Admissions Open for 2025/2026 Post-Call Law Course at Ghana School of Law

The General Legal Council (GLC) is inviting applications from suitably qualified persons for admission into the Post-Call Law Course at the Ghana School of Law for the 2025/2026 academic year.

All applicants who possess the requisite certificates and transcripts at the time of application are eligible to apply.

Short-listed applicants will be required to undergo a screening process as part of the admission procedure. The date for this screening will be communicated in due course.

The GLC wishes to inform all prospective applicants that the Post-Call Law Course spans one academic year. 

The upcoming session is scheduled to begin in October 2025 and conclude following the end-of-academic-year examinations in June/July 2026.

Candidates who complete the course will be enrolled on the roll of lawyers in Ghana.

ELIGIBILITY

The course is open to:

a. Citizens of Ghana who are qualified to practise law in common law jurisdictions with legal systems sufficiently analogous to that of Ghana.

b. Non-Ghanaian citizens who are qualified and licensed to practice law in countries with similar legal systems and where there is a reciprocal arrangement with Ghana.

All applicants must have obtained their LPC / BL / BVC / BPTC Final Transcripts and Practice Certificates at the time of the application or

SQE Final Transcripts with an LLB Foundation and Practice Certificates at the time of the application.

Applicants must have studied the following LLB subjects:

Law of Contract

Law of Torts

Criminal Law

Law of Immovable Property

Family and Succession

Company Law

Commercial Law

And at least one of the following electives:

(a) Natural Resources Law
(b) Law of Taxation
(c) Intellectual Property Law
(d) Environmental Law
(e) Labour Law

(Note: Course titles may vary across jurisdictions.)

ADMISSIONS PROCESS

(i) To purchase the application PIN:

A. Visit any branch of Consolidated Bank Ghana (CBG) to purchase the PIN for Five Hundred and Fifty Ghana Cedis (GH¢550.00),
OR
B. Use a mobile phone by following these steps:

Dial 8879# (all networks)

Enter "GSL" as the institution name

Select "Post-Call Law Course – 2025"

Wait for a prompt to approve payment

Enter PIN to authorise the payment

Note for MTN users: If no prompt is received, dial *170#, select "My Approvals", and authorise the payment.

After a successful transaction, a text message with the PIN/voucher details will be sent to the applicant.

(ii) With the PIN, applicants must complete the online application form at https://admissions.gslaw.edu.gh and upload the following documents:

a. Certificate of good standing from the applicant’s current jurisdiction of practice
b. Certified copy of LLB Certificate (attestation letters are not acceptable)
c. Certified copy of FINAL LLB Transcript (attestation letters are not acceptable)
d. Certified copy of LPC/BL/BVC/BPTC Certificate
e. Academic reference from the institution where the LPC/BL/BVC/BPTC was obtained (template available at https://admissions.gslaw.edu.gh/Academic_Reference_Template)
f. Work reference from a lawyer of at least 10 years standing (on letterhead and dated)
g. Certified copies of other relevant academic certificates and transcripts
h. Completed Application Form, Witness Form, Declaration, and Undertaking Forms (to be downloaded, filled, scanned, and uploaded)
i. A recent passport-sized photograph
j. Two photocopies of a valid national photo ID (Passport, Voter’s ID, Driver’s Licence, or National ID card)
k. A Police Clearance Certificate (not older than three months before the application date) will be required for enrolment.

Important Note: Original versions of all uploaded documents must be presented during the screening process for verification. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for screening and document submission.

The decision of the General Legal Council regarding the list of admitted students is final.

ENQUIRIES

For further information, contact:
Email: postcall@gslaw.edu.gh / postcalladmission@gslaw.edu.gh
Phone: 0553302485 / 0500636277 (Weekdays, 8am – 4pm)

APPLICATION DEADLINE:
Friday, 22nd August 2025.