The Bar Transfer Test is the test for lawyers from overseas jurisdictions transferring to the Bar of England and Wales. The purpose of the Bar Transfer Test (BTT) is to enable candidates who are qualified lawyers to have the opportunity to transfer to the Bar of England and Wales, without having to undergo the full course of education and training as required in the Academic Stage (Qualifying Law Degree or conversion course) and the Vocational Stage (Bar Course).
If you are a qualified lawyer from Pakistan and you wish to practise as a barrister in England and Wales, you need to transfer to the Bar. Depending on your qualifications and experience, you may be exempt from some or all of the requirements for training for the Bar. Some of these exemptions may be granted subject to passing the Bar Transfer Test (BTT). In order to be granted an exemption, you must submit an application to The Bar Standards Board which includes information on the qualifications and experience you have.
Islamabad School of Law offers tuition support for the assessments of the Bar Transfer Test which include the following:
Advocacy assessments consisting of Civil Applications, Examination in Chief and Cross-Examination
BSB Centralised Assessment for Civil Applications
BSB Centralised Assessment for Criminal Applications
Professional Ethics Assessment
Legal Research
Conference Skills
Drafting
Opinion Writing
Prior to studying the BTT, you must first apply for an exemption letter through the Bar Standards Board. Once an exemption letter has been received, candidates have five years in which to complete the BTT. Islamabad School of Law offer support with the aforementioned application.