THE SUPREME Court will release the results of this year’s bar examinations by early December before Christmas day, the bar chairperson said on Sunday.
At a press briefing, Associate Justice Ramon Paul L. Hernando said the earlier release date would allow passers to find employment quicker.
“For the longest time, Bar examinees have had to endure several months of perceived agony of waiting before the results of the professional licensure exams for future lawyers are released,” he said.
This year’s test for aspiring lawyers runs on Sept. 17, 20 and 24, earlier than the usual November schedule. Mr. Hernando said a total of 10,791 examinees will take the bar exams at 14 local testing centers nationwide.
The magistrate added that setting the oath-taking of the Bar passers earlier would allow the country to have more full-fledged lawyers this year.
Earlier, the High Court announced that it would condense topics such as commercial law and taxation law since they are similar fields of practice.
“We need to modernize the manner in which we admit those who wish to join our profession if we are to keep up with the best practices that other legal jurisdictions observe and implement in their respective areas,” Mr. Hernando had said. — John Victor D. Ordoñez
