SUMMARY OF EXEMPTS TO ADVOCATES OF THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA AND OTHER HOLDERS OF BACHELOR OF LAWS (LLB) DEGREE WISHING TO PURSUE THE CERTIFIED SECRETARIES (CS) QUALIFICATION
The Registration of Certified Public Secretaries Board partially exempts advocates and holders of law degrees from sitting the 18 papers in the CPS exams.
The LSK had petitioned the board to consider exempting lawyers from taking the entire CPS papers, arguing they are captured in law degree training.
Here is a summary of the exemptions to be granted to advocates and other law degree holders who wish to pursue Certified secretaries course offered by KASNEB
HOLDERS OF BACHELOR OF LAWS (LLB) DEGREE WHO ARE NOT ADVOCATES
Papers to be exempted
PART I
Section 1
- Organisation behavior
- Business Law
- Business Communication
PART II
Section 3
- Company law
Total Number of papers exempted are 4 Papers
Total numbers of papers to be attempted are 14 Papers
ADVOCATES WITH LESS THAN 3 YEARS EXPERIENCE
Papers to be exempted
PART I
Section 1
- Organisation behavior
- Business Law
- Business Communication
Section 2
- Principles of Accounting
PART II
Section 3
- Company law
Section 4
- Law and Procedure of meetings
PART III
Section 5
- Human Resource Management
Total Number of papers exempted are 7 Papers
Total numbers of papers to be attempted are 11 Papers
ADVOCATES WITH OVER 3 YEARS EXPERIENCE BUT LESS THAN 10 YEARS EXPERIENCE
Papers to be exempted
PART I
Section 1
- Organisation behavior
- Business Law
- Business Communication
Section 2
- Principles of Accounting
PART II
Section 3
- Company law
Section 4
- Corporate Secretarial Practice
- Law and Procedure of meetings
PART III
Section 5
- Human Resource Management
Total Number of papers exempted are 8 Papers
Total numbers of papers to be attempted are 10 Papers
ADVOCATES WITH OVER 10 YEARS EXPERIENCE
Papers to be exempted
PART I
Section 1
- Organisation behavior
- Business Law
- Business Communication
Section 2
- Economics
- Principles of Accounting
- Public Finance and Taxation
PART II
Section 3
- Company law
- Financial Management
- Principles and Practice of Management
Section 4
- Corporate Secretarial Practice
- Management Information Practice
- Law and Procedure of meetings
PART III
Section 5
- Human Resource Management
Total Number of papers exempted are 13 Papers
Total numbers of papers to be attempted are 5 Papers
