Law Schools in Davao Region

Below is the list of colleges and universities offering Bachelor of Laws in the Davao Region:

1. Ateneo de Davao University. Jacinto Street, Davao City
2. Cor Jesu College. Digos City
3. St. Thomas More School of Law and Business. Tagum City
4. University of Mindanao. Bolton Street, Davao City

What to do on Christmas vacation?

So, you're in law school and have been reading and reading until you cannot read anymore. What would you do on Christmas vacation?

You're suddenly free. Not totally free as you might have been given tons of assignments by your professors. But it's Christmas and it's the season to be jolly! Even if you still need to study your lessons during the break, please cut yourself some slack time and be merry opening gifts, attending parties, and joining reunions. You need to socialize, too, and I mean socialize outside your classmates and law school buddies.

If you haven't been able to join your pre-law school friends, now is the time to reconnect. And if you haven't been able to sleep on time for the last one (or more) semester, now is the good time to catch up on sleep. Catch up on life, generally!

Enjoy your Christmas vacation! But devote some time to read, too. It's easier to get back on track once classes start on January if you've been reading at least a few hours daily on your vacation. Enjoy!

Waiting...

Barristers who took the November 2011 Bar Examinations are now bracing themselves for the release of the exam results. An excerpt of a news article posted at ABS-CBN.com last January is quoted hereunder:

He (Midas Marquez) said the Bar exam results may also be released earlier as the test result for the first 3 Sundays will be via computerized checking.

"There is a big probability the results will be released earlier because results of the first 3 Sundays will be finished in 2 hours. We will only be left with the checking of the essay type," he added.

If the results of the multiple choice answers can be finished in 2 hours then I guess that we will just have to wait for the results of the Trial Memo and Legal Opinion. During my time, waiting was an agony. I hope the bar exam result will be released early next year. January, maybe?

5 Things a Paralegal Does

A guest post from Shelby Crockett

A paralegal is someone whose work revolves around assisting lawyers in delivering legal services to their clients.  They can work in just about every area of the law and have duties that can range from administrative to heavily legal.  To give you a better idea, we have gathered five of the tasks a paralegal commonly does.

1. Client contact – A paralegal often serves as the primary contact point between lawyer and clients.  This can include relaying information back and forth, answering questions, and even helping acquire new clients.
2. Conduct interviews – An initial legal interview is often done by paralegals.  This can include meeting with clients to get the details of the case and getting specific information.  Interviews can happen in person, over the phone, or even over the web.
3. Investigations – Ever see those massive boxes of evidence that are brought to trials?  Chances are the paralegal has done much of the research involved in it.  This can include getting evidence from both sides, looking up precedents, and even looking up similar cases and laws regarding the case.
4. Draft documents – Because the legal arena can have loads of communication, letters are still one of the most common, and paralegals are an important part.  They are often asked to draft legal documents regarding a specific client, case, or situation.  They can even be asked to prepare legal documents such as contracts, wills, and deeds.
5. Go to court – If the case a paralegal is working on goes to court, chances are the paralegal goes to court as well.  This is often because paralegals know about all the documents filed in court, where they are, and what they contain.

Shelby Crockett has been a Paralegal for 9 years 

and owns the site Paralegal Degree. 

Her site helps students find the right paralegal school.

IBP ID

I got my IBP identification card last Tuesday at the IBP National Office. The ID fee is P200 and you would be able to get your ID in a matter of minutes. You need to know your roll number for easy breezy transaction.

The map to IBP National Office:


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MCQ Reviewers

I am guilty of not sharing these with you earlier. Had I discovered that these files were shared on my google docs last May, I would have posted this before the Bar Examination.

Anyway, I guess I'm not late for the 2012 Bar Exam. Here are the MCQ Reviewers:

1. Civil Law Reviewer I
2. Civil Law Reviewer II
3. Commercial Law Reviewer
4. Constitutional Law Reviewer
5. Criminal Law Reviewer
6. Labor Law Reviewer
7. Legal Ethics Reviewer
8. Remedial Law Reviewer
9. Taxation Law Reviewer

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