Legal Service Exams
Assistant District Attorney (ADA)
Preparation (on campus or online) for the Assistant District Attorney (ADA) test and interview.
About this course
A 3-month course, on campus or online, for the Assistant District Attorney recruitment test. It covers the screening test, civil and constitutional law, service law and drafting for government cases, and the interview.
Classes use past papers and timed mock tests.
What you'll achieve
- Revise the civil, constitutional and service law used in Government cases
- Draft written statements and para-wise comments for departments
- Answer law, General Knowledge and English questions within the time limit
- Prepare for the interview
Requirements
LL.B and enrolment as an advocate; a minimum period of practice and an age limit apply. Requirements differ by province and recruiting body; always check the official advertisement.
- Week1
Orientation and diagnostic test: the ADA test pattern and a study plan
- Week2
Constitution: fundamental rights, writ jurisdiction (Article 199) and service tribunals (Article 212)
- Week3
Code of Civil Procedure I: suits by or against the Government (sections 79–80), pleadings and written statements
- Week4
Code of Civil Procedure II: injunctions, appeals, revisions and execution
- Week5
Specific Relief Act, Limitation Act and Contract Act
- Week6
Service and administrative law: civil servants laws, service tribunals and efficiency and discipline rules; mid-course mock test
- Week7
Land and revenue laws: Land Revenue Act and Land Acquisition Act
- Week8
Criminal law essentials: PPC, CrPC and Qanun-e-Shahadat
- Week9
Government litigation practice: the role of law officers, para-wise comments, written statements and appeals for departments
- Week10
General Knowledge, Pakistan Studies, Islamic Studies and current affairs
- Week11
English: essay, précis and grammar
- Week12
Final revision: guess papers, a full mock test and a mock interview
| Section | Details |
|---|---|
| Conducted by | Public Service Commission |
| Test | law, General Knowledge and English |
| Final stage | interview |
Format as per the latest Public Service Commission notice we found; always check the current notice before the test.