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| Abbreviation | GSL |
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| Formation | 1958 |
| Type | Law School |
| Purpose | Train lawyers |
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Official language | English |
Director | Yaw Oppong Esq.[1] |
| Website | www |
The Ghana School of Law (GSL) is an educational institution in Ghana for training lawyers. The school is the only institution responsible for training for law graduates in the Professional Law Course (PLC) programme and the Post-Call Law Course.[2]
The PLC is designed for law graduates who have obtained an LLB degree and have passed the entrance examination. The Post-Call Law Course on the other hand is designed for Ghanaians or non-Ghanaians who have qualified in common law jurisdictions outside Ghana, which operate a legal system analogous to Ghana. On completion of either courses, the graduate is qualified to practice law in Ghana.[3] Prior to the establishment of the Ghana School of Law in 1958, all lawyers in Ghana were trained abroad, almost always at the Inns of Court in England.[4]
By convention, all lawyers admitted to practice in Ghana become automatic members of the Ghana Bar Association.[5]
- ^ "Yaw Oppong appointed Director of Ghana School of Law". citinewsroom.com. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ "PROGRAMMES". GHANA SCHOOL OF LAW. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ "Programmes - Overview". Ghana School of Law. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
- ^ "TRAINING OF GHANAIAN LAWYERS". Ghana Bar Association. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ^ David Andreas Hesse, Hesse & Hesse. "Ghana: Ethics and practicalities". Practical Law Company. Retrieved 26 September 2011.