Program
LLB
Bachelor'sPBC
Advocate (after Bar Council licensing), corporate legal counsel, judiciary (via competitive exam), and civil service (CSS) roles.
- Duration
- 5 years
- Semesters
- 10
- Usual entry test
- LAT (HEC) plus university merit
- Offered at
- 177 institutions
Details
- Level
- Professional bachelor
- Field
- Law
- Level group
- Bachelor's
- Discipline suggested
- Law
Recognition & affiliation
- Regulating council
- PBC
- International acknowledgement
- No international accord recorded. Recognition abroad depends on the destination country and its regulator; verify before relying on it.
Admission & duration
- Typical duration
- 5 years
- Semesters
- 10
- General eligibility
- Intermediate in any group; A-Levels
- Usual entry test
- LAT (HEC) plus university merit
Scope & career
- Detailed scope of program
- Advocate (after Bar Council licensing), corporate legal counsel, judiciary (via competitive exam), and civil service (CSS) roles.
- Future educational scope
- LLM (specialization - Corporate, Criminal, International Law), Bar-at-Law, judiciary/CSS competitive exams
- Maximum professional career
- Senior advocate of the High Court and Supreme Court; judge through the judicial service; law officer (for example Advocate General); partner in a law firm.
- Career growth outlook
- Income is highly variable and reputation-driven early on, but a strong LLB + LLM combination, or judiciary selection, offers some of the highest long-term earning and status potential in Pakistan.
- Entry-level salary in Pakistan
- PKR 30,000-60,000/month (junior associate/chamber practice); PKR 150,000-500,000+ for established litigators/corporate counsel
- Entry-level salary abroad
- USD 4,000-10,000+/month (Gulf legal/corporate sector, or further qualification for UK/US bar)
Where to study LLB
177 institutions in the RaahNuma database offer LLB. Open one for fees, seats, deadlines and recognition.
- University of Kotli
- University of Kotli
- Department of Law
- University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir
- Law
- University of Balochistan
- The University of Turbat
- Bahria University
- International Islamic University
- NUST Law School, Islamabad
- Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University, Department of Shariah and Law
- Gomal University
- University of Malakand, Chakdara, Dir Lower
- Hazara University
- Abdul Wali Khan University
- Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University
- The Islamia College
- University of Swat
- Islamia University
- Government College University
- University of Gujrat
- Lahore University of Management Sciences
- The Leads University
- The University of Lahore
Details are compiled from public sources and can change. Confirm fees, seats and recognition with the institution and its regulator before you apply. Read the disclaimer.