About De Novo
Law exam preparation, rebuilt from first principles
De novo means “afresh”. We started from the examinations themselves — what they test, how they are marked — and built a study website around them.
Why we built De Novo
Law graduates in Bangladesh prepare for some of the most demanding examinations in the country: the Bangladesh Judicial Service examination and the Bar Council's advocate enrolment examination. Good preparation material is scattered across notebooks, photocopies and social-media groups, and it is hard to know what you have actually mastered.
De Novo brings the public side of preparation into one place: programme guides for each examination, course outlines for the core laws, study notes, a bare-acts guide that points to the official texts, a bilingual legal dictionary and model answers that show how to structure a written answer.
Who it is for
- BJS candidates preparing for the preliminary, written and viva stages
- Law graduates and pupils preparing for Bar Council enrolment
- LL.B students who want to understand the core subjects properly the first time
Original, not copied
Every note, explanation and model answer is written by our editorial team. We study what the examinations require, then write our own material.
Anchored to official sources
We link to the official text of every statute we cover and to the official examination bodies. When rules change, the official source wins.
Honest about what we know
Each page shows whether its content has been legally reviewed. We do not publish invented pass rates, testimonials or partnerships.
Built to be useful
Pages are short, structured and cross-linked, so you can move from a programme guide to the subject, the statute and a model answer without losing your place.
The team
De Novo's founding team and mentor roster will be listed here once each profile and credential has been verified. We would rather show no names than unverified ones.
Start with the programme that fits you.
Read the programme guides, browse the course outlines and study notes, and follow the official circulars for dates and rules.