Admission as an advocate
For: Law graduates who meet the citizenship or reciprocity condition under the Advocates Act.
- Hold a law degree recognised by the Council of Legal Education.
- Complete the Advocates Training Programme at the Kenya School of Law.
- Complete a period of pupillage (at least six months) with an advocate of at least five years' standing.
- Be admitted by the High Court. Foreign nationals can be admitted only where the Act's reciprocity requirement is satisfied.
Admission of foreign nationals has been contested, with the Law Society of Kenya objecting to cases where reciprocity was not shown.
