Directorate of
Legal Education Pakistan Bar Council
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.

75
National Universities
177
Affiliated Colleges
19
External Law Program
251
Foreign Universities

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Executive Team

Meet the leadership driving legal education reform in Pakistan.

Barrister Usama Malik
Barrister Usama Malik

Director

Usama Malik is a Barrister from the Honorable Society of Lincoln’s Inn UK, who is currently appointed as the Director/Head of the Directorate of Legal...

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Saqib Faraz
Saqib Faraz

Deputy Director

Saqib Faraz is currently working as Deputy Director at the Directorate and is a senior officer from the Ministry of Law & Justice with prior exper...

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Muhammad Muaviya
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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Core Duties & Mandate

The Directorate in pursuance of Rule 6 of the Directorate of Legal Education Rules, 2023.

Legal Education
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.