[1] In order to practice law in Sri Lanka, a lawyer must be admitted and enrolled as an Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court.

However, once a student has completed all the examinations, and an apprenticeship (including practical training course), they are then qualified as individuals who can be admitted to the profession as an Attorney-at-Law.

from either a recognised state or foreign university will then be required to complete several examinations, following which they will have to undergo a period of apprenticeship to enrol as an Attorney-at-Law and be admitted to the bar.

LLB Graduates are exempt from Attendance requirements and can optionally sit exams in both October and/or April.

[5] If one is a Foreign commonwealth lawyer, or a Barrister of England, Scotland and Ireland; they will only be required to sit for a few subjects.

With the implementation of the new rules in 1937, a student was elected as president of the L.S.U, rather than the previous practice where an experienced lawyer was appointed to that post.

Since that time another amendment was made creating the posts of Social and Welfare Secretary and that of editorial assistant.

The law student Sinhala Union was established in 1943, in the wake of a renaissance against colonialism, when people irrespective of their race or religion joined hands together in the struggle for independence.

For instance, three of the nine Executive Presidents had their higher education and training at the Sri Lanka Law College.