[2] The PLC is designed for law graduates who have obtained an LLB degree and have passed the entrance examination.

The Post-Call Law Course on the other hand is designed for Ghanaians or non-Ghanaians who have qualified in common law jurisdictions outside Ghana, which operate a legal system analogous to Ghana.

The council was charged with the responsibility of organizing legal education in Ghana.

The first African Chief Justice of Ghana Sir Kobina Arku Korsah, appointed Professor J. H. A. Lang as the first Director of Legal Education to ensure the administration and supervision of Legal Education and also the establishment of some courses on instruction.

[6] The main campus of the Ghana School of Law is at Makola in Accra.