Our Programmes
Law Practice Training
(LPT)
The 1-year professional legal training stage introduced by the Legal Education Act, 2026 (Act 1170), on the path to the Ghana Bar.
CLET is yet to be constituted and universities are yet to be accredited to run the LPT Programme. Applications for accreditation are expected to commence in October 2026, with full implementation targeted for the 2027-28 academic year. In the interim, LLB graduates follow the transitional Pre-Bar Course.
During his June 2025 vetting before Parliament's Appointments Committee as a nominee to the Supreme Court, Justice Philip Bright Mensah advocated reforms to Ghana's legal education system to address the growing number of LLB graduates seeking professional legal training. He proposed that accredited law faculties be permitted to provide professional legal training in addition to academic legal education, rather than limiting such training to the Ghana School of Law.
Justice Mensah argued that expanding professional training capacity could help reduce the backlog of graduates awaiting admission, and suggested that candidates who had already completed their LLB programme be given priority consideration for admission into professional legal education.
Courses Covered
Civil Procedure
Criminal Procedure
Law of Evidence
Conveyancing & Drafting
Advocacy & Legal Ethics
Law Practice Management
Legal Accounting