Former Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo has urged the Central University Law School to raise the standard of legal education and make entry into the institution highly competitive as it inaugurates an 11 member Advisory Board to steer reforms and accreditation under the Legal Education Act 2026 (Act 1170).
Her Ladyship Sophia Akuffo made the remarks during the inauguration of the Advisory Board at the Central University Law School in Abossey Okai, Greater Accra, where she also chairs the newly constituted body.
The Advisory Board has been established to spearhead preparations toward accreditation for the new Law Practice Training Programme introduced under Ghana’s reformed legal education framework.
The board brings together senior figures from the judiciary, academia, and legal practice, including Dr David Ofosu-Dorte, Justice Nana Berima Yaw Kodie Oppong (JA), Mr Agbesi Kwadzo Dzakwadzo, Justice Lydia Osei Marfo (JA), Dr Doreen Adoma Agyei, Ms Eva Okyere, Dr Kwaku Agyeman-Budu, Ms Bessy Agyeiwaa Crentsil, Ms Francisca Kakra Forson, and Professor Kenneth Agyemang Attafuah.
It is expected to provide strategic guidance on curriculum reform, professional training standards, and institutional readiness for accreditation under the new legal education regime.
Justice Akuffo said the reforms under the Legal Education Act should be seen as an opportunity to strengthen standards rather than a procedural adjustment.
She stressed that the Central University Law School must deliberately position itself as a highly competitive institution that attracts committed candidates and produces lawyers of strong ethical character and professional discipline.
“We have the new legal education act which gives us the outline of what we need to do and what we need to do is to be so excellent that coming to the Central University law school becomes a highly competitive challenge for every Ghanaian who wishes to become a lawyer,” she said.
Her remarks underscored a renewed emphasis on quality assurance, discipline, and excellence in legal education as Ghana implements reforms to the training of lawyers.
Dean of the Central Law School, Kenneth Agyemang Attafuah, said the Advisory Board will play a central role in aligning the institution with the requirements of the Legal Education Act 2026 and securing accreditation for the Law Practice Training Programme.
He explained that the board will guide the redesign of the LLB curriculum and the development of the professional training programme to ensure compliance with regulatory and ethical standards.
Prof. Attafuah added that the school is expanding legal clinics, improving infrastructure, and strengthening internal systems as part of preparations for accreditation and institutional assessment.
He further noted that the initiative builds on earlier governance reforms that contributed to the law school’s development in previous years, and forms part of efforts to position Central University as a leading centre for legal education in Ghana and the West African sub region.
