The Majority Chief Whip, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, has announced that the long-standing entrance examinations for admission into law schools in Ghana have been abolished under new legal education reforms.
Speaking in an interview on Monday, May 11, he explained that the change takes immediate effect and will apply to all accredited law schools across the country.
“The entrance exams, as we know, no longer exist effective immediately,” he stated.
The South Dayi MP further noted that even if the Ghana School of Law decides to retain any form of entrance assessment after accreditation, it would still require approval from the Council for Legal Education and Training.
He emphasized that the reforms are aimed at standardising admission processes across all accredited institutions to ensure fairness and consistency.
“One school cannot do another thing from the other,” he said, adding that any institution seeking accreditation must first undergo proper verification, authentication, and inspection before being allowed to admit students.
His remarks follow President John Dramani Mahama’s assent to the Legal Education Reform Bill, 2025, which effectively ends the 66-year monopoly of the Ghana School of Law over professional legal training in Ghana.
The new legislation now allows accredited universities to run professional law programmes, a reform widely advocated for by stakeholders who have long argued that the previous system created unnecessary barriers to entry into the legal profession.
Signing the bill into law on Monday, May 11, 2026, the President said the reform is intended to strike a balance between maintaining high standards and expanding access to legal education in the country.