Directorate of
Legal Education

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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;

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 stakeholders 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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