Initiated in the year 1999, the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (IALS) is the Post-Attorney Legal Education arm of the Incorporated Council of Legal Education of Sri Lanka. It conducts various courses of studies for the benefit of the Attorneys-at-Law, Law Graduates and Apprentices. While paying due attention to the need for the enhancement of knowledge of the legal professions in the traditional areas of law, the programs are designed to transfer knowledge to the candidates on the newly emerged and emerging areas of law in particular. The rational underlying these programs is the importance of the continued legal education not only to the legal profession but also to the system of administration of justice and the public at large.

Having conducted the first-ever Post-Attorney Educational Program of the Incorporated Council of Legal Education of Sri Lanka in the year 1999 – Post Attorney Diploma in Intellectual Property Law, IALS ventured over time into conducting many other educational programs on various subjects of law including corporate law, banking/finance law, insurance law and trade (domestic and international) law.

Financially self-supporting and managed by a director with the support of a board of management, IALS is proud of its faculty which consists of some of the senior most, well-experienced and highly respected legal practitioners, ex- judges and academics who volunteer, despite their busy schedules, to share their vast knowledge and experience with the candidates. They conduct their lectures or seminars or group discussions with a live and practical approach enabling the candidates to have unparallel learning experience. The student participation in the learning process is encouraged.

IALS ensures the confidentiality of information, where necessary and the quality control of its programs. All its administrative activities are transparent and audited by the auditors of the Incorporated Council of Legal Education of Sri Lanka.

To enhance the capacity of the legal profession while promoting the flow of knowledge on law for larger benefit of society through training, awareness building and research.