As one of the founding members of the GAA , he is at present the Vice Chairperson of the Gauteng Attorneys Association and has been admitted as a practising attorney since 2001. Yusuf has previously served as interim Chairperson of the Gauteng Attorneys Association in its formation year and thereafter served as Chairperson of the Gauteng Attorneys Association in 2025. He has been an executive member since inception and together with Millie Shantall Lurie, Chantelle Gladwin-Wood and Tiaan Joubert play an important part in mentoring the executive.
He is currently an executive member of the Johannesburg Attorneys Association and has served on this executive since 2009. At the JAA, he has held the positions of Chairperson and Vice Chairperson through the years. A passion for mentoring young practitioners has led to him conducting High Court and Magistrates Court Tours for Candidate Attorneys. Yusuf has also served on the JAA High Court Committee at the Efficiency Enhancement Committee meetings both at provincial and regional levels, the Road Accident Fund Committee, the Office committee, the Labour committee, to name a few. A few of his roles involved been called upon to address the judiciary on behalf of the profession to offer messages of support to Honourable Judges on their passing, called into meetings with the Deputy Judge President of the Johannesburg High Court, participated in the court precinct committee and coordinated law students in a Johannesburg High Court Pilot Project to scan physical files onto a digital platform. He was selected to be part of the Pilot Project with CaseLines at its inception and during the roll out prior to the Covid pandemic. Further, he was subsequently invited to a Pilot Project to test Court Online and provided training and assistance to candidate legal practitioners and JAA members on these platforms.
Yusuf was invited to represent Law Society of South Africa and the profession in various stakeholder meetings. In addition, he assists with the social aspect for attorneys and hosted Golf Days, and the JAA’s inaugural Padel Tournament in 2025.
Together with the late Jaques Tarica and the JAA Committee, he played a role in the empowerment of the West Rand Legal Practitioners Association by securing their involvement in the profession and guiding their Chairman and executive to be co-opted to the JAA and participate in various stakeholder meetings. This association stands strong and committed to the rule of law and plays a crucial role in the Gauteng landscape.
At the Legal Activation series hosted by Innovative Entrepreneurs NPC, in collaboration with BMW Group, LSSA, SAWLA, SAHRC, and AFSA on the new era of economic transformation and SADC cooperation expanding cross-border commerce, and the role of the legal profession, an invitation was extended to him to moderate a panel.
He has attended many meetings with the LSSA RAF Committee and was solicited to coordinate the legal profession and played a significant role in chairing various organisations to present a Memorandum to the Road Accident Fund, in an endeavour to assist with its Governance.
He is an active member of the National Association of Democratic Lawyers – Johannesburg Branch and has served as Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, Secretary, Vice Secretary, with him currently heading the Development of Jurisprudence portfolio, on the executive committee. He has represented NADEL at various meetings with the Judiciary, been involved in GBV Projects, CALS, and in International Human Rights platforms. Yusuf was invited to be part of the delegation to Cuba that led an activism campaign for the successful release of the “Cuban 5” under the leadership of Attorney and stalwart, Mohomed Randera. As a member of the Constitutional law Committee, he was part of a Nadel Delegation that addressed parliament.
Yusuf was invited to assist in the establishment of Soweto Legal Fraternity in 2017 and remains a member.
In the sporting arena, he has completed his accreditation with SAFA with an introductory coaching course and other international coaching courses for soccer. He served as the Head Coach of Lenasia Wolves Football Club and was appointed as the Secretary of the Lenasia Soccer Academy. Disciplinary hearings for the Lenasia Soccer League and others were Chaired by him as he was part of its executive committee.
He is at present the appointed Secretary of Padel South Africa (trading as the South African Padel Association) and assist 360 Padel SA with Disciplinary Hearings and Appeals. He was privileged to be invited to play a role in the SA Invitational held at the DP Wanderers Stadium in 2025. Yusuf aims to continue with his efforts to provide a platform for South African padel players to play internationally and develop players in the dream of Olympics 2032.
Yusuf has at various stages throughout his legal career, assisted the legal profession to unite for the benefit of the supremacy of law and to promote and enhance access to justice.
