Old ways of administering, supervising Legal education must change- Chief Justice
“The old ways of administering and supervising legal education must change while keeping pace with best practices to ensure that products churned out are relevant and responsive to the country’s development needs”
The Chief Justice of the Republic of Ghana, His Lordship Justice Anin Yeboah has emphasized the need for a change in the old ways of administering and supervising legal education in the country.
According to him, this can only be done by keeping pace with best practices to ensure we churn out responsive products.
“The old ways of administering and supervising legal education must change while keeping pace with best practices to ensure that products churned out are relevant and responsive to the country’s development needs” he noted.
Delivering his address at the induction ceremony for the Director for Legal Education and the Ghana School of Law, in Accra yesterday, the Chief Justice also mentioned the need to strengthen the office of the Director to scale up the quality of legal education in legal practice and justice delivery in Ghana.
He added that the time has come to consider a host of issues such as the proliferation of law faculties making admission into the law school highly competitive, Constitutional rule and increased awareness of rights, and the need to churn out a critical mass of highly disciplined and trustworthy legal professionals.
Additionally, Justice Anin Yeboah reiterated that the General Legal Council of which he is the chairman, will not compromise on standards of legal education in the wake of the proliferation of the law faculties.
Furthermore, the Lord Chief Justice expressed confidence in the new director for Legal education, Mr. Yaw Oppong, and the management of the GSL to rise to the challenge of upholding the institution's image by ensuring that only qualified professionals walk through the gate of the school.
