Admission & Enrolment of Advocates

Eligibility Criteria

An applicant must satisfy the applicable statutory requirements and relevant Bar Council rules.

1. Nationality and Residence

   The applicant must be a citizen of Pakistan, a person deriving nationality from the State of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, or a national of another country who has resided in Pakistan for at least one year, subject to the applicable law.

2. Minimum Age

   The applicant must have attained the age of 21 years.

3. Educational Qualifications

   The applicant must be a Barrister or hold a bachelor’s degree in a subject other than Law together with a Law degree obtained from a university in Pakistan or abroad recognised by the Pakistan Bar Council.

1. Six-Month Chamber Training

   After passing the LL.B. examination, whether under the annual or semester system, the applicant must complete six months of training in the chamber of an advocate who has at least ten years of standing at the Bar. The training must be undertaken under intimation to the relevant Bar Council.

2. Law Graduate Assessment Test (Law-GAT)

   The applicant must pass the Law-GAT with at least 50% marks within a maximum of five attempts.

3. SEE Law Examination

   The applicant must also fulfil the SEE Law examination requirement wherever applicable under the relevant rules.

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must satisfy the statutory conditions and any applicable Bar Council requirements.

1. Practice in Subordinate Courts

   The applicant must have practised as an advocate before the subordinate courts in Pakistan for a period of not less than two years.

2. Practice Outside Pakistan

   The applicant must have practised as an advocate before a High Court outside Pakistan recognised or specified for this purpose by the Pakistan Bar Council.

3. Exemption from the Practice Requirement

   The applicant may be exempted from the requirement of two years’ practice before the subordinate courts on the basis of legal training or experience, subject to approval by the Bar Council with the prior approval of the High Court.

4. Prescribed Enrolment Fee

   The applicant must pay the applicable enrolment fee in accordance with the relevant rules.

Application & Fee Information

Consult the prescribed forms and the relevant Bar Council’s instructions before submitting an application.

1. Dismissal, Removal or Conviction

   A person may be disqualified if they have been dismissed or removed from government service or the service of a public statutory corporation, or convicted of an offence involving moral turpitude, subject to the relevant statutory conditions and any applicable five-year period.

2. Declaration as a Tout

   A person may be disqualified if they have been declared a tout and that declaration has not been withdrawn.