Ghana School of Law (GSL)

GHANA SCHOOL OF LAW.

The school is the leading Law School in the Sub-region and serves students from other Commonwealth countries in the Sub-region. It is Located at Makola in Accra Central.

The Ghana School of Law was established in 1958, by Ghana’s first President Dr. Kwame Nkrumah and was the first of its kind in Sub-Saharan Africa. The school is the leading Law School in the Sub-region and serves students from other Commonwealth countries in the Sub-region.

To cater for the increasing number of applicants both from within the country and beyond, the School currently has two additional campuses to the main campus namely the Kumasi campus based at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, KNUST and the Greenhill Legon campus based at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration. We are indeed proud of our numerous alumni who are serving in various capacities throughout the world and advancing the cause of justice.

Mission Statement
The General Legal Council exists to ensure fair and efficient operation of legal education through improved human and institutional capacity. The Council aims at securing the public interest, a legal profession with the highest standard in the practice of law in Ghana.

Vision Statement
The vision of Ghana School of Law is to become a centre of excellence in Africa and the world at large for professional legal training and research. The school is non-residential.

What Are The Entry Requirements To Be Enrolled In The Ghana School Of Law ?

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:

1. 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).
2. ALL LLB graduates from the Faculties of Law of Private University Colleges in Ghana approved by the NAB and GLC.
3. 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.
4. 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.

Contact Us
P.O. Box GP 179, Makola, Accra, Ghana.

Website: gslaw.edu.gh
Phone: (+233)-302-663246 / (+233)-302-664822
Email: enquiries@gslaw.edu.gh