Senamile Madlala
Senamile Madlala is an Associate in the Pro Bono & Human Rights practice.
About Senamile
About Senamile
Senamile started her career as a Candidate Attorney at the Women's Legal Centre in 2022, a public interest NGO specialising in feminist legal advocacy, strategic litigation, and constitutional law committed to advancing women's rights and equality. She remained at WLC as a junior associate. In 2025, Senamile joined the Initiative for Strategic Litigation in Africa as a Waging Justice for Women Fellow, an initiative of the Clooney Foundation for Justice, where she supported strategic litigation within the socio-economic rights thematic area with a particular focus on advancing women's rights through impactful, systemic litigation.
Senamile joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as an Associate in the Pro Bono & Human Rights practice in 2026.
Credentials
Credentials
Education
- LLB, Stellenbosch University
- Admitted as an attorney: 2022
Memberships
- Co-Lead and Fellow of NGO-CSW/NY Fellowship 2023-2025
- Alumni Clooney Foundation For Justice Fellow
Languages
Languages
- English
- isiZulu
About Senamile
Senamile started her career as a Candidate Attorney at the Women's Legal Centre in 2022, a public interest NGO specialising in feminist legal advocacy, strategic litigation, and constitutional law committed to advancing women's rights and equality. She remained at WLC as a junior associate. In 2025, Senamile joined the Initiative for Strategic Litigation in Africa as a Waging Justice for Women Fellow, an initiative of the Clooney Foundation for Justice, where she supported strategic litigation within the socio-economic rights thematic area with a particular focus on advancing women's rights through impactful, systemic litigation.
Senamile joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as an Associate in the Pro Bono & Human Rights practice in 2026.
Credentials
Education
- LLB, Stellenbosch University
- Admitted as an attorney: 2022
Memberships
- Co-Lead and Fellow of NGO-CSW/NY Fellowship 2023-2025
- Alumni Clooney Foundation For Justice Fellow
Languages
- English
- isiZulu