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LEGAL PROFESSION
Academic Year 2019-2020
COURSE SYLLABUS
Course Description: The course covers the nature and purpose of the legal profession, the study of law, the practice
of law and the professional standards of the legal profession, disciplinary proceedings and the possible options when
one becomes a lawyer.
Objectives: At the end of the semester, the students are able to:
1. Demonstrate appreciation on the real essence, spirit and purpose of the legal profession in the administration of
justice;
2. Demonstrate the ability to apply the ethics and standards of the legal profession in relation with the four-fold
duties of lawyers to the society, legal profession, courts and the client;
3. Determine whether he/she is suited to the legal profession and what possible options he/she would take when
he/she becomes a lawyer.
Methodology: Case assignments; lecture/discussion; individual and group works; field work/interview with lawyers;
court observation; film showing.
Outline:
3 Students discern whether a Practice of Law 1. Form into six groups, with evenly
certain practice constitutes Definition distributed number of members.
practice of law and the What is not considered practice 2. Submit group work in legal size bond
implications of such of law paper.
Learning Objectives Content/Topics Activities
identification Importance of knowing what 3. Research and digest 10 Supreme Court
practice of law is cases which discuss the practice of law
and the objectives of the legal
profession.
4 Students appreciate the Admission to practice 1. Form into six groups, with evenly
requirements for bar Power to admit applicants to distributed number of members.
admission, identify who the practice of law 2. Submit group work in legal size bond
and who are not allowed to Integration of the bar paper.
practice law, and its Persons entitled to practice 3. Research and cite the pertinent legal
implications law, exceptions provisions/bases:
Public officials prohibited from a. non-lawyers who are allowed to
private practice appear before the court
Importance of knowing who b. proceedings where lawyers are not
may be allowed to practice law allowed to appear
c. public officials who are prohibited
from private practice during their
incumbency
5 Students identify the Law student's Practice 1. Form into six groups, with evenly
instances when a law Conditions distributed number of members.
student may or may not Privileged communication 2. Submit group work in legal size bond
practice law and apply this Standard of conduct and paper.
in a given situation supervision 3. Distinguish law student practice from
pro se representation.
4. Research and digest two cases involving
law student practice.
6 Students apply the Code of Duties and privileges of a lawyer 1. Form into six groups, with evenly
Professional Responsibility The Code of Professional distributed number of members.
in relation to the four-fold Responsibility 2. Submit group work in legal size bond
duties of the lawyer to the Four-fold Duties of a Lawyer paper.
society, the legal Privileges of an Attorney 3. Find/Choose a news incident/event,
profession, the courts and local or international, within the past 2
the client years involving lawyers or the legal
7 Students appreciate the The Integrated Bar of the Philippines profession. For reference, print out the
concept and purpose, Concept and Purpose of article or submit a clipping of the news
membership and Integration item. Discuss the relevance or
organization of the Power and constitutionality of importance (or lack thereof) of the role
Integrated Bar of the Integrating the Bar of lawyer(s) in the incident. If you were
Philippines Membership and Organization in the lawyer’s shoes, what would you
of the IBP have done?
8 Students appreciate the Disciplinary Proceedings 4. What do you think should set the
disciplinary proceedings Carolinian lawyer apart from other
against lawyers who violate lawyers?
the standards of the legal 5. What is your opinion on the state of the
profession legal profession in the country? How
can this be improved or enhanced?
6. As student of the law, how do you
prepare yourself, ethics-wise, for the
legal profession?
7. Research and digest three cases on bar
integration.
8. Research and digest one case where a
lawyer was reprimanded.
9. Research and digest one case where a
lawyer was suspended.
10. Research and digest one case where a
lawyer was disbarred.
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Learning Objectives Content/Topics Activities
10 Students know the Different Choices of a New Lawyer Interview with lawyers
different options of a new and Getting Started Preparation of Reports
lawyer, determine which
options suit his/her
purpose, personality and
characteristics
11 Students build a cohesive, Movie / film watching and review
lucid and integrative
summary of learnings and
insights from the subject
12 Students observe and gain Court observation
insights on the workings of
the judiciary and legal
system
Class Requirements:
Activity Points
Midterm and Final Exams 40%
Interview with Lawyers & Court Observation 30%
Individual or Group work /reaction papers/case studies 30%
Textbook:
Legal Profession by Edgardo M. Villareal II
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