The Kenya School of Law (KSL) has opened applications for its 2026 Advocates Training Programme (ATP).
In a notice on Tuesday, September 2, KSL invited qualified candidates to apply for admission into the programme.
KSL CEO Henry Mutai noted that the 2026 ATP will commence on February 9, 2026, and the deadline for submitting applications is October 31, 2025.
“The Kenya School of Law invites applications for admission to its programmes for the 2026 Academic Year.
"Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply as outlined below: Advocates Training Programme (ATP) – 2026/2027 Academic Year - Applications are open for the ATP beginning 9th February 2026. The deadline for submission of applications is 31st October 2025,” read the notice in part.
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ATP applicants are required to have attained a minimum of grade B plain in English Language or Kiswahili and a mean grade of C plus in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Examination or its equivalent.
They should have also attained a minimum of 2 principals and 1subsidiary, totalling to an aggregate of 10 points in the Kenya Advanced Certificate of Education or its equivalent, and passed the mandatory 16 core subjects as stipulated in the Second Schedule to the Legal Education Act, Cap. 16 B.
The applicants should also hold or be eligible for conferment of an LL. B degree from a recognised Kenyan university.
KSL also noted that applicants holding secondary school qualifications other than those offered by KNEC must seek equivalence from any institution lawfully mandated to equate secondary school qualifications in Kenya.
How to Apply for ATP
Applicants seeking admission to ATP are required to submit their applications through the online application portal available on the School website www.ksl.ac.ke.
The applicants must upload a copy of the LL.B. degree certificate or proof of eligibility for conferment, copies of academic transcripts for the 4 academic years, a copy of secondary school certificate, a copy of national identity card or valid passport, a passport-size colour photograph and proof of payment of the application fee.
The application fee of Ksh2,000 should be deposited at the KSL Cooperative bank account Number 01129706350500 at any other co-operative bank countrywide
At the same time, KSL invited applicants to apply for the Pre-Bar Examination scheduled to begin on January 12, 2026.
The deadline for the Pre-Bar exam applications is December 12, 2025.
