The attorney general of Ghana, Dr. Dominic Ayine, is leading a reform in the country’s legal education system.
Dr. Ayine proposed decentralising the legal education system by replacing the current admissions process of the Ghana School of Law with a national bar examination.
He made this announcement during the Government Accountability Series in Accra on Monday, July 28, 2025.
The new policy forms part of a broader legal education reform bill aimed at decentralising legal training and broadening accessibility to the profession.
This policy has been welcomed by experts in the legal profession after years of criticism of the stringent Ghana School of Law.
LLB graduates from accredited institutions would undergo a one-year Bar Practice Programme at their respective schools.
Candidates would be required to sit for a unified national bar examination upon completion of the Bar Practice Programme.
Successful candidates would be called to the bar, bypassing the current restrictive admissions system operated by the Ghana School of Law.
