The Kenya School of Law (KSL) has opened applications for the 2027/2028 Advocates Training Program (ATP), for the year beginning on February 1, 2027.
Applicants must submit applications through the KSL online portal by November 13, 2026.
According to the notice issued by Isaac Kuloba, Acting Director and Chief Executive Officer, law students will have three admission routes based on applicants’ secondary school grades, academic qualifications, and performance in the Pre-Bar Examination.
All applicants are required to have completed the 16 mandatory core subjects prescribed for the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree under the Second Schedule to the Legal Education Act.
“All applicants must have passed, as part of their course units in the Bachelor of Laws Degree (LL.B.), the mandatory sixteen (16) core subjects as stipulated in the Second Schedule to the Legal Education Act, Cap. 16B,” part of the notice read.
Three Routes for Admission
The first category covers applicants who have completed the relevant university examinations and hold, or are eligible for, an LL.B. degree.
Applicants in this category must have met the minimum requirements for university admission in Kenya before enrolling in their law degree program.
They must also have obtained at least a B (Plain) in English or Kiswahili, and a C+ (Plus) mean grade at KCSE or its equivalent.
The second category applies to LL.B. graduates who obtained at least a C+ in English or Kiswahili and a C (Plain) mean grade at KCSE.
Applicants must hold a qualifying higher credential, including a Diploma in Law or an undergraduate degree obtained before the LL.B.
Alternatively, the applicants must have a higher degree in Law, or the specified Kenya Advanced Certificate of Education qualifications.
Further, the third route is for LL.B. graduates who attained at least a C- in English and a C- mean grade at KCSE or its equivalent.
Applicants under this category must sit and pass the KSL Pre-Bar Examination before they can be admitted to the ATP.
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Documents Required
KSL requires applicants to upload their LL.B. degree certificate or proof of eligibility for conferment, together with academic transcripts covering the four years of study.
Provisional transcripts will only be accepted where they demonstrate eligibility for conferment of the LL.B. degree.
The application process also requires a secondary school certificate, a national identity card or valid passport, a passport-size color photograph, proof of payment, and the applicant’s LL.B. admission letter.
Foreign-trained law graduates must provide a clearance letter from the Council of Legal Education.
At the same time, applicants with secondary school qualifications obtained outside the KNEC system must submit an official equation of their qualifications.
KSL Application fee
Applicants will pay a non-refundable KSh2,000 processing fee to the Kenya School of Law.
The fee is payable through Co-operative Bank of Kenya, using account number 01129706350500.
Payments can be made at the bank’s Karen Branch or any other Co-operative Bank branch countrywide.
Only applications that meet the requirements and are submitted before the deadline will be considered.
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Graduation Deadline for Final-year Applicants
According to KSL, candidates applying on the basis of their eligibility for conferment of an LL.B. degree must graduate by March 31, 2027.
KS clarified that applicants who do not graduate by that date will have their admission automatically deferred to a later intake.
“Applicants who apply on the basis that they are eligible to be conferred with a Bachelor of Laws degree must graduate not later than 31/03/2027; otherwise, any admission to the School will automatically be deferred to a subsequent intake,” the notice stated.
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