Revised Student Guide 2022
Revised Student Guide 2022
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INTRODUCTION
Welcome to the Kenya School of Law. We look forward to making your stay with
us both comfortable and time worthy. You are requested to carefully read and
understand the contents of this Student Information Guide and seek
clarification if need be. Such clarification can be sought from the Assistant
Director, Advocates Training Programme, Coordinator, Paralegal Training
Programme(PTP), Principal Officer, Academic Services, the Principal Librarian,
or the any other head of respective department/section.
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1. ADVOCATES TRAINING PROGRAMME (ATP)
The ATP offices are located at the Karen Campus, Academics Complex, first
floor (Gate A).
A. General
Teaching
Teaching in the Advocates’ Training Programme (the ATP) shall be conducted
on a clinical basis.
There will be moot court sessions which shall be simulations of actual law
firms in practice.
The hours provided for firm meetings must be observed. It is expected that
such meetings shall be discussion forums for such problems as may be given
by course instructors. Firm leaders shall facilitate those meetings and ensure
that proper minutes are kept. A student must attend at least 75% of all firm
meetings held through out the academic year in order to be graded.
Each class shall have a class supervisor who shall be a member of the
academic staff. The class supervisor shall be the contact person for each class
particularly with respect to academic matters.
B. Course Programme
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to the designated courses shall facilitate discussion. The designated courses
are:
10. Pupillage
Moot courts and Legal Aid Clinics shall be organized and coordinated by the
Coodinator, Legal Clinics in accordance with such instructions as may be
issued from time to time. The class supervisors shall supervise the conduct of
moot courts throughout the academic year. Students are required to familiarize
themselves with the Moot Court Handbook for clear guidelines on the subject.
C. Term Dates
The Training Programme dates for the 2023/2024 academic year are as
follows:
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4. TERM ONE LECTURES (11 6TH FEBRUARY, 22ND APRIL, 2023
WEEKS) 2023
5. TERM ONE BREAK 23RD APRIL, 2023 29TH APRIL 2023
6. ISSUANCE OF PROJECT 13TH MARCH, 2023 17TH MARCH, 2023
WORK
7. SUBMISSION OF DEGREE 31ST MARCH, 2023
CERTIFICATES DEADLINE
TERM TWO ACTIVITIES
1. TERM TWO LECTURES (11 2ND MAY, 2023 15TH JULY, 2023
WEEKS)
2. PAYMENT OF FEES 7TH JULY, 2023
DEADLINE
3. SUBMISSION OF PROJECT 17TH JULY, 2023 21st JULY, 2023
WORK & TERM BREAK (First day of (Last day of students
students handing handing in)
in)
4. ORAL EXAMINATIONS 24TH JULY, 2023 18TH AUGUST, 2023
BEGIN
(4 WEEKS)
TERM THREE ACTIVITIES
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D. Rules governing passing in the ATP
Before a student can pass the ATP, he/she shall be subjected to four types of
assessment as follows:
a) Project work
This shall be undertaken by each firm at the end of Term 1 in all the nine
designated courses on such topics, as the examiner shall determine. It shall be
presented as a project work report and shall be marked out of 20. Firm leaders
must ensure participation of all firm members and which should be reflected in
signed minutes. A student who is not graded for failure to attend and
participate in firm meetings shall be required to repeat the project work with
the subsequent cohort of students upon payment of tuition fee for the unit(s).
b) Oral examination.
This viva voce examination shall be taken towards the end of Term 2. Each
student shall appear before a panel of two examiners and shall be examined on
cross-cutting practical issues in all or any combination of the nine courses for
not more than 10 minutes. Any student who fails to take the oral examination
shall not be eligible to take the written examination.
c) Written examinations
At the end of Term 3, students shall sit a written examination in each of the
nine courses. The written examinations are administered by the Council of
Legal Education (CLE) who will provide a notice and timetable before the
commencement of the examinations.
d) Supervised pupilage.
This shall run in Term 4 from January to the end of July 2023 and is open to
those who have already sat for the Bar examinations. Students shall be
required to furnish a Registration of Pupilage Certificate (Form D) and a duly
executed pupilage deed from an Advocate of at least five (5) years standing to
the effect that such Advocate has accepted to take the student as a Pupil. This
should be accompanied by a copy of the Pupil Master’s current practice
certificate together with copies of practicing certificates for any previous 5
years. During pupilage, students are expected to maintain a daily log of their
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activities in the Pupilage Workbook which shall be issued upon filing of proper
pupilage documentation outlined above.
i. Client Care:
• Interviewing
• Counseling
• Opinion writing
Pupilage hours run through official working hours from Monday to Friday.
Students must be present throughout this Practical training and shall not
carry on any other employment. This training is a full time course. Kenya
School of Law supervisors shall from time to time call on the places of pupilage
to assess students’ progress which includes but is not limited to, examining the
Pupilage Workbook
If a student does not satisfy the requirements of the Pupilage programme, such
Student shall be liable to repeat the exercise.
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At the end of the pupilage programme, the pupil master shall forward a
confidential report on the performance at pupilage of the student and the
student shall file a Certificate of Completion of pupilage duly signed by the
Pupil master. In addition, the student shall file a duly completed Pupilage
Workbook.
Student are adviced to keenly read the Pupillage Deed for further requirements
and conditions during the pupillage period.
During residential training, the Coordinator, Legal Aid Clinics shall organize
legal aid outreach matters programmes to prisons and public camps in various
parts of the country. In the outreach programmes, students will get to interview
live clients under the supervision of lecturers. Students are encouraged to
participate in these programmes to develop client care and interview skills.
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2. PARALEGAL TRAINING PROGRAMME (PTP)
The Paralegal Training Programme (PTP) is located at the Town Campus,
Development House, 5th and 6th Floors, Moi Avenue, Nairobi.
i) The PTP shall last for a minimum period of two (2) academic years
comprising of three (3) terms of lectures offered by the School in each
academic year.
ii) To qualify for the award of the Diploma in Law (Paralegal Studies),
candidates must complete the course of studying not less than two (2)
academic years and not more than three(3) academic years.
v) The supervised attachment shall be served at the end of the second year
at an approved institution for a minimum period of 3 months. This will
be on a full-time basis and supervised by the School.
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9 PTP 106 Elements of Law of Business
Associations
10 PTP 107 Elements of Criminal Law
11 PTP 108 Family Law
12 PTP 109 Civil Procedure
YEAR 2 – TERM 1
13 PTP 200 Law of Succession
14 PTP 201 Law of Torts
15 PTP 202 Criminal Procedure
16 PTP 203 Fundamentals of Office Practice
and Management
YEAR TWO – TERM 2
17 PTP 204 Fundamentals of Book-Keeping
and Accounting
18 PTP 205 Introduction to Alternative Dispute
Resolution
19 PTP 206 Introduction to Human Rights
20 PTP 208 Introduction to Environmental Law
YEAR TWO – TERM 3
21 PTP 207 Ethics and Professionalism
22 PTP 209 Employment Law
23 PTP 210 Records Management
24 PTP 211 Introduction to Legal Research and
Writing
25 PTP 212 3 months Attachment
E. Structure
Each term shall run for a period of 13 weeks consisting of 10 lecture weeks, 1
dead week after the completion of the lecture weeks and 2 examination weeks.
In effect each term will have 30 contact hours per subject.
F. Term Dates
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3. TEACHING DATES 29TH AUGUST, 2022 – 4TH
TERM ONE (CONTINUING & NEW NOVEMBER, 2022
STUDENTS)
4. DEAD WEEK 7TH NOVEMBER, 2022 – 11TH
NOVEMBER, 2022
5. EXAMINATION DATES 14TH NOVEMBER, 2022 – 24TH
NOVEMBER, 2022
6. BREAK 25TH NOVEMBER, 2022 – 2ND
DECEMBER, 2022
G. Examinations
F. Graduation
For a student to be eligible to graduate, an ATP student must have cleared with
the School and paid the requisite graduation Fees. As student in the PTP must
have have passed in each of the 24 subjects, serve the supervised attachment,
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clear with the School, and pay the requisite graduation fees in order to
graduate.
3. THE LIBRARY
The main School Library is located at the Academic Complex, Karen Campus
(Gate A) while a smaller library dedicated to the Paralegal Training Programme
(PTP) is located at the Town Campus, 6th Floor.
a) Library Hours
c) Information Literacy
Students are encouraged to visit the Schools’ website for more information
regarding library rules and regulations
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4. ACADEMIC SUPPORT SERVICES
A. General
The first point of contact with ICT is during the application and registration on
the portal where all applications are received and forwarded for consideration
and decision making.
i) Website
ICT uploads and maintains the website to keep the relevant school information
up to date and to maintain accurate communication to the outside world.
ii) Network:
ICT provides intercommunication of devices both cabled and wireless in the
school, provides support and maintenance of the network infrastructure, WiFi
and other devices for ease of communication.
ICT provides public address systems and projectors used during the physical
classes, meetings and School events.
6. FINANCE DEPARTMENT
Payment of fees
This is guided by the fee policy which requires the student to pay 75% of the
required fee during registration.
7. HOSPITALITY SERVICES
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A. Meal Service
The School provides meals in the students’ cafeteria (Gate a) at affordable
prices on a pay-as-you-eat basis. Students are asked to strictly observe
meal times as no food shall be served after these hours.
B. Accommodation
v) Safety Concerns
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The following are prohibited in the hostels and failure to comply
may lead to disciplinary action being taken:
• Use of cooking and heating appliances
• Weapons of any kind in the residence
• Drug abuse within the School premises.
• Outsiders coming to clean students clothes at any given time
x) Laundry Areas
Hanging lines are to be shared and outsiders are NOT ALLOWED
to clean students’ clothes at any one given time.
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8. Communication Section
i) Email addresses
Please not that all the handles have the KSL logo as the profile photo
v) Publication
The School has a publication by the name the Kenya School of Law Justice
Newsletter which is published twice per year, in the month of April and
November. Students are requested to participate in this publication by sharing
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articles as per the approved theme for each edition via justice newsletter email
[email protected]
9. STUDENT WELFARE
The student welfare is guided by the Student Welfare and Support Policy and
the attendant Implementation Guidelines.
a) Student leadership
Student leadership in both the ATP and the PTP will be through elected Class
Representatives who will thereafter elect a Student Governing Council with the
president as the overall Student leader for the respective programme. The
student leadership will be the link between the students and the School
administration in all matters during their stay in the School. Guidance on how
to conduct elections, and other welfare matters are provided for under the
Student Welfare Policy and the attendant Implemention Guidelines.
b) Counselling
The School has a full time Student Welfare and Counselling Officer
serving under the Academic Services Department. The support offered
include:
• Social and Relational issues
• Family issues
• Work place related challenges
• Academic related problems
• Financial challenges.
• Personality issues.
• Lifestyle issues.
• Substance abuse and substance induced traumas.
• Stigma and traumatic experiences
• Stress and stress management.
• Culture related issues
• Sexual harassment and abuse
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i) Dress Code
The School shall maintain a strict dress code for students, which shall be
formal. In particular, the LSK advocates dress code shall apply for students in
the ATP.
The Kenya School of Law is a non-smoking and drugs abuse zone. Any
defaulter shall be subjected to disciplinary action.
iii) Identification
Upon registration every student shall be issued with a student identity card.
The card must be worn visibly at all times within the School. The card is the
property of the School. Loss must be immediately reported to the Academic
Services Department. A fine of Kshs. 500 shall be imposed for replacement of a
lost card. The card must be surrendered when one is clearing from the School.
Public service vehicles are by law required to make use of designated bus
stops. Students should therefore not alight or board these vehicles directly at
the turn off to the School.
v) Vehicle inspection
As part of measures taken to enhance the security of the School and its
properties, vehicles entering and exiting the School compound shall be
subjected to a security search. Failure to submit to the search may lead to
disciplinary action. At the point of exit, drivers shall be requested disembark,
open their boots and lower their windows for inspection. Students shall be
required to declare any electronic and/or related equipment upon entry into
the School as proof of ownership. The declaration shall be done by filling
details of such equipment in the visitors’ register, at the gate. Non-motorised
students/visitors with such items shall also be required to register them. Any
items declared shall be cleared upon exit.
v) Fire drills
The School conduct regular fire drills to determine the level of preparedness.
Students will be expected to assemble at the designated fire assembly point once
the fire alarm is heard.
The following should be observed in case of an actual fire outbreak:
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a) sound the fire alarm to warn others;
b) alert School security;
c) attack the fire using available fire-fighting equipment;
d) if the extinguisher does not put out the fire within a minute, leave
immediately;
e) if not in immediate danger, remain at the scene to direct security officers
or firefighters to the fire;
f) do not re-enter the building until the proper authority has given the all
clear;
g) do not waste time salvaging property;
h) if there is smoke, lie low or crawl out;
i) assemble at the fire assembly point;
j) report any missing person to the School security office.
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