SLP’s LL.B. program is designed to provide rigorous training in Pakistani and comparative law, legal research, legal drafting, and advocacy. Launched to address the growing demand for competent legal professionals, the program fosters legal reasoning, professional ethics, and community service.
This five years LL.B Hons. degree is designed for students seeking a challenging and interdisciplinary exposure to law and its related disciplines. Pakistani legal system along with International legal developments as the focal point, the teaching methodology includes the aims of sharpening analytical skills of the students and promoting critical and comparative approach to broaden perspectives. SLP offers an extensive curriculum, focusing on experiential learning among its students and to polish their abilities of legal drafting, advocacy skills and legal research to present in a court of law while still studying in a law school.
The program follows the guidelines prescribed by the Higher Education Commission.
Duration, Credits, and Roadmap
The program is spread over five years, comprises of 166 credits, and has the following structure:
English-I
Pakistan Studies
Introduction to Sociology
Fundamentals of Economics
Introduction to Law
Skills Development
3
2
English-II
Ethics or Islamic Studies
Priciples of Political Science
Legal System of Pakistan
History of South Asia
Law of Torts- I
English-III
Introduction to Logic and Reasoning
Islamic Jurisprudence-I
Law of Torts- II
Law of Contract-I
Constitutional Law- I (UK)
Human Rights Law
ConstitutionalLaw-II (US)
Law of Contract-II
Islamic Jurisprudence-II
Introduction to Psychology
Jurisprudence-I
Constitutional Law-III (Pakistan)
Islamic Personal Law-I
Criminal Law-I
Law of Property
Jurisprudence-II
Law of Business Organization
Islamic Personal Law-II
Criminal Law-II
Land Laws
Public International Law-I
Constitutional Developments in Pakistan
Civil Procedure-I
Criminal Procedure-I
Law of Evidence-I
Legal Drafting-I
Public International Law-II
Equity and Specific Relief
Civil Procedure-II
Criminal Procedure-II
Law of Evidence-II
Legal Drafting-II
Research Methods
Minor Acts
Elective-I
Elective-II
Moot Cases and Role Playing
Administrative Law
Interpretation of Statutes and Legislative Drafting
Research Project
Elective-IV
Elective-V
Mergers and Acquisitions
Competition
Corporate Governance
Intellectual Property
International Trade
Multinational Enterprises
Negotiation
Project Finance
Transnational Commercial Law
Admission Criteria
The school conducts its own admission test that examines an applicant's skills in English and general knowledge. A committee of three faculty members interviews and evaluates the candidates. The committee considers the applicant's performane in the written test, previous academic performance, letters of recommendation, co-curricular accomplishments, and other relevant factors.
Minimum 45% marks in Intermediate / A-Level or equivalent and no 3rd dividion in metriculation.
50% marks in LAT and UMT Interview
Maximum 24 Years of Age.
Graduates of this program can expect promising careers in the following roles and fields:
Legal Consultant
Solicitor and Lawyer
Legal Secretary
Advocate
The Administration at UMT is fully informed as to the standards and rules of procedure for the recognition of universities/law schools by Pakistan Bar Council. Please click here to access the same.
The Administration is determined to devote all necessary resources and to take all necessary steps to present a program of legal education to qualify for approval by the Council. It makes no representation to any applicant that UMT will be recognized by the Council prior to the graduation of any matriculating student.
Muhammad Tanveer Aslam
School of Law and Policy
Tel: +92-42-35211058
Tel: +92-42-35212801 (Ext. 3578)
Cell: Mr. Tanveer Aslam +92 305 0344722
Email: [email protected]
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