Editing Advocate (section)

===Pakistan===
There are four levels of Advocates exist in [[Pakistan]], 1. Advocate 2. Advocate High Court 3. Advocate Supreme Court 4. Senior Advocate Supreme Court:

====Advocate====
The first level is that of an Advocate, who is eligible to practice in the district courts or lower courts in their respective province. An Advocate is considered an officer of the court. To become an Advocate, one can qualify by completing a five-year law degree (LL.B (Hons)), or by obtaining a foreign LL.B degree of a shorter duration, recognized by the relevant authorities. Additionally, they must complete six months of [[pupillage]] under a senior Advocate in their chambers. Afterward, they are required to pass a GAT test recognized by the [[Higher Education Commission (Pakistan)|Higher Education Commission of Pakistan]] (HEC) and the [[Pakistan Bar Council]], achieving a minimum passing score of 50%. Subsequently, they must successfully clear the Bar admission test and undergo an examination conducted by the Bar Council of their respective province to determine their suitability for becoming an Advocate and confirm that they have no criminal convictions. Upon passing a multiple-choice question examination and an interview conducted by members of the provincial Bar Council, the Bar Council will issue them a license to practice before the Subordinate Courts up to the High Court.

====Advocate High Court====
After completing two years of practice as an Advocate, with a minimum of ten successfully litigated cases, the Advocate will be required to submit a list of these cases for examination by a committee appointed by the High Court. The committee, chaired by a High Court Judge, will review the cases and, if satisfied, grant their approval for the Advocate's elevation to practice as an Advocate of the High Court. Upon approval, the committee will send the recommendation directly to the Bar Council, and the Advocate will be issued a license to practice as an Advocate of the High Court. As an Advocate of the High Court, they will have the right to practice in any court throughout the country, except for the Supreme Court of Pakistan.

====Advocate Supreme Court====
Advocate Supreme Court is the third level. After successful completion of ten years of practice in the High Courts by the applicant, the panel of members of [[Pakistan Bar Council]] and one judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, review the application. (Before 1985 the requirement was successful completion of five years practice in the [[High Courts of Pakistan]].) Over fifty per cent of applications are accepted, after successful completion of the requirement. An unsuccessful application in one year does not bar the candidate from re-applying in the next judicial year.

The highest level is the Senior Advocate Supreme Court. It is Pakistan's title equivalent to [[Queen's Counsel]] in the [[United Kingdom]]. 
After at least fifteen years of practice, by invitation or by an application to a panel of Supreme Court Judges headed by the [[Chief Justice of Pakistan]], one can become Senior Advocate of Supreme Court of Pakistan. Very few applications are accepted and even fewer invitations are made. [[Attorney General of Pakistan|Attorneys General]] are usually invited by the Supreme Court on the appointment, to the office. So are some notable High Court judges who upon retirement choose to practice before the Supreme Court, where they are still eligible to do so.