Directorate of Legal Education Pakistan Bar Council

Mr. Azam Nazeer Tarar Minister for Law and Justice
Mansoor Usman Awan Chairman Pakistan Bar Council
Mr. Riazat Ali Sahar Vice-Chairman PBC
Mr. Farooq Hamid Naek Chairman, Executive Committee PBC
Syed Qalb e Hassan Chairman Legal Education Committee
Mr. Raja Naeem Akbar Federal Secretary for Law
Usama Malik Director Legal Education

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    The Pakistan Bar Council has established an autonomous Directorate of Legal Education (DLE) in order to implement the Judgment of Hon’ble Supreme Court, passed in Constitution Petition No. 134/2012 (SCMR 2019 389I) for improvement of standard and quality of Legal Education in Pakistan. The Directorate in pursuance of rule 6 of the Directorate of Legal Education Rules, 2023 shall perform the following functions namely:___

    1. Work towards the improvement of the standard and quality of legal education;

    2. Ensure universities, degree awarding institutes and colleges imparting legal education are adhering to the requirements and standards as prescribed under the Legal Education Rules, 2015;

    3. Continued Legal Education;

    4. Monitoring and regulating different aspects of legal education and professional standards for entry into the legal profession;

    5. Teacher’s training;

    6. Work towards the promotion of legal research;

    7. Inspection of universities, colleges and institutes imparting legal education;

    8. Initiating advanced specialized professional legal courses;

    9. Liaison with relevant stake holders including but not limited to the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan with regards to matters of legal education;

    10. Organizing moot Court competitions at National and international levels;

    11. Assist the legal education committee of the Pakistan Bar Council in its functioning as and when required.

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    Saqib Faraz

    Deputy Director

    Shamil Hassan

    Assistant Director