ADMISSION
Bar Examinations
As prescribed in terms of the Legal Practitioners’ Act of 1996 and Subsidiary Legislation, the Law Society of Botswana conducts admission/bar examinations every year in June to allow for admission of students who studied outside Botswana and foreign attorneys who wish to practice law in Botswana. Registration for Admission/Bar Examinations is in April (1st – 30th)
Core Subjects
The are seven (7) subjects, five (5) of which are core. Candidates must sit for and pass the 5 subjects in order to be admitted for practice. The pass mark for all exams is 50%. The five subjects are; Accounting for Lawyers, Administration of Estates, Civil Procedure, Criminal Procedure and Ethics.
Optional
The other two (2) subjects are optional. A candidate can choose to sit for them at the same time with the other 5 or sometime after admission or during practice. These are Conveyancing and Notarial Practice.




