Philippine Law Graduates and the Bar Exams
Every law graduate in the Philippines aspires to become a lawyer.
However, unlike our counterparts in other parts of the world, our legal education is quite different.
Legal education is a continuing education.
On an average, it takes a Filipino law student to finish 8 years to complete it and have a degree in law.
One has to have a pre-law degree before he or she can enroll in a law school of his or her choice.
Popular courses include Political Science, Accountancy, Commerce Courses, Psychology, Legal Management, Criminology and a lot more.
Then, he or she enrolls in a university where law is being offered.
There will be rigorous exams, interviews and strict academic credentials that one has to meet.
If one has a failure during their pre-law days then he or she is not allowed to enroll in law school.
During Law school students are reminded to always read, read, and read until it hurts.
Everything is studied, and the law subjects are subdivided as follows: Civil Law, Criminal Law, Labor Law, Mercantile Law, Taxation Law, Political Law, Remedial Law and Legal Ethics.
A Philippine Law student undergoes four grueling years of studying, oral recitation where the professors will test your endurance and memory retention, and researching cases and latest jurisprudence.
Law students are also required to attend hearings and conduct mock trials as a preparation for lawyership.
The Bar Exams separates the law graduates from the lawyers.
One has to pass the Bar exam, take his or her oath, and sign the roll of attorneys before one becomes a full pledged lawyer.
After graduating from law school, a law graduate proceeds to review for another 5 months or so in preparation for the Bar exams.
Many law graduates in different parts of the country search for good review centers to help them prepare for the hardest national examination given in the Philippines.
A serious bar exam reviewee allots 12 hours a day in reading his or her notes and law books in the entire duration of the review.
The Bar examinations are given every September of every year.
It is conducted in four Sundays, two subjects for each Sunday.
The venue for the exams is usually conducted in the De La Salle University.
Cheating is strictly prohibited.
Once you are caught, you will be barred from taking the Bar Exams forever.
Being late is also not tolerated during the exam proper.
You are also accompanied by the proctors every time you go to the comfort room.
In short, the examination is very rigorous and closely monitored by the Supreme Court of the Philippines.
The real agony, however, starts while waiting for the results.
Usually, it takes another six months before the results are announced by the Supreme Court.
Until then, the future of the bar candidates hangs in balance between passing and failing.
If one does not pass the bar examination the first time, he or she is given four more tries to take it.
When he or she fails it for the third time, he or she must enroll in a refresher course as a condition for him or her to retake the Bar exam for the fourth and the fifth time.
Indeed, the Philippine Law Graduates faces a very tough challenge.
Overcoming it is another story.
It is considered as a great achievement considering the fact that many are called, but few are chosen in the noble profession of lawyering.
However, unlike our counterparts in other parts of the world, our legal education is quite different.
Legal education is a continuing education.
On an average, it takes a Filipino law student to finish 8 years to complete it and have a degree in law.
One has to have a pre-law degree before he or she can enroll in a law school of his or her choice.
Popular courses include Political Science, Accountancy, Commerce Courses, Psychology, Legal Management, Criminology and a lot more.
Then, he or she enrolls in a university where law is being offered.
There will be rigorous exams, interviews and strict academic credentials that one has to meet.
If one has a failure during their pre-law days then he or she is not allowed to enroll in law school.
During Law school students are reminded to always read, read, and read until it hurts.
Everything is studied, and the law subjects are subdivided as follows: Civil Law, Criminal Law, Labor Law, Mercantile Law, Taxation Law, Political Law, Remedial Law and Legal Ethics.
A Philippine Law student undergoes four grueling years of studying, oral recitation where the professors will test your endurance and memory retention, and researching cases and latest jurisprudence.
Law students are also required to attend hearings and conduct mock trials as a preparation for lawyership.
The Bar Exams separates the law graduates from the lawyers.
One has to pass the Bar exam, take his or her oath, and sign the roll of attorneys before one becomes a full pledged lawyer.
After graduating from law school, a law graduate proceeds to review for another 5 months or so in preparation for the Bar exams.
Many law graduates in different parts of the country search for good review centers to help them prepare for the hardest national examination given in the Philippines.
A serious bar exam reviewee allots 12 hours a day in reading his or her notes and law books in the entire duration of the review.
The Bar examinations are given every September of every year.
It is conducted in four Sundays, two subjects for each Sunday.
The venue for the exams is usually conducted in the De La Salle University.
Cheating is strictly prohibited.
Once you are caught, you will be barred from taking the Bar Exams forever.
Being late is also not tolerated during the exam proper.
You are also accompanied by the proctors every time you go to the comfort room.
In short, the examination is very rigorous and closely monitored by the Supreme Court of the Philippines.
The real agony, however, starts while waiting for the results.
Usually, it takes another six months before the results are announced by the Supreme Court.
Until then, the future of the bar candidates hangs in balance between passing and failing.
If one does not pass the bar examination the first time, he or she is given four more tries to take it.
When he or she fails it for the third time, he or she must enroll in a refresher course as a condition for him or her to retake the Bar exam for the fourth and the fifth time.
Indeed, the Philippine Law Graduates faces a very tough challenge.
Overcoming it is another story.
It is considered as a great achievement considering the fact that many are called, but few are chosen in the noble profession of lawyering.
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