Bar Transfer Program in Pakistan

Bar Transfer Course offered at Blackstone School of Law

You can now study to be a barrister by joining the Bar at Law Transfer Program in Pakistan. Blackstone School of Law & Business allows you to practice law while you study for the Bar program in Lahore or Karachi.  

The Bar training offered by Blackstone has a 9-month duration. Thereafter, you will be required to go to the UK for one month and pass the Bar Transfer Test. You will take the same exams as the Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) students. The big difference is that you will take four exams where they are taking 12 exams.

The questions on your mind should now be:

• What do I need to qualify to become a barrister in Pakistan?

• How much will the Bar at Law Transfer Program cost me?

• What are the benefits of becoming a barrister in Pakistan?

Steps in becoming a barrister

• Eligibility: You need to be a licensed lawyer in Pakistan and have one or more years of experience.

• Admission: Your language skills will be accessed before you can be admitted.

• Preparation: During the course, you will have advocacy workshops to develop your skills and practices those skills. You will learn about civil and criminal litigation. You will become an expert in ethics. Lastly, you will do test sessions before your final exams.

• Apply: You will be assisted with your Bar Standard Board Application to write the Bar Transfer test. You will be assisted with your UK visa application.

• Test: You will be tested on four areas advocacy, civil litigation, criminal litigation and professional ethics. To complete your examination, you will have to go to the UK.

Costs

The cost of doing a BPTC in the UK is $16,500 at the City University London while the cost of the Bar Transfer Course at the Blackstone School of Law & Business is offered at the low price of $7,100. We are now offering up to 60 per cent scholarship on our tuition. Click the link below to apply for the Bar Transfer Course.

Benefits

Benefits in studying the Bar at Law Transfer Program includes:

• The ability to stand in a Pakistani court and win cases for your client with great advocacy skills and prestige.

• You will save money and time. BPTC is a very difficult course with a lot of subjects. With the Bar at Law Transfer Program, you will skip the academic stage of BPTC which is seven courses. You will be actively training for the Bar while you are practicing in Pakistan. The Bar at Law Transfer Program is offered at a significantly lower price than other UK intuitions offering the BPTC course. 

• You will develop your practical skills. Through active training and practicing law in accordance with the curriculum mandated by the regulatory body in the UK, you will develop practical skills needed to become a successful barrister. 

Conclusion

Blackstone school offers you the ability to become a barrister while working in Pakistan. The course duration is 9 months, not only do you save money with the low cost of the program you also don’t have to complete seven of the modules.

To write the exam, you will have to go to the UK but Blackstone will assist you with the relevant visa and exam applications. You will save more than 50% in fees and can stand in a Pakistani court and win cases for your clients. The question is now what are you waiting for?

Become a Barrister in Pakistan

How to become a Barrister while studying in Pakistan

The traditional way to become a Barrister is by doing Bar at Law (BPTC) while studying in the UK. However, that is not the only way to become a Barrister; Practising lawyers in any common law jurisdiction (Pakistan is a common law jurisdiction) can also choose the path of becoming a Barrister through the Bar Transfer Test held by Bar Standard Board through BPP University. This, however, doesn’t mean that this path of becoming a Barrister is easier than going to the UK and doing your BPTC. Here are some common challenges Blackstone School of Law & Business face while studying the Bar at Law Transfer Course:

1. Practicing lawyers have to manage their studies because of their court cases and office work. Blackstone provides them, weekend classes, complete course preparation through practicing Barristers, study material, practice tests so students who are also practicing lawyers can save time and make the best use of their time.

2. Another question that arises when deciding for a degree after LLB is should I start my study to become a Barrister early in my career or when I have more years of experience. At Blackstone, we encourage students to start their studies to become a Barrister early in their career because as you develop you legal practice you will become a lot busier.

3. Some of the students are not based in Lahore. It is quite challenging to move to Lahore for the program. Blackstone also has the facility enabled through the latest technology tools to deliver classes through live online sessions. Students can interact with students and teachers during the class timings. Students are also given access to the classroom through Google Classroom.