Kenya School of Law was established in 1963 to train advocates, offer professional legal development through continuing legal education, offer paralegal training and provide consultancy and research services.

Located in Karen, the Kenya School of Law has about 700 students in the Advocates training programme. Before moving to Karen premises in 2005, the school of law was on Valley Road, Nairobi, next to the University of Nairobi Dental School.

Until 2001, the Kenya School of Law was a Department in the AG’s chambers. But it was elevated to semi-autonomous Government Agency. At the head of the school is an Executive director, who is also the chief executive and secretary of the council of Legal Education