ACADEMICS

The College of Law aims to:
1. Prepare students for the practice of law;
2. Increase awareness among members of the legal profession of the needs of the poor, deprived and oppressed sector of society.
3. Train the students for leadership.
4. Contribute towards the promotion and advancement of justice and the improvement of its administration, the improvement of legal institutions in the light of the laws in the Philippines and in other countries.
4.1 Legal education shall aim to accomplish the following objectives:
4.1.1 To impart among law students a broad knowledge of the law and the various fields of the legal institution.
4.1.2 To enhance their legal research abilities to enable them to analyze, articulate, and apply the law effectively, as well as follow them to have a holistic approach to legal issues and problems;
4.1.3 To prepare law students for advocacy, counseling, problem solving and decision-making to deal with the recognition of legal problems of the present and the future;
4.1.4 To develop competence in any fields of law as is necessary for gainful employment sufficient as a foundation for the future;
4.1.5 Training beyond the basic professional degree, and to develop in them the desire and capability for continuing study and self-improvement;
5. inculcate in them the ethics and responsibilities of the legal profession; and
6. produce lawyers who conscientiously pursue the lofty ideals of their
profession and faithfully adhere to the ethical norms.