ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
PROFESSIONAL LAW COURSE
Applicant must first pass the Entrance Examination. The following are eligible to apply:
Additional Requirement
Applicant must also have passed at least one of the following elective subjects:
Natural Resources Law
Environmental Law
Intellectual Property Law
Law of Taxation
Local Applicant
LLB graduates from Public Universities in Ghana (UG, KNUST, GIMPA) approved by the General legal Council (GLC) and National Accreditation Board (NAB)
LLB graduates from Private Universities in Ghana accredited by the GLC and NAB
Foreign Applicants (Ghanaian Citizens)
Ghanaian LLB graduates or holders of equivalent law degrees from UK, USA, Canada or other Common Law jurisdictions, who have passed the following subjects:
Ghana Constitutional Law
Ghana Legal System and Methods
Criminal Law
Law of Equity and Succession
Law of Torts
Law of Contract
Law of Immovable Property
Company Law
Commercial Law
Outcome:
Successful candidates are enrolled in the Professional Law Course and, upon completion, are called to the Bar as Barristers-at-Law and Solicitors of the Supreme Court
POST-CALL LAW COURSE FOR LAWYERS FROM OTHER COMMON LAW JURISDICTIONS
For lawyers trained in other Common Law jurisdictions
Who Can Apply
Ghanaian citizens qualified to practice law abroad in jurisdictions analogous to Ghana
Non-Ghanaian lawyers from countries with reciprocal arrangements with Ghana.
Requirements
Applicants should have studied (or their equivalents) of the following subjects:
Core Subjects:
Law of Contract
Law of Torts
Criminal Law
Law of immovable Property
Equity of Succession
Company Law
Commercial Law
Plus One Elective:
Natural Resources Law
Law of Taxation
Intellectual Property Law
Environmental Law
Labour Law
Course titles may differ depending on jurisdiction
Outcome:
Admission as a Barrister-at-law and Solicitor of the Supreme Court