Requirements for the Bar Examinations
IMPORTANT: Please USE THE APPROPRIATE PETITION FORMS (whether for new applicants or bar repeaters), printed on 8x13 SIZED BOND PAPER. INCORRECT PETITIONS SUBMITTED WILL NOT BE PROCESSED. Applicants for the Bar Examinations must file a verified petition in the form prescribed by the Supreme Court (available at the Office of the Bar Confidant (OBC) for free) from June 1 to July 15, accompanied by the following documents: A – FIRST TIMERS 1. Birth Certificate (issued by the NSO or Local Civil Registrar) – - original or certified true copy - legible - In case of any discrepancy of entries between the Birth Certificate and Transcript of School Records, the applicant is required to submit a corrected birth certificate or corrected school records as the case may be. - In the absence of birth certificate – apply for Late Registration. 2. Marriage Certificate (original or certified true copy)- for Married females only 3. Three (3) testimonials of good moral character each executed by a member of the Philippine Bar (form may be furnished by the OBC for free). 4. Official Pre-Law Transcript (original or certified true copy) - In case the Rizal Course is integrated with another subject(s) appearing in the transcript, a certification from the school to that effect is required. 5. Official Law Transcript (original or certified true copy) 6. Certificate of no derogatory record from the Law School where applicant graduated. 7. Certification from CHED confirming graduation from the College of Law (C-2) (Not applicable to graduates of UP or State Universities /Colleges governed by its own charter) 8. Three (3) copies of latest un-retouched photos w/ name IMPRINTED thereon – (1 ½x1½) 9. Self-addressed and stamped envelope B. REPEATERS (TWO-THREE TIMERS) 1. Three (3) testimonials of good moral character each executed by a member of the Philippine Bar (form may be furnished by the OBC for free). 2. Certificate of no derogatory record from the Law School where applicant graduated. 3. Three (3) copies of latest un-retouched photos w/ name IMPRINTED thereon – (1 ½ x 1 ½ ) 4. Self-addressed and stamped envelope