Mr Dalvie obtained his BA degree in 1986 and completed his higher diploma in education in 1987. As a qualified teacher he taught at a high school for 4 years. During those four years he completed his B.PROC degree on a part time basis. After being admitted as an Attorney of the High Court of South Africa he started his own firm under the name and style of L.A. DALVIE & ASSOCIATES in 1996.
Initially he ran a general practice in the field of Conveyancing, Criminal Law, Road Accident Fund Claims and the Winding up of Deceased Estates, Estate Planning and General Commercial Law.
Currently he specialises in Conveyancing, Winding up of Deceased Estates, Estate Planning and general Commercial Law.
Mr Dalvie also lectures at the School for Legal Practice in the Wills and Estates Department which is jointly run by the University of Cape Town and the Law Society of South Africa.