The 2023 Bar Examination is set to take place in September 17, 20, and 24 next year.
The examination will remain computerized and localized with reduced number of days from four last month, while 2 days in 2020-2021.
"The rationale in both practical and societal: an earlier conduct of examinations means as earlier release of examination results; successful Bar examinees can commence their practice of law as early as December 2023," the Office of the Bar Chair said in a press release.
Added that, "New lawyers may begin contributing to their families and to society as new members of the Bar in the same year they graduated from law school," it added.
Subjects to be taken has also been strip down from 8 to 6 with Political and Public International Law and Commercial and Taxation laws on the first day of examination; Civil Law and Labor Law on the second day, and Criminal Law and Remedial Law, Legal and Judicial Ethics with practical exercises on the third day.
Examinations will be composed of a maximum of 20 "straightforward, entry-level questions, in essay-type form. "Answers will be graded from 0 to 100 percent, or 5 percent for each question, the Supreme Court said.
The exams will have 4 examiners per subject "to achieve ab efficient, thorough review of answers despite the increasing number of Bar candidates every year," it added.
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