Kenya School of Law

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Kenya School of Law
Kenya School of Law logo.jpg
MottoProfessional excellence for legal justice
Established1963
DirectorDr. Henry Kibet Mutai
Students1,900
Location
Nairobi
,
Kenya

1°21′41″S 36°44′49″E / 1.361476°S 36.746938°E / -1.361476; 36.746938
Websitewww.ksl.ac.ke

The Kenya School of Law (KSL) is the only bar school in Kenya. After completing an undergraduate degree in law from a recognized university, students attend the Kenya School of Law to prepare for admission to the Kenyan Bar.

History[]

The Kenya School of Law was established as a law vocational training school for the training of barristers in 1963. It was created by Gerald Davis, a barrister under the auspices of Lord Justice Denning. Many of the lecturers appointed by Gerald Davis went on to become judges in the UK. The standard of teaching was very high. However, the establishment of Faculties of Law in led to a need to change the training offered at the Kenya School of Law.

Programs[]

The Kenya School of Law was re-established as in 1995 to provide the Advocates Training Program which focused on the preparation of young lawyers 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: Advocates Training, Continuing Professional Legal Development, Paralegal Training, the provision of Specialized Professional Legal Training in Public Service, Conducting of Projects and Consultancies and Research. The Council of Legal Education Act is the basis of legal training in Kenya.[1]

Advocates Training Program[]

This is an eighteen month course, with twelve months of classes and six months of pupilage. The courses cover civil litigation, criminal litigation, probate and administration, legal writing and drafting, trial advocacy, professional ethics and practice, legal practice management, conveyancing, and commercial transactions.[2] The course is taught through a clinical approach, where problem questions are discussed in simulations, role plays, seminars and moot courts.[3]

KSL Thola Glass F.C.[]

The Kenya School of Law sponsors Kenya School of Law Thola Glass Football Club, commonly known as KSL Thola Glass or simply Thola Glass or Thola, which competes in FKF Division One, the second tier in the Kenyan football league system.[4][5]

Notable alumni[]

References[]

  1. ^ Kotonya, Anne (2020-11-19). "Defining the role of the university law clinician: perspectives from Kenya". The Law Teacher. 0 (0): 1–19. doi:10.1080/03069400.2020.1840054. ISSN 0306-9400.
  2. ^ "Advocates Training Program". Kenya School of Law. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  3. ^ Osiemo, Lynette; Kok, Anton (2020). "Promoting a Public Service Ethic in the Legal Profession in Kenya: The Imperative Role of Clinical Legal Education". Journal of African Law. 64 (2): 173–198. doi:10.1017/S002185532000008X. ISSN 0021-8553.
  4. ^ Alex Isoe (21 March 2012). "We are down but not out - School of Law's Thola Glass". MichezoAfrika.com. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  5. ^ Brian Moseti (10 June 2012). "Bandari's Coach excited, Thola's embarrassed". Futaa.com. Archived from the original on 13 June 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  6. ^ Business Daily Africa (2017). "Top 40 Women Under 40 in Kenya" (PDF). Nairobi: Nation Media Group. Retrieved 11 November 2017.

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