The Attorneys- at- Law course consists of 3 years of lectures for those who gain admission at the entrance examination. All students are also required to follow a practical training courseand serve a period of apprenticeshipprior to applying for admission to the Bar. Prescribed courses are required to be taken in the first, secondand thirdyears.

Students who pass the final examination are required to follow a practical training course conducted by the Law College. The practical training is intended to impart certain skills that a practicing lawyer is required to possess. It involves taking part in mock trials and moots, drafting pleadings, taking part in legal aid work and participation in workshops on subjects such as pleadings, negotiation and Alternative Dispute Resolution.

Students who pass the final examination are required to undergo an apprenticeship period of six months under a lawyer of at least 8 years standing.

University of Colombo, the Open University of Sri Lanka and University of Jaffna, is exempted from the following

These students are required only to take the final examination at the Law College and attend the practical training course and serve the period of apprenticeship.

The Barristers of Scotland, England and Wales are required to take only Civil Procedure & Pleadings I & II, Law of Property I & II, Revenue Law, Industrial Law and Commercial Law 1. They will  also be required to attend the practical training course and serve the period of apprenticeship except in the case of those who have served a period of pupilage in the United Kingdom.