E be news wey dey shake the legal landscape for Ghana! The Attorney-General, Dr. Dominic Ayine, don announce say dem go abolish the Ghana School of Law system wey dey Makola. E be long time coming, as plenty people dey complain about how the school dey restrict access to legal practice.
Wetin Dey Change?
Instead of the centralized system wey dey exist now, all universities wey dey run LLB programmes go dey offer one extra year of practical training for demma students. After that, students go write new national bar exams. If dem pass, then dem go fit be called to the bar and practice law professionally.
Why Dem Dey Do Am?
Dr. Ayine explain say the new model dey aim to make the system more inclusive. For years, the Ghana School of Law dey limit the number of students wey dem dey admit, wey dey leave thousands of LLB graduates stranded. The new bill go allow universities to provide practical legal education internally, wey successful students go write national bar exam, just like the accountants dey do.
- Eliminating Bottlenecks: This change go remove the wahala wey dey restrict access to legal practice.
- More Inclusive: E go open the door for more people to pursue demma legal dreams.
- Standardized Exams: The national bar exam go ensure say everybody get same level of competence.
The new legal education bill dey expected to be submitted to Cabinet soon. E be big step towards making legal education for Ghana more accessible and fair for everybody. We go dey watch how things go unfold!