2022 Bar exams application starts
THE Supreme Court (SC) through the Office of the Bar Chairman (OBC) on Tuesday announced the start of application for the 2022 Bar examinations scheduled this November.
In Bar Bulletin No. 3, S. 2022 signed by Associate Justices Alfredo Benjamin Caguioa, chairperson of the 2022 Bar exams, applications must be coursed through the Bar Personalized Login Unified System (Bar PLUS) platform with the required documents.
The documents that should be submitted along with the application form are the following, among others:
(1) A legible original copy of the Birth Certificate issued by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). If the PSA copy is not legible, the applicant must submit, in addition to the PSA-issued Birth Certificate, a legible original copy of the Birth Certificate issued by the Local Civil Registrar (LCR).
(2) For married female applicants, the original Marriage Contract issued by the PSA must also be submitted. If married within the last six (6) months, the original Marriage Contract issued by the LCR must be submitted.
(3) Certificate of completion of all the requirements of the law degree, to be issued by the Law School or University where the applicant graduated. Prior to taking the Lawyer’s Oath and after passing the Bar Examinations, the applicant must also submit the official Law Degree Transcript of Records (TOR).
(4) Certificate of No Derogatory Record (CNDR) duly signed by the Law Dean. For foreign graduates, the CNDR must be issued by the Law Dean of the Law School where they took their fourth year subjects.
(5) Government or latest Law School-issued ID bearing the photo and signature of the applicant.
(6) Unretouched photo (1 1/2 x 1 1/2) of the applicant, with white background, taken not more than six (6) months prior to the submission of the Application form, with the handwritten name and signature of the applicant appearing at the bottom of the photo.
The name must follow this format: Surname, Given Name, Middle Initial, Suffix.
(7) Testimonial of Good Moral Character executed by two different members of the Philippine Bar who are not related to the applicant by consanguinity or affinity within the fourth (4th) civil degree, to be submitted by the applicant before taking the Lawyer’s Oath, should the applicant pass the Bar Examinations.
