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Advanced degrees are offered by some law schools, but are not requirements for admission to the practice of law in the Philippines. Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) – The LL.B. was the most common law degree offered and conferred by Philippine law schools. It was a standard four-year law program covering all bar exam subjects.
A "3+3 JD program" or "BA to JD program" is a program in which students combine certain requirements of a bachelor's degree (usually a BA) with the requirements of a Juris Doctor degree. Students thus usually receive their bachelor's degree after completing the first year of law school.
Migration of the basic law degree from Bachelor of Laws to thesis and non-thesis Juris Doctor degrees. [8] For purposes of classification, ranking and promotion in non-law degrees or courses, Juris Doctor and Bachelor of Laws degrees were classified as equivalent to professional graduate degrees, regardless if the holder has bar eligibility. [8]
This was before the Legal Education Board uniformed the Bachelor of Laws degree to Juris Doctor degree in 2018. The 2016 Bar Examination marks the first breakthrough in the PUPCOL history. For the first time, all 25 bar candidates, including 9 out of 9 PUPCOL students who took the Bar Examination for the first time secured a passing rate of 100%.
The college has the following programs: [4] Juris Doctor (J.D.) - a standard four-year law degree program covering all subjects in the Philippine Bar Examinations.; Bar Refresher Course (two semesters) - a special review program for law graduates in preparation for the annual Bar Examinations.
This is a list of alumni notable in their own right of the University of the Philippines College of Law (U.P. College of Law), having obtained their LL.B. or Juris Doctor degree [1] from the College, and their organizations while in the College. For a list of notable University of the Philippines graduates, see University of the Philippines people.
The newest institute is Institute of the Law and Justice, which offers a Juris Doctor degree. This is the first law school in Dasmariñas and the second in Cavite province. Currently, the campus has seven academic buildings, a library, a social hall, covered court, and sports oval.
Admission to either profession requires a law degree (either the four-year LL.B. or the two-year Juris Doctor) and a Postgraduate Certificate in Laws (which requires nine months). The apprenticeship to become a barrister is only one year, while a solicitor must apprentice for two years.