Bar Matter No 850
Bar Matter No 850
Bar Matter No 850
850
[August 22, 2000]
EN BANC
(g) The remaining six (6) hours shall be devoted to such
subjects as may be prescribed by the MCLE Committee.
RE SOLUTION
Considering the Rules on Mandatory Continuing Legal
Education (MCLE) for members of the Integrated Bar of the
Philippines (IBP), recommended by the IBP, endorsed by the
Philippine Judicial Academy, and reviewed and passed upon
by the Supreme Court Committee on Legal Education, the
Court hereby resolves to adopt, as it hereby adopts, the
following
rules
for
proper
implementation:chanroblesvirtuallawlibrary
RULE 3
COMPLIANCE PERIOD
Section 1. Initial compliance period
The initial compliance period shall begin not later than three
(3) months from the constitution of the MCLE Committee.
Except for the initial compliance period for members
admitted or readmitted after the establishment of the
program, all compliance periods shall be for thirty-six (36)
months and shall begin the day after the end of the previous
compliance period.
RULE 1
PURPOSE
Section 1. Purpose of the MCLE
RULE 2
MANDATORY CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION
2.1 RESEARCH/
5-10 CREDIT UNITS
DULY
CERTIFIED/PUBLISHED INNOVATIVE TECHNICAL
REPORT/PAPER PROGRAM/CREATIVE PROJECT
2.2 BOOK 50-100 PP 101+ PUBLISHED BOOK SINGLE
AUTHOR
12-16
CU
17-20
CU
2
AUTHORS
10-12
CU
13-16
CU
3 OR MORE 5-6 CU 7-11 CU
(b) Where more than four (4) months remain of the initial
compliance period after admission or readmission, the
member shall be required to complete a number of hours of
approved continuing legal education activities equal to the
number of months remaining in the compliance period in
which the member is admitted or readmitted. Such member
shall be required to complete a number of hours of education
in legal ethics in proportion to the number of months
remaining in the compliance period. Fractions of hours shall
be rounded up to the next whole number.
RULE 4
COMPUTATION OF CREDIT UNITS
ISSUE PUBLISHED
NEWSLETTER/LAW
Section 1. Guidelines
RULE 5
CATEGORIES OF CREDIT
RULE 6
COMPUTATION OF CREDIT HOURS
Section 1. Computation of credit hours
RULE 7
EXEMPTIONS
(b) Those who have retired from law practice with the
approval of the IBP Board of Governors.
RULE 8
STANDARDS FOR APPROVAL OF EDUCATION
ACTIVITIES
(b)
The
provider
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shall
certify
(1) This activity has been approved for MCLE by the IBP in
the amount of ________ hours of which hours will apply in
(legal ethics, etc.), as appropriate to the content of the
activity;
(d) Where the activity is more than one (1) hour in length,
substantive written materials must be distributed to all
participants. Such materials must be distributed at or before
the time the activity is offered.
RULE 9
APPROVAL OF PROVIDERS
RULE 10
ACTIVITY AND PROVIDER APPROVAL FEE
YOUR
FAILURE
TO
PROVIDE
ADEQUATE
JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPLIANCE OR PROOF
OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE MCLE REQUIREMENT
BY (INSERT DATE 60 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF
NOTICE), SHALL BE A CAUSE FOR LISTING AS A
DELINQUENT MEMBER.
RULE 13
CONSEQUENCES OF NON-COMPLIANCE
Section 1. Non-compliance fee
A member who, for whatever reason, is in non-compliance at
the end of the compliance period shall pay a non-compliance
fee.
RULE 12
NON-COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES
RULE 14
REINSTATEMENT
Section 1. Process
RULE 15
MANDATORY CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION
COMMITTEE
Section 1. Composition
The MCLE Committee shall be composed of five (5)
members, namely: a retired Justice of the Supreme Court, as
Chair, and four (4) members, respectively, nominated by the
IBP, the Philippine Judicial Academy, a law center
designated by the Supreme Court and associations of law
schools and/or law professors.