Requirement For Ghana School of Law in Ghana

To qualify for admission to the Ghana School of Law for the Professional Law Course, applicants must be successful  at the Entrance Examination. The categories of applicants listed below are eligible to write the Entrance Examination:

ALL LLB graduates from the Faculties of Law of Public Universities in Ghana, including KNUST, Kumasi; University of Ghana(Legon) and GIMPA approved by the National Accreditation Board (NAB) and the General Legal Council (GLC).

ALL LLB graduates from the Faculties of Law of Private University Colleges in Ghana approved by the NAB and GLC.

ALL Ghanaian LLB graduates or holders of equivalent law degrees from Universities in the United Kingdom, Canada, United States of America and other common law jurisdictions who have obtained passes in all the prescribed subjects/courses for admission to the Professional Law Course.

For the avoidance of doubt, applicants from overseas/foreign Universities who possess LLB certificates or certificates for equivalent law degrees shall be eligible to write the Entrance Examination if such applicants have passed the subjects below at the LLB or equivalent level:

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

In addition to the nine (9) subjects listed above, applicants must have studied and passed any one of the following subjects:

Law of Natural Resources

Environmental Law

Intellectual Property Law

Law of Taxation

Applicants who are admitted to undertake the Professional Law Course are enrolled as Barristers at Law and Solicitors of the Supreme Court upon their successful completion of the Course.

How many years does it take to study law in Ghana?

To become a lawyer in Ghana could take a total of six years for most WASSCE applicants. However, for those who already have a first degree and want to study law, it depends on the university you obtain the law degree (LL.B) from. It could be two, three or four years depending on the university you attend.

How much does it cost to study law in Ghana?

Fees: For Ghanaian students, the school fees is currently GH S 4135 and for freshers, it is GHS 4335.

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