Bar-at-Law Transfer Course (BTC)

Become a Barrister

Study Online

For the first time in Pakistan, the Bar Transfer Course is here! Become a Barrister while studying online from anywhere in the world. The course allows you to continue your practice while you study for your Bar at Law Transfer Course. You will be only required to go to the UK for one month and pass the Bar Transfer Test. The total duration of the Bar Transfer Course is 18 months to 24 months.

Bar Transfer Course students take the same exams as the Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) students take for their Bar at Law in the UK. However, Bar Transfer Course students only take four major exams and four short assignment-based modules.

JOIN THE BIG LEAGUE

Stand in Pakistani or common law courts around the world as a qualified Barrister to win cases for your clients with great advocacy skills and prestige.

Steps to Become a BArrister

Eligibility: If you are a licensed lawyer in Pakistan or a common-law jurisdiction, you are eligible for the Bar at Law Transfer Course.
Admission: We will access your application and admit you to the Bar Transfer Course.
Preparation: You will go through advocacy workshops for skill development and practice, understand civil and criminal litigation, become an expert in ethics, and finally go through test sessions for your final exams.
Apply: We will support you throughout your Bar Standard Board application process for the Bar Transfer Test.
Test: Depending on your exemptions, you will be required to go to the UK for an examination of Advocacy, Civil Litigation, Criminal Litigation., Professional Ethics, and assignment modules. The number of exams can reduce if you qualify for more exemptions.
Become a Barrister: You will receive your Call to the Bar after you have passed your required exams. This means you can proudly put the title of “Barrister” with your name in all Common Law jurisdictions, including Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and the UK.

**Syed Sajjad Haider Rizvi, Advocate Supreme Court of Pakistan - Class of 2021**
**Bar Transfer Course Student**

Save Money & Time

As admission into Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) is becoming increasingly difficult, the Bar Transfer Course (BTC) route will allow you to skip the academic stage (7 courses) and train for the Bar while you continue your practice in Pakistan.

**Aftab Ayub, Partner and the Head of Litigation at the ANR & Co**
**Bar Transfer Course Student**

Practical Skills & Pupillage

You will be trained, by successful Barristers, in accordance with the curriculum mandated by the regulatory body in the UK during your 9 months of preparation at Blackstone School of Law. We are the only institution in Pakistan that provides complete guidance and support for students looking for pupillage after the Bar in UK.

Barrister Shahroze Ashfaq Cheema - Class of 2020 — **Barrister Shahroze Ashfaq Cheema - Class of 2019**
**Bar Transfer Course Graduate**

Enhance your Practice in Pakistan

Students are provided networking opportunities with renowned lawyers and Barristers through Barristers Ball which is hosted by Blackstone twice a year. Our Bar Transfer Course students can enrol in our famous Law Clinic to learn about Pakistani procedural law and drafting without any additional cost. The majority of our Bar students find their future partners and form their own law firms after completing the program.

**Muhammad Rana Jamshed**
**Bar Transfer Course Student**

Complete Support

Blackstone takes complete responsibility from the start of your application till the end of the program. Blackstone is the pioneer and the very first institution to offer the Bar Transfer Course (BTC) in Pakistan. We have a past experience with 100% success in getting exemptions for our students. We offer the most successful Bar program in Pakistan.

Most Successful # 1 Bar Program

You will have guaranteed placement at top law firms after successfully completing the program. The program helps you develop top notch litigation skills enabling you to become a truly international lawyer. You can officially place the title of “Barrister” before your name on your “Wakalatnama” and official correspondence with the Honourable Courts in Pakistan.

Members of Honourable INN`s

Every year around 20 students become members of the Honourable Society of Lincoil’s Inn through our Bar Transfer Program. This program is especially suited for lawyers who are at the start or at the mid of their careers and aspire to become Barristers. Our student body has students from Lahore, Islamabad, Karachi and several other cities in Pakistan.

Bar at LAw Transfer Program

Structure and timeline

Modules taught at Blackstone School of Law

Advocacy
Civil Litigation
Criminal Litigation & Sentencing
Professional Ethics
Assignment Modules

Exams in the UK [August and February]

Result Announced [October and May ]

Call to the Bar* [ May or November]

*This means graduation. After this, you can call yourself a Barrister!

Student Highlights

Dawood Ahmed, Edward Marshall Solicitors and Legal Consultants in the UK

Dawood Ahmed is a Bar Transfer Course student at the Blackstone School of Law, and soon to be a future Barrister and a member of the Lincoln’s Inn. He started his law career at the University of London. Soon after graduating, he joined the prestigious law firm of Edward Marshall Solicitors and Legal Consultants in the United Kingdom, and later shifted back to Pakistan where he has experience in a wide range of matters ranging from the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), Excise and Tax Department, Tax Tribunals, Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), National Accountability Bureau (NAB). He is now pursuing the prestigious BTC programme from our institute and we hope that he will be a great investment in the legal profession.

Syed Sajjad Haider Rizvi, Advocate Supreme Court of Pakistan (ASC)

Sajjad Haider is a Bar Transfer Course (BTC) Student at Blackstone School of Law, Batch #7 and an Advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Mr. Rizvi before joining Rizvi and Company has worked for 1 year with A.F. Ferguson, a member of Price Water House Coopers in 2004 as a Supervising Senior in the Tax Wing. During his stay at the firm he was part of the project financed by the Asian Development Bank (www.adb.org) to work with the Punjab Government (www.punjab.gov.pk) to reconstruct its finances called the “Punjab Finance Reconstruction ''.

He did his Master in Business Administration (MBA) from Lahore School of Economics in 1999 - 2001. He joined the University of Punjab in 1998 and completed his LL.B in 2001. He also did C.A. Foundation Part-I, from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan in 1997.

Aftab Ayub, Partner and the Head of Litigation at ANR & Co

Aftab Ayub is a Bar Transfer Course (BTC) student at the Blackstone School of Law. He enrolled as an Advocate of the Lower Courts at Karachi in 2017, followed by enrollment in the High Court of Sindh in 2019. After completing his LL.B degree, he began his career in law under the guidance of Abdul Haleem Siddiqui (ASC) at Haleem and Khan, Barristers and Associates. Being a visionary and providing top of the line expertise and advice to his clientele. Aftab is a Partner and the Head of Litigation at ANR & Co Advocate and Legal Consultant, where he has represented high-value corporate clients such as K-Electric and Power Cement Limited. Aftab Ayub is a fine addition to our fraternity and the institute’s community.

Imtiaz Ali, Magistrate

Imtiaz Ali is a Bar Transfer Course (BTC) student at the Blackstone School of Law, Batch #4. He graduated in law in 2014 from S.M Law College, University of Karachi. He appeared in the Law GAT-II exam held in May 2015 and secured the highest marks among all the candidates who appeared in the test from all over Pakistan. He obtained the second position in the examination of LL.M conducted by the University of Karachi in 2016. He has also done a Master of Arts in Muslim History (First Class).

He passed the Civil Judge & Judicial Magistrate exam in 2016 and secured 5th position out of 149 qualified judges. Throughout the three months Pre-Service Training & Evaluation Program (Batch-62) at Sindh Judicial Academy, he secured Grade-A. During his service tenure, he has been rewarded with 13 certificates and two awards of appreciation by the Honourable District and Sessions Judges. He has also disposed of thousands of cases. He has been studying for the LL.D (Legum Doctor) at the University of Karachi since 2020. Presently, he works as Research Officer BPS-18 in the 'Legal Research Cell' of the High Court of Sindh Karachi. He has also written a number of articles on Human Rights, Strikes of Advocates and Consumer Law.

Advocate Muhammad Rana Jamshed

Muhammad Rana Jamshed is a Bar Transfer Course student at the Blackstone School of Law. He began his law career at the University of Punjab and later went on to complete his Master in English Literature and the Master of Laws (LL.M) from the University of Lahore. He is also a visiting lecturer at the University of Sargodha since 2017, where he teaches LL.B and English and specializes in Criminal Litigation. Among his other experiences include being a Senior Associate at Qazi and Qazi Law Office and being the District Secretary of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP). We are proud to have such excellent students as an integral part of our Blackstone family.