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The Secretary
Council for Legal Education
7 Walterhill Road
Eastlea
Harare
Zimbabwe
Telephone: +263 4 788446/7
+263 8677172080/1
The Secretary
Council for Legal Education
7 Walterhill Road
Eastlea
Harare
Zimbabwe
Telephone: +263 4 788446/7
+263 8677172080/1
The Council
The Council for Legal Education (CLE) is a statutory body created by Parliament to regulate legal education and training in Zimbabwe. The general activities of the Council concern public interest and regulatory matters and centre on the Council's responsibilities for the quality and provision of legal training that is required to be undertaken by any holder of a law qualification from within Zimbabwe or from outside the country wishing to be admitted as a legal practitioner in the High Court of Zimbabwe.
The CLE is established in terms of section 34 of the Legal Practitioners Act (Chapter 27:07) (the “Act”) with the following statutory functions: -
a) To ensure the maintenance of appropriate standards in legal education and training
b) To determine the qualifications for registration for those seeking admission as legal practitioners admission of legal practitioners
c) To determine syllabuses for and to set, either by itself or through examiners, professional examinations to qualify persons to be
registered as legal practitioners
d) To consider and grant or refuse applications from persons seeking exemption from any professional examination set by the Council
In order to fulfill this mandate the CLE is empowered in terms of section 35 (2) of the Act to undertake, among others, the following:
a) To consider the content and standard of legal qualifications granted inside and outside Zimbabwe and to determine whether, and
subject to what conditions, such qualifications should entitle their holders to registration in terms of the Legal Practitioners Act
b) To provide courses of study and training for persons who wish to be registered or who are registered in terms of this Act or who are
engaged in any occupation connected with the practice of law
c) To advise the Minister and any educational institutions concerned on all matters relating to legal education and training
d) To review legislation relating to legal qualifications, education and training and to advise the Minister on amendments that it
considers should be made
e) To co-operate with other persons, institutions and authorities concerned with the provision of legal education or training, whether in
Zimbabwe or elsewhere
f) To establish, support and maintain law libraries and reading rooms and to print, publish and circulate books and periodicals on law
and legal subjects
The Council for Legal Education (CLE) is a statutory body created by Parliament to regulate legal education and training in Zimbabwe. The general activities of the Council concern public interest and regulatory matters and centre on the Council's responsibilities for the quality and provision of legal training that is required to be undertaken by any holder of a law qualification from within Zimbabwe or from outside the country wishing to be admitted as a legal practitioner in the High Court of Zimbabwe.
The CLE is established in terms of section 34 of the Legal Practitioners Act (Chapter 27:07) (the “Act”) with the following statutory functions: -
a) To ensure the maintenance of appropriate standards in legal education and training
b) To determine the qualifications for registration for those seeking admission as legal practitioners admission of legal practitioners
c) To determine syllabuses for and to set, either by itself or through examiners, professional examinations to qualify persons to be
registered as legal practitioners
d) To consider and grant or refuse applications from persons seeking exemption from any professional examination set by the Council
In order to fulfill this mandate the CLE is empowered in terms of section 35 (2) of the Act to undertake, among others, the following:
a) To consider the content and standard of legal qualifications granted inside and outside Zimbabwe and to determine whether, and
subject to what conditions, such qualifications should entitle their holders to registration in terms of the Legal Practitioners Act
b) To provide courses of study and training for persons who wish to be registered or who are registered in terms of this Act or who are
engaged in any occupation connected with the practice of law
c) To advise the Minister and any educational institutions concerned on all matters relating to legal education and training
d) To review legislation relating to legal qualifications, education and training and to advise the Minister on amendments that it
considers should be made
e) To co-operate with other persons, institutions and authorities concerned with the provision of legal education or training, whether in
Zimbabwe or elsewhere
f) To establish, support and maintain law libraries and reading rooms and to print, publish and circulate books and periodicals on law
and legal subjects
Mandate of Council
Designed by Morncliff Mudzvatangi
Pupillage Training!
05/02/2023
Information for Compulsory Pupillage Registration. Please click title for further instructions!
How to Apply!
07/29/2022
Information for candidates intending to designate their foreign legal qualifications. Please click title for further instructions!
Council for Legal Education © 2018
STATEMENT BY THE COUNCIL FOR LEGAL EDUCATION ON THE BACHELOR OF PROCEDURAL LAW
08/30/2022
To all foreign degree holders who complete the Bachelor of Procedural Law degree please note the following:-
1. There is no automatic issuance of an exemption certificate by the CLE
2. The degree is not the equivalent of conversion examinations administered by the CLE.
3. All persons who hold first foreign law degrees regardless of whether or not they successfully complete the Bachelor of Procedural Law and wish to register as legal practitioners in terms of the Legal Practitioners Act ( Chapter 27:07) MUST submit their applications to the CLE.
4. Each application will be considered on its own merits.
BY ORDER OF THE COUNCIL FOR LEGAL EDUCATION
1. There is no automatic issuance of an exemption certificate by the CLE
2. The degree is not the equivalent of conversion examinations administered by the CLE.
3. All persons who hold first foreign law degrees regardless of whether or not they successfully complete the Bachelor of Procedural Law and wish to register as legal practitioners in terms of the Legal Practitioners Act ( Chapter 27:07) MUST submit their applications to the CLE.
4. Each application will be considered on its own merits.
BY ORDER OF THE COUNCIL FOR LEGAL EDUCATION
LEGAL PRACTITIONERS INTENDING TO DO COMPULSORY PUPILLAGE TRAINING
10/16/2023
Registration details for Legal Practitioners intending to do compulsory pupillage Training are
1. Completed Registration Form
2. Proof of valid PC
3. National ID of the applicant
4. Non Refundable fee of sixty ($60 US).
The banking details are: COUNCIL FOR LEGAL EDUCATION, CBZ BANK, Acct No. 044 246 7599 0010 (RTGS),044 246 7599 0030 (RTGS) or 044 246 7599 0020 (FCA NOSTRO)044 246 7599 0040 (FCA NOSTRO). Account type is PRIVATE BANKING
1. Completed Registration Form
2. Proof of valid PC
3. National ID of the applicant
4. Non Refundable fee of sixty ($60 US).
The banking details are: COUNCIL FOR LEGAL EDUCATION, CBZ BANK, Acct No. 044 246 7599 0010 (RTGS),044 246 7599 0030 (RTGS) or 044 246 7599 0020 (FCA NOSTRO)044 246 7599 0040 (FCA NOSTRO). Account type is PRIVATE BANKING
Application Form: Designation of LLB Qualification(s)
07/29/2022
Please Download application form for Designation of LLB Qualification(s) here!
Next Examinations Session
10/16/2023
REGISTRATION FOR THE NEXT EXAMINATIONS IS OPENED AND CLOSES ON THE 22 of NOVEMBER 2024. !!
COUNCIL ADVISES ALL CANDIDATES TO STUDY AND PREPARE FOR THE SOON COMING EXAMINATIONS.
STAY SAFE AND ALL THE BEST AS YOU STUDY.
BY THE COUNCIL FOR LEGAL EDUCATION
COUNCIL ADVISES ALL CANDIDATES TO STUDY AND PREPARE FOR THE SOON COMING EXAMINATIONS.
STAY SAFE AND ALL THE BEST AS YOU STUDY.
BY THE COUNCIL FOR LEGAL EDUCATION
Next Examinations
10/16/2023
Registration for the next Examination Session is opened and closes on the 17th of November 2023. The Examination fee is US$85 and the Exemption fee is US$85 (Eighty five United States Dollars) per subject. Examination fees for Conveyancing and Notarial Practice is USD150. PLEASE VISIT DEGREE ASSESSMENT FOR MORE INFO.....
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