For those who have not yet completed their MCLE units for the the third compliance period and think that they still lack credit units, here is a list of the required subjects and units.
2005 Lawyers Admitted
Substantive Law 6 units
Prescribed Subjects (any) 4 units
Legal Ethics 4 units
Alternative Dispute Resolution 3 units
Legal Writing and Oral Advocacy 3 units
Trial and Pre-Trial Skills 3 units
International Law 1 unit
For 2nd Compliance 24 units
2006 Lawyers Admitted
Alternative Dispute Resolution 5 units
Legal Ethics 2 units
Prescribed Subjects (any) 3 units
Trial and Pre-Trial Skills 4 units
For 2nd Compliance 14 units
2008 Lawyers Admitted
Substantive Law 6 units
Prescribed Subjects (any) 4 units
Legal Ethics 4 units
Alternative Dispute Resolution 3 units
Legal Writing and Oral Advocacy 3 units
Trial and Pre-Trial Skills 3 units
International Law 1 unit
For 3rd Compliance 24 units
2009 Lawyers Admitted
Prescribed Subjects (any) 3 units
Legal Ethics 2 units
Alternative Dispute Resolution 4 units
Trial and Pre-Trial Skills 3 units
For 3rd Compliance 12 units
Old Lawyers and 3rd Compliance
Substantive Law 9 units
Prescribed Subjects (any) 6 units
Legal Ethics 6 units
Alternative Dispute Resolution 5 units
Legal Writing and Oral Advocacy 4 units
Trial and Pre-Trial Skills 4 units
International Law 2 unit
36 units
2005 – 24 units for 2nd compliance
– 36 units for 3rd compliance
2006 – 14 units for 2nd compliance
– 36 units for 3rd compliance
2007 – 36 units for 3rd compliance
2008 – 24 units for 3rd compliance
2009 – 12 units for 3rd compliance
NOTE: The PCU College of Law and Utopia MCLE Lecture Series is still accepting participants.
For the schedule of the lectures click here.
For inquiries call Lolit at 5265109.
Atty. Ignacio Sapalo talks about Trademarks, Intellectual Property Law
PCU Law Dean Rod Celicious on Legal Ethics
Atty. Arturo De Castro on Alternative Dispute Resolution
March 8, 2010
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Good or bad news for examinees?
Quoted hereunder, for your information, is a resolution of the Court En Banc dated February 3, 2009
“Bar Matter No. 1161. – Re: Proposed Reforms in the Bar Examinations. – The Court Resolved, upon the recommendation of the Committee on LEgal Education and Bar Matters, to APPROVE the proposal of Atty. Ma. Cristina B. Layusa, Deputy Clerk of Court and Bar Confidant, regarding the (1) implementation of Paragraph 4 Part B of Bar Matter No. 1161, or the designation of two (2) examiners per Bar subject; and (2) increrase in the honorarium of the examiners from P130.00 to P200.00 per booklet.
Hence, every Bar subject shall be divided into two (2) parts – Part I and Part II. Each examiner shall be assigned a specific scope from which to formulate his/her questions. The time alloted for each Bar subject of four (4) hours shall not change. In answering the questions, the Bar examinees have the discretion in utilizing the time allotted for answering. Thus, they may opt to begin answering a particular part of the examination which he or she feels is relatively easier than the others.
As with the previous Bar examinations, only one set of test questionnaire and one examination booklet for each Bar subject shall be given to each Bar examinee. Each examination booklet shall also be divided into two (2) parts, marked as Part I and Part II, where the answers are to be written corresponding to Part I and Part II of the questionnaire, respectively. A separate card for the grades or rating shall be attached to the front cover of the booklets marked as Part I and Part II. Upon review and correction of the two examiners’ respective part of the examination, the attached card shall be detached immediately thereafter before transmittal tot he other examiner for review and correction of the other part of the examination. This is to ensure that the other examiner would not be influenced by the grade or rating given by the other.
In this connection, there shall be an increase in the honorarium of the Bar examiners from P130.00 to P200.00 per booklet per Bar subject or P100 per booklet per examiner.”
Very truly yours,
MA. LUISA D. VILLARAMA
Clerk of Court
February 26, 2009
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Last February 10, 2009, the Supreme Court approved Bar Matter 2012 or the Rule on Mandatory Legal Aid Service governing the mandatory requirement for practicing lawyers to render free legal aid services in all cases (whether civil, criminal, or administrative) involving indigent and pauper litigants where the assistance of a lawyer is needed. It also mandates other members of the legal profession to support the legal aid program of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines.
All practicing lawyers are required to render a minimum of sixty (60) hours of free legal aid services to indigent litigants in a year. Clerks of Court and the IBP Legal Aid Chairperson of the IBP Chapter are designated to coordinate with a lawyer for cases where he may render free legal aid service.
The following lawyers are excluded in the term “practicing lawyer”:
1. Government employees and incumbent elective officials not allowed by law to practice;
2. Lawyers who by law are not allowed to appear in court;
3. Supervising lawyers of students enrolled in law student practice in duly accredited legal clinics of law schools and lawyers of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and peoples organizations (POs) like the Free Legal Assistance Group who by the nature of their work already render free legal aid to indigent and pauper litigants and
4. Lawyers not covered under subparagraphs (1) to (3) including those who are employed in the private sector but do not appear for and in behalf of parties in courts of law and quasi-judicial agencies.
Indigent and pauper litigants are those whose gross income and that of their immediate family do not exceed an amount double the monthly minimum wage of an employee and those who not own any real property. They are exempt from payment of docket fees and lawful fees as well as transcripts of stenographic notes.
A penalty of Php 4,000 shall be imposed on the lawyer who fails to meet the required minimum number of hours of legal aid service each year required by the IBP without satisfactory explanation. The lawyer shall have a “not in good standing” status and shall not be allowed to appear in court or any quasi-judicial body as counsel for a period of 3 months. A lawyer who fails to comply with the duties in the Rule for at least 3 consecutive years shall be subject to disciplinary proceedings and may be suspended from the practice of law for 1 year.
February 25, 2009
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