Just wanted to put this out there given recent discussions about overhauling the Philippine law education system.

I'm a practicing corporate lawyer, and honestly, I wonder what the point was of memorizing so much shit in law school.

Most of what I do now was learned on the job. Due diligence, drafting contracts, general corporate services, advising clients, dealing with regulatory requirements. A lot of corporate practice revolves the principle of autonomy of contracts (hence, what you draft generally overrides what the law says).

And we barely studied the special laws and administrative issuances that actually come up in practice. DTI, BIR, LRA rules and regulations, circulars, memoranda, etc. You end up researching these on the spot anyway. Tbh how is memorizing the rules on builder in good faith/bad faith in Property more useful to me than knowing how to navigate actual regulatory requirements?

Gets ko naman that law school teaches you the fundamentals and how to think like a lawyer. Litigation is also slightly different when you need to think on your feet. But in practice, you have codals, legal databases, jurisprudence, and previous work product. You learn by doing, researching, and asking seniors who have actual experience.

Alam ko some foreign jurisdictions put more emphasis on practical legal training. I wish we had more of that here.

The point is that our current law school and Bar exam system seems designed more to measure academic performance (which is then used to determine employability), and filter who gets to become a lawyer than to actually train good lawyers.

So, I have a professor who was a Bar topnotcher. He told our class that he was wondering why we seem to be performing better than law students during his time, when classes were purely face-to-face. He thinks it might be because we have online classes and can somehow access our notes during recitations, which is partly true.

This week, we had our final recitation covering Criminal Law, from Article 1 to Article 90. Even I was surprised by how well my classmates handled the recitation.

We were able to cite doctrines, ung iba jurisprudence and the other, provided the verbatim of the provision.

While this is coming from an idealistic perspective, I would say that check your ranks first. Madami sa mga dating tibak na UP grads at naging abogado ang nag practice ng corporation or yung mas malawak na commercial law bilang in house or part ng law firm. Kinalimutan na ba nila ang pagiging makabayan nila? Tingin ko hindi. Dahil sasampalin ka ng katotohanan na may mga kapamilyang umaasa pa sayo at bayaring kailangan bayaran. Madami dyan on the side nag pro-pro bono pa rin. Sakin lang huwag agad husgahan base sa kung san nag t-trabaho pero husgahan ang gawain at pano nabubuhay. Lalo na huwag manghusga kung ikaw mismo ay binunuhay pa ng magulang mo.

Like, wdyfm na there’s a DOMINANT and SERVIENT estate, pare, pvtanginang ‘yan. Anong kink ng ‘sangkalupaan naman ‘yan, bro, pvtang ina. At isinabatas pa talaga pagiging fcking nasty ng framers, bro. Like, “yes, sir, your ownership over your property is dominant over mine po, yessir, 😝😝😝😝😝😝.” Get the fk outta here, pare. “Yes, butasan mo ang (pagmamay)ari ko 🥺” SUSPICIOUS AS FCK, pare. Pvtanginang ‘yan.

WDYFM na AFTER YEARS OF LIVING dito sa bahay namin, malalaman ko na lang bigla na nakatira pala ako sa pvtanginang SERVIENT ESTATE??? PATAYIN MO NA LANG AKO.

Edit: Guys, hindi ako nagrereklamo na mahirap ang easements, haha!

just letting out my frustration kasi parang sobrang sayang ng opportunity na ipa-intindi sa law students ang batas sa law school. gets naman na socratic at di dapat spoon-fed pero i swear to god parang nagseself-study lang ako.

ok sana pag may mali ay itama, pero ang ginagawa ay nagpapahiya lang. tas pag may gusto kang itanong, bawal daw magtanong kasi trabaho ko yon alamin bilang estudyante. wooow.

nanghihinayang lang talaga ako. tbh, hindi lahat ng lawyer ay dapat basta bastang nagtuturo. hindi lahat ay may pake kung lubos ba namin maiintindihan at maaapply ang konsepto ng batas. nagtataka lang talaga ako bat ba nagtuturo yung iba kong law profs. lakas ng amats dapat magretire nalang eh.

imbis na matuto, natatakot lang kami. atsaka itigil nyo yung bullshit na pampa-lakas ng loob ang ganitong style. sobrang di productive.

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Hi everyone! I need your insights.

Im a 2024 bar lawyer.

Im currently under a cos sa govt office. My work includes legal representation, legal consultation, mediation, and other times guest speaker for a bgry seminar. Current rate is ₱2x,xxx, 7 months palang. Im handling one of the busiest municipality and all i could say is work is super demanding because most of it are products from previous employees na hindi ginawa ng tama yung work. In short, taga salo ako ng kapalpakan nila. But im grateful din for this work opportunity.

Now, im thinking of applying for a CDO position but in a different region coz i kind of always liked the idea mag word in court. Hehehe and there’s an opportunity for me there to apply kasi the coc is my friend.

With the current economy, whats my next move? Can anybody share a thought? Would appreciate it!

Question lang po, inaabot po ba ng days bago mag provide ng employment contract ang big law firms? Accepted an offer na po kasi last monday but I haven’t received a contract from them.

Curious lang po on how their hiring timeline typically works. Maraming salamat po.

Is it normal for law schools to ask students to pay 2,000 each as a contribution for Bar takers’ testimonial dinner? Just genuinely curious because this is my first time experiencing this. Our law school is a state university in the province, and we were recently asked to pay 2,000 for the testimonial dinner for the Bar takers.What surprised me is that we already contributed 2,000 earlier to support the Bar takers during the Bar exams. So this would be another 2,000 on top of that. Medyo mabigat na siya for a working student. For those from other law schools, is this something that is normally required or expected in your schools as well?

1L and starting finals na I don’t think I’ve ever had a good recit it’s so frustrating just now napahiya ako sa class ng prof ko and this higher year was laughing sa mga sagot ko napapaquestion ako talaga my classmates are able to answer so well have you ever had this experience? Dahil ba nagsisimula palang ako or d talaga para saken to?

Edit: Thanks for all your kind words! I couldn’t really open up to anyone about these struggles since ako lang nakapagtake ng law among family and friends, it means a lot hearing from you all!

Political Law; Asking for Clarification about this JBC shortlist.

Chavez vs JBC and Umali vs JBC hold that Congress is entitled to only one representative in the JBC and not two. In the Umali case, the SC said the "JBC's membership cannot be increased from seven to eight for it will be a clear violation of the aforesaid constitutional provision. To add another member in the JBC or to increase the representative of Congress to the JBC, the remedy is not judicial but constitutional amendment."

Why does this 26 October 2026 Shortlist show that the JBC has 8 members, and the Congress has two representatives?

Thanks for the help.

My study methods are no longer working for me, I seem so easily distracted nowadays and it’s showing. What study methods got YOU through the grueling hours?

sobrang di ko maintindihan or di ko masundan outline ng prof or di ko gets way of teaching. either way, may tips ba kayo diyan? may parang election law book ba na parang constant consti companion ni ingles? thank you po

I'm looking to buy a new book stand that can hold up thick books (as thick as Bernas Consti). The ones I've seen in shoppee/lazada are too flimsy or small for the books that I have right now.

Drop your book stand recos in the comments, ideally yung mabibili online lang. Thank you in advance

Hiring law graduates who have passed the Bar examination (2023-2026) for remote evening sessions helping repeat takers with MBE + MPT strategy.

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Hello, everyone. As the title says, please suggest a good youtube channel for property and land laws. Thank you. 🥹

Idk baka maarte lang me but it feels kinda weird. Bakit kaya nila need i-post sa social media nila 'yung scores ng mga estudyante nila? Pati rankings? Pati passing rate? Pati ACTUAL NAMES of their students?

Baka sensitive lang ako, pero kung pinost ako, kahit ako pa highest, maiirita ako. :( Sorry na agad if non-issue. Hahahaha.

Hi. I took the 2025 Bar and didn’t make it on my first attempt.

Ever since January 2026, I haven’t properly grieved nor cried about it. I have been suppressing my emotions.

At present, I feel lost and defeated. I know I can’t stay in this for way too long.

Crowd-sourcing for tips on how to navigate this chapter of life — especially to those who have experienced the same.

Any practical tips on how to move forward and heal will be highly appreciated!

Got curious when I saw this on myx top 10 today. It’s so rare to see life of working law students get featured on Music Videos. Sobrang nagresonate yung song with me. Yes, we need a break huhu.

Hello. How do you guys study Constitutional Law 1? No matter how hard I try, I just can’t understand it. It’s so difficult to follow. I usually read the codal provision first, then the textbook (Cruz), but I get stuck when I start reading the cases. I just can’t understand how the doctrine is applied, so I’m also having a hard time reciting the cases because I don’t get them either. Someone, please. send help 🫠

73/100 kaya pa ba pumasa this sem (overthinking malala)?

I've been an associate at a law firm for about 9 months and I'm planning to resign soon. My goal is to move to an in-house role.

Has anyone here landed an in-house position with less than a year of experience? I want to hear how it went or advice on this.

Is this normal? Kung kailan 4th year na, dun talaga ako napapagod and hindi ko alam kung para sa akin ba based on midterm scores.

I know I should go back to my "why", but I'm so damn tired as a working student. Monday to Friday pagod ka na tapos Saturday and Sunday, buong araw ka pa nasa school. Add pa ng responsibilities sa family.

I'm having a hard time focusing na din pati. Hindi ko alam if pagod na ba ko kaya hindi na ko makatagal magbasa ng sobra or talagang bobo lang ako.

Help.