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The Lipa City campus opened in 2011 with Juris Doctor as one of its program offerings. The opening of a law school in UBLC gave wider access to legal education in the province of Batangas. In 2015, the Legal Education Board granted recognition to the UBLC JD program allowing the College to confer the degree Juris Doctor to students who successfully complete the requirements of the program. Similarly in 2012, the Batangas Campus shifted from Doctor of Jurisprudence to the Juris Doctor Program adopting the same program as the Lipa Campus. A defining moment for UB Law was the results of the 2013 bar examinations where 2013 class valedictorian Rudy V. Ortea ranked third with an average of 84.42%. Atty. Ortea’s achievement was replicated in 2016 with Nia Rachelle Mendoza-Gonzales making it to 9th place. Even more impressive was Atty. Gonzales’ perfect score of 100% in Remedial Law, a subject most dreaded by bar examinees.
ABOUT THE COLLEGE
The College of Law provides students with a creative learning environment that rigidly prepares them for the bar examinations and competitive future law practice. Instruction is thorough and tough. From their first day of school, students are taught to think, speak and write like lawyers. They are trained under the “Socratic” method of instruction – an approach where the professor continually probe questions on the students to explore their knowledge of the basic legal tenets and applicable jurisprudence. Regular class recitations are supplemented with lectures on the fine and conflicting points of the law. This method has proved to be effective in developing the critical-analytical thinking ability and communication skills of students necessary for good advocacy. For the students, the experience is unparalleled.
Outside the classroom, co-curricular activities become part of the students’ academic and social life. The Clinical Legal Education Program expose students to practical legal work situations that provide them with an expanded understanding of the law, legal theories and rules of procedure. Regular publica-tion of the. Law Journal, debate and moot court competitions allow them to pursue their interest and harness their skills in writing, research and oral advo-cacy. These activities develop the competitive spirit among students, yet create a collegial atmosphere with friendship borne from learning and working with each other.
Juris Doctor Program
The Juris Doctor program provides students with an enriched curriculum covering core bar subjects, elective courses and preparation of thesis requiring them to explore different aspects of the law and legal system.
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