith & Company Inc are committed to making our contribution to the community. So when an article appeared in a local newspaper regarding the lack of lawnmowers at the Alexandra Road Police Station due to a financial crisis, our managing director, Vaugn Daly, acted quickly to swoop in and rescue the situation.
Proudly JLS
J Leslie Smith’s top achiever becomes the fourth person of colour to be simultaneously admitted as an Attorney, Conveyancer, and Notary in the history of Kwazulu-Natal.