Parliament Approves Legal Education Bill to Reform Training System
New law shifts professional legal training to universities and expands access
- Parliament of Ghana passes Legal Education Bill, 2025.
- Professional legal training moves from the Ghana School of Law to universities.
- New Council to regulate legal education and oversee standards nationwide.
Parliament of Ghana has passed the Legal Education Bill, 2025, introducing major reforms aimed at transforming the country’s legal education system.
The new law establishes a Council for Legal Education and Training, which will oversee the regulation of legal education and set curriculum standards across institutions.
A key feature of the reform is the transfer of professional legal training from the Ghana School of Law to accredited universities. Under the new framework, approved institutions will offer a Law Practice Training Course to prepare candidates for a National Bar Examination.
Speaking on the floor of Parliament, Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga said the passage of the Bill fulfills a key campaign promise by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to expand access and ensure fairness in legal education.
However, Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin criticized the government, arguing that while the reform is important, other campaign promises remain unfulfilled. He pointed specifically to the delay in establishing a proposed women’s bank.
Despite the political exchanges, both sides acknowledged the significance of the Bill, which is expected to broaden access to legal training and modernize the system in Ghana.
