The General Legal Council has called to the bar 182 new lawyers.
The ceremony was held today, May 31, 2024, at a special meeting of the council.
Speaking at the ceremony, Chief Justice Gertrude Esaaba Torkornoo congratulated the lawyers but told them that the practice of the law “is not a space for mediocre exhibition of purported superiority of knowledge, but a space of consistent humble, sober, and reflective models of thinking that will allow you to serve those that depend on you with clarity and benefit.”
She also admonished the new lawyers to use their knowledge to help build up society.
The CJ added that the world is “facing unprecedented challenges that demand wisdom, resilience, and understanding in how lawyers translate legal norms learned and how they are applied to the problems.”
She asked them to approach their work with a sense of duty and responsibility.
The 182 lawyers include a veteran journalist and former president of the Ghana Journalists Association, Gifty Afenyi-Dadzie.
Present were members of the council led by the Chief Justice, Justices of the Superior Courts of Judicature, Director of Legal Education at the Ghana School of Law, Deputy Attorney General and Minister of Justice, and deans of the various faculties of law.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
