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Professional Law Course (PLC Part I & II and Post-Call Law Course) Examinations

QUALIFYING CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION

The IEC conducts all examinations for the Programme offered at the Ghana School of Law. These include the Professional Law Course Part I and Part II and the Post Call Law Course

Qualifying Certificate Examination (Professional Law Examinations)

A student of the Professional Law Course is eligible to write the Qualifying Certificate Examination, if that student has pursued a course of study in the approved subjects specified in Regulation 8, paid the fees specified in Regulation 6, and obtained a clearance from the Ghana School of Law (Regulation 10 of L.I. 2355, as amended by L.I. 2427).

Regulation 8 lists the approved subjects in respect of which practical training and instructions are given as follows:

  1. Civil Procedure.
  2. Criminal Procedure.
  3. Law of Evidence.
  4. Conveyancing and Drafting.
  5. Law Practice Management and Legal Accountancy.
  6. Advocacy and Legal Ethics.
  7. Alternative Dispute Resolution.
  8. Company and Commercial Law Practice.
  9. Family Law and Practice.
  10. Law of Interpretation of Deeds and Statutes, and
  11. any other subject that the Council may determine.

The exit examinations for Professional, and Post Call programmes are administered in June/July. Candidates must pay their examination fee prior to registering for the examinations.

NOTICE OF RE-MARKING & RE-TALLYING

Pursuant to the Legal Profession (Professional and Post-Call Law Course). Regulations, 2018 (LI 2355), as amended by Legal Profession (Professional and Post-Call Law Course) (Amendment) Regulations, 2020 (L.I. 2427), students may, within 14 days following the release of the GSL examination results, opt for the remarking of their scripts or have their marks re-tallied. Students who wish to do this may login online using the link below. Steps to Login:
  • Use the Reset link sent to your email to create a new password (if required
  • Login below using your email address and New password using the link below:

Click on Candidate Login

The registration fee is GHc1,500.00. For further enquiries, contact 0531034441 between 9.00 a.m. and 4.00 p.m.