Directorate of Legal Education
Directorate of
Legal Education Pakistan Bar Council
Legal Education Pakistan Bar Council
📢 DLE Biannual Progress Report •
📢 Launch of E-Course for Lawyers Training by Hon.CJP •
📢 ADR Certification course for Law Students 2026 •
📢 1st National Conference on Legal Education & Practice •
📢 Launch of new 4 year LLB curriculum •
📢 Media talk of Federal Law Minister along with senior Members of Pakistan Bar Council on the eve of inauguration of DLE •
📢 Law faculty training workshop organised in collaboration with Lums •
📢 MOU was singed with Competition Commission of Pakistan to promote competition law in LLB curriculum and its trainings •
📢 MOU signing ceremony with Institute of business administration and Ministry of Law & Justice to promote mediation trainings in the country •
📢 MOU signing ceremony with HEC to improve collaboration in regulating legal education in Pakistan. •
📢 MOU signing ceremony with SECP for promotion of continued legal education for lawyers in the field of corporate law. •
📢 Meeting with the Vice Chancellor University of London to discuss matters of mutual cooperation relating to legal education. •
Pakistan Bar Council
Directorate of
Legal Education
The Directorate of Legal Education (DLE) has been established by virtue of the Directorate of Legal Education Rules, 2023 in compliance of the Judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court to regulate and improve the standard and quality of legal education in Pakistan. The Directorate in pursuance of Rule 6 of the 2023 Rules performs the following functions namely.
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Executive Team
Meet the leadership driving legal education reform in Pakistan.
Saqib Faraz
Director
Saqib Faraz is currently working as Director at the Directorate and is a senior officer from the Ministry of Law & Justice with prior experience i...
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Muhammad Muaviya
Assistant Director (Admin)
Muhammad Muaviya is a seasoned professional having several years of experience at the Ministry of Law and Justice. He is currently heading the adminis...
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Barrister Usama Malik
Founding Director
Usama Malik is a Barrister from the Honorable Society of Lincoln’s Inn who spearheaded the formation and establishment of DLE as its Founding Director...
Read MoreCore Duties & Mandate
The Directorate in pursuance of Rule 6 of the Directorate of Legal Education Rules, 2023.
Work towards the improvement of the standard and quality of legal education.
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.
Continued Legal Education.
Monitoring and regulating different aspects of legal education and professional standards for
entry into the legal profession.
Teacher's training.
Work towards the promotion of legal research.
Inspection of universities, colleges and institutes imparting legal education.
Initiating advanced specialized professional legal courses.
Liaison with relevant stakeholders including but not limited to the Higher Education
Commission of Pakistan with regards to matters of legal education.
Organizing moot Court competitions at National and international levels.
Assist the legal education committee of the Pakistan Bar Council in its functioning as and
when required.
Recognized Institutes
Accredited under the Legal Education Rules for delivering quality legal education in Pakistan.
