Saturday, December 15, 2012

The 2013 Bar Examination



BAR BULLETIN NO.  1
Office of the Bar Confidant
Supreme Court of the Philippines
December 7, 2012

1.  Bar Exam Venue:  University of Sto. Tomas, Espana, Manila

2.  Examination Dates:  Four Sundays of October 2013:

October 6:
8 a.m. - 12 noon - Political Law
2 p.m. - 6 p.m.  - Labor Law

October 13:
8 a.m. - 12 noon - Civil Law
2 p.m. - 6 p.m.  – Taxation

October 20:
8 a.m. - 12 noon - Commercial Law
2 p.m. - 6 p.m.  - Criminal Law

October 27:
8 a.m. - 12 noon - Remedial Law
2 p.m.  - 6 p.m  - Legal Ethics

3.  Coverage:  Questions shall strictly fall within the defined Syllabus for every subject.  The Syllabi shall be released through a Bar Bulletin or before December 31, 2012.

The cut-off for  Supreme  Court  decisions  covered  by  the  2013  Bar Examinations shall be January 31, 2013. 2

4.  Exam Structure and Format of Questions

a.  The  Examination  shall  consist  of  20%  Multiple  Choice Questions (MCQ) and 80% Essay-type questions.

b.  Whether MCQ or essay, the questions shall be based on a given set of facts,  presented as  briefly  but as  clearly  and completely as  possible,  taking  into  account  that  every  examinee  needs reading,  understanding,  consideration  of the applicable law, and answering time for every question.

The  whole  examination should  be  answerable  by  the  average bar examinee within  3 .5  hours (210 minutes) to  allow  him  or her 30 minutes of review time.

c.  The basic elements of problem solving that the Examiners shall particularly  look  for  are:  the examinee's  (1)  proper understanding and appreciation of the facts, particularly of the components  or  details  that  can  be  material  in  resolving  the given  problem;  (2)  his  or  her  appreciation  of the  applicable /awls  that may  come  into  play;  (3)  recognition  of the  issues posed;  and the (4) resolution of the issues through the analysis and application of the law to the given facts.  The examinee's presentation and articulation of his  or her answer shall  also  be given weight.

d.  The 20% MCQ portion of the examination shall be divided into 4 or 5 main fact situations from which the MCQ questions shall be asked.

The  80% essay portion of the  exam shall be divided into eight (8)  divisions  of ten  (10)  points each, with  a maximum  of two facts per division from which question shall be drawn.

The  corresponding  weight  of  each  question  shall  properly be  indicated  in  the  questionnaire,  together  with  estimated answering time,  to  allow the  examinee proper allotment of his or her exam time.

5.  Communications

a.  All  administrative  matters  relating  to  the  Bar  Examinations shall  be handled by and shall  be  coursed through the  Supreme Court's  Office  of  the  Bar  Confidant's  (OBC).  All communications should be  addressed to the Office of the Bar Confidant c/o Atty. Tina Layusa, SC Bar Confidant.

b. The OBC can be reached at landline number 5257929; 5268122; 5268119; cellular phone number 09088864293; and by e-mail at  baroffice@sc.judiciary.goy.ph. It holds office  at the Supreme Court, Padre Faura, Manila,  and is  open  at  regular  office  hours  on regular  working  days.  All inquiries regarding the Bar Examinations should be  directed at the OBC. Interested parties are urged to first communicate with the OBC  by phone or by email to determine if the need exists for them to personally go to the OBC.

c.  The  Bar  Confidant  shall  act  as  Spokesperson  for  the  Bar Examinations  and  shall  handle  all  announcements  and relations  with  the  media,  with  the  law  schools,  and  with examinees.  Public announcements  shall  be  through  Bar Bulletins  issued  by  the  OBC  at  the  SC  website:
sc.j udiciary .gov. ph.

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