The Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) is a four-year graduate program designed to help students become lawyers. The first two years of the Bachelor of Laws program are spent in rigorous classroom discussions, oral recitations, case study analysis, and debates. During junior and senior years law students will undergo an extensive apprenticeship in a duly recognized law firm, a research court apprenticeship and an on the job training in a government agency or a public legal assistance agency.

Recommended Undergraduate Program

Students who wish to pursue a Bachelor of Laws should have a pre-law undergraduate degree like Political Science, Philosophy, English, Economics, or History. However, students who do not hold an undergraduate program in those fields but still wish to pursue the program may still apply for the program.

Subjects and Curriculum

• Civil

• Political

• Labor

• Criminal

• Commercial

• International 

• Tax and Remedial laws

Admission Requirements

Qualifications

• The student must have an undergraduate degree relevant to the program

• An applicant with a degree not in line with the Bachelor of Laws may still be admitted to the program as long as they take the pre-requisite courses.

• The student must pass the Philippine Law School Admission Test (PhiLSAT)

• The student must pass the Graduate Admissions Test of the university

Basic Requirements

• Undergraduate Transcript of records (Original and Photocopy)

• Recommendation letters from former professors, deans, or colleagues

• Letter of intent

• Most recent medical and dental health record

• Copy of Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) Certified birth certificate

• Copy of undergraduate diploma

• (1) Latest 2”x2”ID Picture

Areas of Specializations

• Constitutional Law

• Criminal Law

• Business Law

• Labor Law

• Civil Law

• Tax Law

• Family Law

• Environmental Law

Program Outcome

Graduates of Bachelor of Laws are expected to be able to:

• Have in-depth knowledge of legal matters, policy, theories, and case studies

• Practice expertise in law

• Construct and defend an argument in a persuasive manner

• Show professional communication skills both oral and written

• Draft legal documents appropriately

Board Exam

To be a lawyer in the Philippines, a graduate of Bachelor of Laws needs to pass the Philippine Bar Examination conducted by the Supreme Court of the Philippine under the Supreme Court Bar Examination Committee.

Career Opportunities

Graduates of Bachelor of Laws may pursue a career path in the legal sector as a staff attorney, corporation counsel, corporate lawyer, tax lawyer, criminal defense attorney, notary public, civil rights attorney, or a private practice attorney.