Ghana School of Law
5°33′20″N 0°11′47″W / 5.555608°N 0.196327°W
| Abbreviation | GSL |
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| Formation | 1958 |
| Type | Law School |
| Purpose | Train lawyers |
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Official language | English |
Director | Professor Raymond Atuguba. |
| 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.
The PLC programme is designed for law graduates who have obtained an LL.B degree or its equivalence and have passed the entrance examination into the Ghana School of Law. 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 that of Ghana. On completion of either courses, the graduate is qualified to practice law in Ghana. 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.
By convention, all lawyers admitted to practice in Ghana become automatic members of the Ghana Bar Association.