Kenya School of Law
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The Kenya School Of Law (KSL) is currently the only Bar school in Kenya
. After their completion of an Undergraduate Degrees in Law from a recognized university, students attend the Kenya School of law to be prepared for admission to the Kenyan Bar.
The Kenya School of Law was initially established as a law vocational training school in 1963. However, the establishment of Faculties of Law in East African universities led to a need to change the training offered at the Kenya School of Law. The Kenya School of Law was re-established as in 1995 to provide the Advocates Training Program which focused on the preparation of young lawyer
s for entry into the legal profession.
In 2005, a ministerial task force on the Development of a Policy and Legal Framework for legal Education in Kenya expanded the mandate of the Kenya School of Law to include the following:
The Council of Legal Education Act is the basis of legal training in Kenya.
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
. After their completion of an Undergraduate Degrees in Law from a recognized university, students attend the Kenya School of law to be prepared for admission to the Kenyan Bar.
The Kenya School of Law was initially established as a law vocational training school in 1963. However, the establishment of Faculties of Law in East African universities led to a need to change the training offered at the Kenya School of Law. The Kenya School of Law was re-established as in 1995 to provide the Advocates Training Program which focused on the preparation of young lawyer
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
s for entry into the legal profession.
In 2005, a ministerial task force on the Development of a Policy and Legal Framework for legal Education in Kenya expanded the mandate of the Kenya School of Law to include the following:
- AdvocateAdvocateAn advocate is a term for a professional lawyer used in several different legal systems. These include Scotland, South Africa, India, Scandinavian jurisdictions, Israel, and the British Crown dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man...
s Training - Continuing Professional Legal Development
- ParalegalParalegalParalegal is used in most jurisdictions to describe a paraprofessional who assists qualified lawyers in their legal work. This is true in the United States and many other countries. However, in Ontario, Canada, paralegals are licensed by the Law Society of Upper Canada, giving paralegals an...
Training - The provision of Specialized Professional Legal Training in Public Service
- Conducting of Projects, Consultancies and Research
The Council of Legal Education Act is the basis of legal training in Kenya.