Approximately 100 students from the UC School of Law took their oath as Law Student Practitioners for Levels I and II Certification under the Clinical Legal Education Program (CLEP) (Rule 138-A of the Revised Rules of Court) last December 12, 2022. The Executive Judge of the Regional Trial Court of Cebu City, Hon. Marlon Jay G. Moneva, delivered an inspiring message and administered the oath.

Also present during the oath taking were UC Law Dean Al-Shwaid Ismael and UC Clinical Legal Education Program Supervising Lawyer and Legal Aid Director Atty. Christopher John Menguito.

The Supreme Court institutionalized the CLEP under Rule 138-A in order to enhance, improve, and streamline law student practice, and regulate their limited practice of law. The CLEP also ensures access to justice of the marginalized sectors, enhances learning opportunities of law students by instilling in them the value of legal professional social responsibility, and to prepare them for the practice of law. 

Further, beginning September 2023 Bar Examinations, submission of a certificate of compliance with the CLEP under the Revised Rule 138-A is required before an applicant may be eligible to take the Bar exams.

At UC Law, we are committed to producing practice-ready graduates by providing holistic training to our students and preparing them not just for the Bar exams, but more importantly, for the challenges of law practice.