Sri Lanka Law College

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sri Lanka Law College was established as the Ceylon Law College under the Council of Legal Education (it self established in 1873) in 1874 in order to impart a formal legal education to those who wished to be lawyers in Ceylon.^[1] Situated at Hulftsdorp Street in Colombo.

1 Law education
2 Admission
3 Notable alumni
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Law education

In order to practice law in Sri Lanka a lawyer must be admitted and enrolled as an Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. To receive Admission to the bar a law student must complete law entrance exams held by the Sri Lanka Law College.

The course of study for law students at Sri Lanka Law College does not grant any degree or certification but at completion of studies, examination and a period of apprenticeship qualify for admission to the profession. Graduates holding LLB degrees from University of Colombo, the Open University of Sri Lanka or any other university will be required to compleat several examinations and the period of apprenticeship to become an Attorney-at-Law by receiving Admission to the bar.

The Law College carries out several post attorney courses including a LLM from the University of Wales and post attorney diploma's in intellectual property law and international trade law.

[edit] Admission

Since the late 1980's admission has been from a very competitive entrance exam due to the high number of applicants. However young Members of Parliament without higher educational qualifications receive direct admission without setting for the entrance exam.