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Professional Examinations

Candidates wishing to sit for all professional examinations must register with the Legal Practice Council before the deadline of 3 February 2023. The registration for the second session will open from 5 June to 7 July 2023.
Information and registration forms can be accessed on the Legal Practice Council website here. Use the drop-down menu to scroll to ‘Examinations’. Click here for the Competency-Based Examination for Admission as an Attorney Syllabus 2023.

The examinations will be conducted in respect of:

  • High Court Practice
  • Magistrate’s Court Practice
  • Criminal Court Procedure
  • Motor Vehicle Accident claims
  • Administration of Estates and drafting of wills
  • Attorneys’ Bookkeeping [Legal Accounting]
  • The practice, functions, and duties of a Legal Practitioner
Competency-Based Examinations for Admission as an Attorney

[Legal Practice Act, 2014: Section 26(1)(d), Rules 21.1 and 21.2]

 First session: 15 and 16 March 2023

Second session: 23 and 24 August 2023

 Papers:

15 March/23 August 2023  Paper 1 – The practice and procedure in the High Court and in courts established under the Magistrates’ Court Act, 1944, motor vehicle accident claims, criminal procedure.
15 March/23 August 2023  Paper 2 – The practice and procedure relating to the winding up and distribution of estates of deceased persons.
16 March/24 August 2023  Paper 3 – The practice, functions and duties of an attorney, including the ethical duties of an attorney.
16 March/24 August 2023  Paper 4 – Attorneys’ bookkeeping.
Competency-Based Examination for Admission as a Conveyancer First session: 19 and 12 April 2023

Second session: 13 and 6 September 2023

 Papers:

19 April/13 September 2023  Paper 1 Statutes and case law applicable to conveyancing.

12 April/6 September 2023 Paper 2 The practice and procedure of conveyancing. Drafting of deeds, certificates, applications, consents, agreements and other documents.
Competency-Based Examination for Admission as a Notary First session: 13 April 2023

Second session: 7 September 2022

 Notarial examination syllabus (2022): Download
LEAD notarial exam prep course here

Click here to view previous Notary Admission Examination papers.
Competency-Based Examination for Advocates’ Admission Examination First session: 12, 13 and 19 April 2023

Second session: 6, 7 and 13 September 2023

 Papers:

12 April/6 September 2023 – Paper 1 and Paper 2

13 April/7 September 2023 – Paper 3 and Paper 4

19 April/13 September 2023 – Paper 5

Register for the examinations

Registration for all the above examinations is with the Legal Practice Council – ensure that you register before the deadline set by the Legal Practice Council:

Please note: Candidates should report for the examination at least 30 minutes prior to the commencement thereof.  Candidates are required to, on the day of the examination, properly identify themselves by providing his/her identity document or passport. NO candidate will be permitted to write any examination if satisfactory proof of identity is not provided.
No candidate will be allowed to enter the examination 30 minutes after the commencement of the examination and no candidate will be permitted to leave the examination venue within 30 minutes of commencement of the examination.
After conclusion of the examination and when handing in the examination book, each candidate must sign the register for the paper written.

Past exam papers

Past exam papers are available for free from  LEAD: Click here

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