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Friday, May 22, 2009
Daye on Dare to Private Practice of Law
Just when I have decided finally to dare private practice of law and judges (Read:Litigation), I discovered a lot of things I have to comply with before I can make my dream appearance in court wearing an all black suit.
First, Lawyers admitted to the Bar in 2008 must comply with 24 Units of Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE). I am already covered by the Third Compliance Period until April, 2010 to finish the 36 units prescribed. But, before I can actually sign pleadings, at the moment I need 24 units. The schedule of next MCLE’s are set late June and July, so it means I cannot have my Compliance Certificate earlier than August plus the pricey cost of enrollment in MCLE nearly gave me a heart attack. I should have asked for credited units’ certificate on all MCLE lectures I attended assisting on the lectures of my former Boss and preparing his lecture materials, that could have given me 15 credited units. I regret the time that I did not attend the free MCLE seminars given by PHILJA during my stay at the Supreme Court.
Second, I applied for Professional Tax Receipt but my application was refused because they want me to submit a Certificate of Membership in the Bar recently issued. Haller! I have already flaunted my IBP ID, Certificate of Membership issued just last year and my IBP Receipt for 2009 would that not be enough? Ironic, the City Treasurer’s Office refused a taxpayer voluntarily paying her tax.
Third, effective July 1, every practicing lawyer will be mandated to render a minimum of 60 hours of free legal aid services to indigent litigants yearly. Just the same a Compliance Certificate must be written in the pleading otherwise you cannot appear in court. Hmmm, that means I must comply until September, a 5 hour appearance in court or 5 pleadings filed for pauper litigants attested by the Clerk of Court. I think this Rule is redundant with the mandate of the PAO. Sigh.
The practice of law is a privilege and with the practice comes great responsibility. I absolutely agree with Justice Nachura when he compared the PRACTICE OF LAW to STEWARDSHIP, that “it is a recognition that everything we have is a gift from the Almighty, and not ours to own and keep and do with as we please. We are merely custodians of these gifts. Accordingly, our intelligence, our talents and our resources are not meant to be used solely for our self-gratification, but to be shared with those lesser-circumstanced.”
For now, before I go blabbing about the nobility of being a lawyer, I must get my requisitos first.
First, Lawyers admitted to the Bar in 2008 must comply with 24 Units of Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE). I am already covered by the Third Compliance Period until April, 2010 to finish the 36 units prescribed. But, before I can actually sign pleadings, at the moment I need 24 units. The schedule of next MCLE’s are set late June and July, so it means I cannot have my Compliance Certificate earlier than August plus the pricey cost of enrollment in MCLE nearly gave me a heart attack. I should have asked for credited units’ certificate on all MCLE lectures I attended assisting on the lectures of my former Boss and preparing his lecture materials, that could have given me 15 credited units. I regret the time that I did not attend the free MCLE seminars given by PHILJA during my stay at the Supreme Court.
Second, I applied for Professional Tax Receipt but my application was refused because they want me to submit a Certificate of Membership in the Bar recently issued. Haller! I have already flaunted my IBP ID, Certificate of Membership issued just last year and my IBP Receipt for 2009 would that not be enough? Ironic, the City Treasurer’s Office refused a taxpayer voluntarily paying her tax.
Third, effective July 1, every practicing lawyer will be mandated to render a minimum of 60 hours of free legal aid services to indigent litigants yearly. Just the same a Compliance Certificate must be written in the pleading otherwise you cannot appear in court. Hmmm, that means I must comply until September, a 5 hour appearance in court or 5 pleadings filed for pauper litigants attested by the Clerk of Court. I think this Rule is redundant with the mandate of the PAO. Sigh.
The practice of law is a privilege and with the practice comes great responsibility. I absolutely agree with Justice Nachura when he compared the PRACTICE OF LAW to STEWARDSHIP, that “it is a recognition that everything we have is a gift from the Almighty, and not ours to own and keep and do with as we please. We are merely custodians of these gifts. Accordingly, our intelligence, our talents and our resources are not meant to be used solely for our self-gratification, but to be shared with those lesser-circumstanced.”
For now, before I go blabbing about the nobility of being a lawyer, I must get my requisitos first.
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2 Comments:
Nice post, Roomie! You are SO ready for private practice. Ako, hindi pa. I want to be passionate about it before I plunge into it. What Boss said was really nice, too. Pag lumipat ako sa SC, sana sa kanya hehe!
:D
Thanks roomie. I need to go through a cleansing phase in the Corporate world before I discovered what I really want. Wish me luck.
You are happy with what you are doing now and that is all that matters. Yeah, I really want you to meet Boss and you will discover all my stories are understated.
I miss you Roomie and our law school days.
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