Thursday, March 27, 2008

Bar Exams

Some 5,799 bar examinees (2007) and their parents are nervously awaiting the official release of the 2007 Bar Exams results this weekend.

To be a Filipino lawyer, a bar examinee must receive a general average of 75% in all subjects without falling below 50% in any subject.

The weights of the Bar Exam subjects are:

Political and International Law, 15%; Labor and Social Legislation, 10%; Civil Law, 15%; Taxation, 10%; Mercantile Law, 15%; Criminal Law, 10%; Remedial Law, 20%; and Legal Ethics and Practical Exercises, 5%, for a total of 100%.

According to the Supreme Court, the passing average from 2000 to 2006 was 26.22 percent, with 2002 as the toughest (19.68%):

Year

Total Number of Examinees

Total Number of Those Who Passed

Percentage

2006

6,187

1,893

30.60%

2005

5,607

1,526

27.22%

2004

5,249

1,659

31.61%

2003

5,349

1,108

20.71%

2002

4,659

917

19.68%

2001

3,849

1,266

32.89%

2000

4,698

979

20.84%