Comments on: Do you [still] want to become a lawyer?

By: francis osei

francis osei — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:25:25 +0000

i want to be lawyer so can u kindly show me the prcess

By: Just Another Day in a Lawyer’s Work

Just Another Day in a Lawyer’s Work — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:44:03 +0000

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By: h_beas15

h_beas15 — Thu, 07 May 2009 15:21:28 +0000

Wage war not against yourself, your professors nor your comrades, the battle is nowhere to be found in them, the true enemy is the bar exams.

Let me quote the undying words of Sun Tzu “If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not to fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle”

By: orbil17

orbil17 — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 07:12:18 +0000

@ Jimsy

You may want to join the phBar forum, there are a lot of materials and digested cases there, here’s the link, http://www.phbar.org.

It’s also a site started by atty. fred.

By: Jimsy

Jimsy — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:01:15 +0000

Hello guys!

I am 30 yrs old and just entered law school. I graduated w/ honors at the University of San Carlos, I thought I would breeze through law school but my first few months is really cruel and gruelling. You are very correct to say that the Bar is the most difficult exam. I really don’t know if i can make it but I will take it one day at a time. God help me! By the way, do you know sites and blogs who can help me in the digested cases and offer better tips and explanations on every subject?

Would really appreciate it. Thanks and kudos to all law student!

By: pcvf17

pcvf17 — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:08:24 +0000

I’m preparing for the 2008 Bar. And Yes, I know deep within my heart that I wanted to be a member of the Philippine Bar.

It is not the prestige of lawyering that amazed me. It is the deep commitment of rendering Justice unto an issue and the fact that you are a part of the system that renders it.

I shall be celebrating my 32nd bday this friday, and I must say, I still carry the same principles which I still stand to uphold 25 years ago, way back when I was still in Grade 1.

If Lawyering is indeed my destiny, So be it.

By: HondaCity

HondaCity — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 08:48:18 +0000

I am not a lawyer nor a student. But my sentiment with teray. I also had a numereous failures in life. Most worst failure not only affect you but the whole family. When the whole family suffer because of our failure. We blame ourself. Masakik at mahirap. But I learn failure is not the end of life. I read this book Failing Forward by John C Maxwell. We can turn our failure to stepping stones to success. Learn from our mistakes, the ability to bounce back. I like you to have this book. It help me alot. For me, I gain a sense of purpose. Now, I got my life back. So my whole family too.

Congratulations to all Bar passers!!!

By: sweetkate

sweetkate — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 08:54:03 +0000

My sentiments exactly Teray. Just like you I took the 2005 Bar Exam and failed it with the painful score of 74.5. It was excruciatingly painful just thinking that having my name in that Roll of Attorneys was only 0.5% away. I spent days computing and re-computing. I dwelled on what might have beens. Then one day, I just realized that even if I compute and re-compute for the nth time, the blatant truth still stands. I failed. I agree with you when you said that with acceptance comes healing and that you can never please everybody.

Now waiting for the bar exam results, I feel a calmness. I attribute that to being at peace with what God will give me. Of course I do pray that He finally grant me my lifelong wish, but if not — there is always a next time.

Kudos to all of us waiting for the results.

By: Angel10_27

Angel10_27 — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 07:40:10 +0000

I agree,with teray,to never let the “exam” define you. In our life, dumadaan tayo sa mga pagsubok na kung minsan natatalo tayo. To fail is not the end of the world. It is just a start of a new chapter in your life. You can grieve for a week or so, but do not allow it to affect you. Mahirap tanggapin ang pagkatalo lalo na at ang buong mundo ay nakatingin sa iyo. But have a humble heart, accept the failure, for you to heal and move on.Accept not that you are weak but maybe it’s not yet time or there’s a greater purpose.

During this trying times, malalaman mo kung sino ang mga tunay na kaibigan at mga taong nagmamahal sa iyo.Sila ang mga tao na di ka huhusgahan sa pagkabigong ito. Sila ang mga tao na handa ulit ibigay ang kanilang suporta sa susunod mong pagsabak sa laban na ito. These people are rare. Minsan nga yung mga taong inaasahan natin na mag comfort sa atin sa ganitong sitwasyon ay ang mga taong huhusga sa ating kakayanan. But never fret, at least you know that they cannot be considered your support system in trying times like this.

Learn to accept and be ready to face the challenge again. Be humble (pasado man o hindi)

To my friend, who took the 2007 bar exam always remember that i will always be here to support you. iharap mo sa akin ang mga taong aalipusta sa iyo kay ako dyud sila karnehon, himuong meat pie (hehehe!)…

Taking the Bar exam is an achievement, but how you take the result of the exam is the best lesson in life.

Matulog na ako kay naghukdong na sa kakapoy.

Good Luck 2007 bar examinees! May the force be with you!hehehe!

By: teray

teray — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 06:51:56 +0000

i am waiting for the results of the 2007 bar examination. last year was my second try after failing it the first time in 2004..that was the hardest blow in my life..

i just allowed myself to mourn and slapped myself with so many questions on where did i go wrong..i let myself feel every inch of piercing pain that that defeat caused me..yes, i turned bitter, felt very resentful, etc.

at the end of it all, you will have to come face to face with the reality that you failed, hagbong ka period..healing begins with acceptance..the key to heal is to muster the courage of acceptance, and move on…move on to where ingon pa nila?

move on to where your sense of purpose is..if u think becoming a lawyer is the ultimate purpose of your existence, then move on–grab those books and start all over again..SC gives us 5 chances to make it, then why not exhaust it if you honestly feel at the deepest crevices of your soul that lawyeering is what u are destined to do in order to make this world a better place.

forget about the shame, besmirched reputation, ridicule, etc. stop allowing people validating ur existence..you can never please them..there is even no guarantee that when you become a lawyer, they would still admire you..you dont live for them–you live for higher ideals, a higher sense of purpose and not mediocrity..because it is mediocrity when one hastily passes judgment on a person on the basis of an exam alone..”bugo na siya kay nahagbong man”…so unhuman..

after that defeat i had, i have resolved to not allow the exam define my existence and sense of purpose in life..if di gyud, then maybe God wanted me to do something else..perhaps, i have another mission..acceptance again..

now I am really tring to keep an open heart…weeks from now, the results will be released..i leave it everything to HIM..HE is the ULTIMATE JUDGE..

God speed!