LL.B. Program

• Integrated legal reasoning: Combine principles of Shariah and statutory law to analyze complex legal problems across subjects.
• Comprehensive research: Conduct sustained legal research using statutes, reported cases, scholarly works, and digital databases to build extended arguments.
• Advanced drafting and advocacy: Prepare professional pleadings, detailed contracts, and oral submissions suitable for court or professional practice.
• Court competence: Navigate civil, family, and criminal court procedures; understand rules of evidence, cross‑examination, and court ethics; and manage case files in practical simulations.
• Comparative judgment: Compare Islamic legal doctrines with national and international laws and explain points of tension and harmony.
• Professional conduct: Apply ethical standards consistently in multi‑course assessments and simulated professional settings.
• Collaborative leadership: Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary teams to solve multifaceted legal problems.
• Policy contribution: Propose reasoned solutions for aligning legislation with Shariah where appropriate, supported by legal analysis.
• Multi‑perspective evaluation: Assess legal problems from legal, social, and human‑rights perspectives and justify a chosen resolution.
• Personal and professional development: Promote students’ personality and professional skills throughout the program, including information and knowledge management, ethical grounding, confidence building, time and stress management, and file/case management.

• Foundation in law: Within a few years of graduation, graduates of the LL.B. Shariah & Law program will possess solid knowledge of core legal doctrines and principles necessary for practice, including legal research.
• Context awareness: Graduates will understand how social, political, and economic factors affect legal outcomes in Pakistan and beyond.
• Career growth: Graduates will advance into roles such as advocates, judges, legal advisors, or academics while engaging in continuing professional development.
• Practice readiness: Graduates will apply theoretical knowledge and practical skills to deliver competent legal services and participate in law clinic activities during the LL.B. Shariah and Law program.
• Ethical leadership: Graduates will demonstrate integrity and sound ethical judgment in professional and civic roles.
• Reform contribution: Graduates will contribute to the improvement of legal education, practice, and policy through informed Shariah perspectives.
• Public service: Graduates will serve society as lawyers, judges, teachers, or legal consultants.
• Global competence: Graduates will be prepared for international roles such as legal consultants, corporate advisors, or human-rights advocates.
• Humanities integration: Graduates will benefit from the integration of humanities and law to enrich judgment and communication.
• Comparative mastery: Graduates will master both local and foreign legal traditions to work effectively across legal systems, with special competence in international humanitarian law, international economic law, and dispute-resolution methods.
• Lawyering skills: Graduates will demonstrate strong advocacy, drafting, negotiation, and legal research abilities, and will possess effective alternative dispute resolution (ADR) skills.
• Cross-border capability: Graduates will handle national and transnational legal issues, including complex commercial disputes.
• Legal excellence: Graduates will develop a balanced, practice-oriented understanding of international and national law.

• Apply sources: Use the Holy Qur’an, Sunnah, consensus of Islamic scholars, analogy (qiyas), statutes, and other national laws, rules, regulations, precedents, and case law to resolve specific legal questions within a single course topic.
• Issue spotting: Identify legal issues in a case, state the relevant Shariah or statutory rule that applies, explain the procedure for applying those rules to resolve the specific issues, discuss the relevance of each law to the issue, and reach a reasoned judgment.
• Short-form research: Find, read, and summarize primary and secondary legal sources to support a focused legal point.
• Practical drafting (course level): Draft short legal documents such as simple pleadings, contracts, and memoranda related to course topics.
• Oral advocacy (course level): Present an argument clearly in a mock trial, moot, class presentation, or oral exercise based on a course case.
• Procedural awareness: Explain basic steps and rules of procedure for civil, family, taxation, humanitarian, or criminal matters introduced in the course.
• Apply ethical norms (course level): Recognize and explain ethical duties relevant to the course context (e.g., client confidentiality, honesty in argument).
• Team task completion: Collaborate with peers on a course assignment and contribute to a shared legal solution.

A Shariah and Law program equips graduates with a blend of Islamic jurisprudence and contemporary legal skills, preparing them for roles across public, private, and civil sectors. Key career pathways include:

• Advocacy and litigation: representing clients in civil, criminal, and family matters with attention to Shariah principles.
• Judiciary and legal service: serving as judges, magistrates, or legal officers applying statutory and Islamic law.
• Law enforcement and prosecution: supporting investigations and legal procedure, including Shariah‑compliant evidentiary standards.
• Corporate legal departments and compliance: managing legal risk, drafting commercial agreements, and ensuring compliance with secular and Shariah standards.
• Islamic and conventional banking: roles in Shariah‑compliant finance, product structuring, regulatory compliance, and Shariah advisory.
• Dispute resolution and arbitration: providing Shariah‑based mediation and alternative dispute resolution for commercial and family disputes.
• Legislative drafting and public policy: contributing to law reform, policy analysis, and harmonization of statutory law with Islamic legal principles.
• Legal consultancy: advising corporations, NGOs, and government bodies on contracts, corporate governance, and regulatory compliance in Muslim contexts.
• Academia and research: teaching, curriculum development, and scholarly work in fiqh and comparative law.
• International organizations and human rights: addressing Islamic family law, minority rights, humanitarian law, and cross‑border legal cooperation.

Representative job titles

• Advocate and solicitor
• Legal counsel (local, international, or multinational)
• Legal executive or judicial/legal officer
• Shariah officer or Shariah advisor in banking and financial institutions
• Legal advisor in government departments and regulatory bodies
• Policy analyst or legislative drafter
• Consultant in legal and compliance matters
• Academic, lecturer, or researcher

These pathways demonstrate the program’s capacity to produce professionals who can bridge traditional Islamic legal thought with modern legal systems and operate effectively at national and international levels.

Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University is an equal opportunity higher seat of learning/education. There is no discrimination based on gender, religion, race, color, creed, or domicile. Anyone who is academically qualified for admission and meets the eligibility criteria for the department’s courses of study is encouraged to apply. (These conditions may vary from time to time as per notifications issued by the Higher Education Commission and the Pakistan Bar Council.

1. Required Documents for LL. B Shariah & Law:

Candidates are advised to upload attested copies of the following documents on the Online Admission Portal before the closing date.

• Passport-size picture.
• Certificate of SSC/O-levels.
• Certificate/ Result Card/ Equivalence of HSSC.
• Receipt of paid fee challan.
• Certificate of Law Admission Test.
• Copy of CNIC/ Form-B.

2. Eligibility Criteria:

• Certificate of twelve years of education/F.Sc/F.A/A-levels or equivalent with at least 45% marks.
• Law Admission Test (LAT) with 50% Marks.

3. Online Registration for Admission

All applications for admission would be submitted ONLINE. To apply, please visit the website www.stmu.edu.pk and go through the procedure of registration and submission of an online application. Please note that all students will need an email address and CNIC number to register and apply to the Online Admission System.

            Note:

Candidates are requested to ensure they meet application eligibility requirements before applying. The Department reserves the right to admission; to revoke admission and registration if an application is discovered to be inaccurate or incomplete, or if supporting documents are discovered to be fraudulent.

4. Documents to be Uploaded when Applying Online:
5. Photograph (Your photograph is a vital part of your application. Please follow these instructions carefully)

1.1 Passport-size colored photograph with a white background

1.2 File size and format: 1 MB and JPEG format.

1.3 The photo should show a clear front view; the full face of the person.

2. CNIC (front & back copy)
3. Certificate of F.Sc/F.A/A-levels.
4. Certificate of SSC/O-levels.
5. Result of Law Admission Test (LAT).
6. Upload proof of the Application Fee payment: – Rs. 1000/-
7. Complete all the steps and print the application fee voucher. Take the printed voucher to any branch of Habib Bank Ltd (HBL) and pay the fee.
8. Wait patiently for the application fee voucher to be verified by the admission office. Once the fee voucher is verified, an email shall be sent to your registered email for information.

Note: The application fee is non-refundable.

5. Interview:
6. An interview is mandatory for the admission process.
7. At the time of the interview, all candidates will bring original documents and submit two sets of attested copies to the department in a file.

iii. The following documents are required: (4) Passport-size colored photograph with a white background, CNIC/Form B, Certificate of SSC/O-levels, Certificate of F.Sc/F.A/A-levels, both certificates are attested by the IBCC Board, and Result of Law Admission Test (LAT).

6. Semester fee submission for seat securing:

After shortlisting, the student should submit his/her semester fee on the mentioned date on a challan. If the candidate fails to submit the semester fee on the due date, then the opportunity will be given to the next candidate based on merit