There’ll be no need for lawyers to enrol at Ghana School of Law (Makola) if the new bill becomes law
The Attorney General, Dr Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, at the Government Accountability Series on Monday, July 28, 2025, disclosed that his office will soon lay a bill in Parliament that, if passed, will revolutionise legal education in Ghana.
According to him, the bill, which is in fulfilment of the promise to reset legal education, would expand access to legal education.
He pointed out that the bill would allow the thousands of LLB holders who cannot attend the Ghana School of Law to have the opportunity to pass the bar in order to become practising lawyers.
Here is a breakdown of the new bill on legal education in Ghana:
Abolish the Ghana School of Law system:
The AG pointed out that the new bill, if passed, will replace the Ghana School of Law system.
This implies that prospective lawyers, after obtaining their degree in law (LLB), would not be required to attend the Ghana School of Law (Makola) to pass the bar.
3 years of legal education:
He indicated that the new system will require prospective lawyers to have three years of legal education to obtain their degree, the Bachelor of Laws (LLB).
Clinical legal programme:
LLB graduates, under the new law, will be required to take the clinical legal programme, also known as the bar practice course, at their respective institutions for another academic year.
National Bar Exam:
Dr Ayine pointed out that after taking the clinical legal programme, all LLB graduates will take the National Bar Examination to become lawyers.
“Everybody who has the LLB and who has taken the bar practice course in their university, will be entitled to write the National Bar Exam. So, it will be like what the accountants do. Once you qualify to write the examination, the Chartered Institute of Accountants will administer the exam, and everybody can write. If you pass, you become a chartered accountant. That is what is going to happen in order to expand legal education in the country,” he explained.
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