The five-year LLB programme in Pakistan is unnecessarily lengthy and burdened with vague, non-legal subjects that distract rather than educate. Law students should be trained in the technicalities of law, not overloaded with general topics that hold little relevance to legal practice. With seven subjects per semester, the academic pressure is intense, leaving students overwhelmed. This is especially unfair in a country where the legal profession is already time-consuming and financially demanding, particularly for first-generation lawyers. Globally, countries like the UK continue to offer effective three-year LLB programmes. Pakistan should follow suit. Legal education should be efficient, focused and purposeful, not stretched out just for the sake of it. It’s time to bring back the three-year LLB and respect the time and energy of aspiring lawyers.
Murknabi Baloch
Hyderabad
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