Brod: Timothy Yee

ID: 15-115
Section: E
Subject: Crim 1
Professor: Lorenzo Padilla
Recitation: No Recitation
Tips: He might suggest a pre-finals exam (to be considered your recitation )after the midterms so
your class should decide whether to take it because it can dilute your midterms exam since in our
case there was no samplex for that.
Exam
Type of exam: Multiple choice
Usual Coverage: Entire Book 1
Favorite Topics:landmark cases that he discusses separately
Recommended Materials:Beda Memaid
Grande Range:90 to 100
Tips:I recommend to study the cases that he always talks about. The cases that he makes jokes on
such as the "knees and niece case".

Subject: Legal Profession

Professor: Eugenio Villareal
Recommended Materials:
Just read what he assigns in the syllabus
Style:Out of this world recitations that cannot be answered correctly.
Tips: Don't be scared if you get a bad recit because he still gives good grades.
Grade Range:80 to 87
Type of Exam:Group Paper
Tips:Just always put him in a good mood because he grades the class not the individual so I
suggest you throw him surprises and his fave song are those by Sarah G
Subject: Persons and Family Relations
Professor: Ampy Sta. Maria
Recitation
Recommended Materials:Sta. Maria Book
Style:Situational Questions
Tips:Try to read in advance ( if she said the coverage is only up to chapter 1, read up to chapter 2
because some of her questions pertain to the next chapters).
Midterms
Fave Topics:Marriage
Recommended Materials:Sta. Maria Book

Tips:Memorize the articles

Type of Exam:Essay
Finals:
Usual Coverage:Cover to Cover
Fave Topics:Determine whether valid or void marriage
Recommended Materials:Sta. Maria Book
Tips:Memorize the requisites and instances where marriages can be annulled or nullified
Subject: Legal Research
Professor: Jill Lopez
Recitation
Recommended Materials:The cases that is in the syllabus
Style:number style - she lets you pick a number
Tips:don't wait for her to tell the coverage ( we made the mistake of not checking the syllabus)

Grade Range:80 to 88
Type of Exam:enumeration and identification
Usual Coverage:library parts and types of sources
Fave Topic:sources of legal information
Subject: Philosophy of Law
Professor: Tony la vina

Recitation:
generally no recits but he has queries about your opinion on the cases
Midterm: No Midterm exam
Finals: Term Paper
Fave Topic:correlate case decisions with the teachings of philosophers
Grade Range:85 to 95
Subject: Statutory Construction
Professor: Ricardo Pilares
Recitation
Recommended Materials:stat con swerte reviewer
Style:slow recit - one case per person
Fave Topic:latin terms
Tips: study the cases because you only get called once or twice so you need to get a high grade

Midterm

Type of Exam:Essay
Fave Topic:Latin Terms
Recommended Materials:stat con swerte reviewer
Finals:
Type of Exam:Essay
Style:Comprehensive
Recommended Materials:stat con swerte reviewer
Subject: Consti Law 2
Professor: Andres Bautista
Recitation: No Recitations
Midterms
Type of Exam:Essay
Usual Coverage:half of the sections in article 3
Recommended Materials:Larcia Reviewer
Tips:he doesn't always use the samplex so better study the larcia reviewer
Finals
Type of Exam:essay and multiple choice
Usual Coverage:comprehensive but he focuses with art 3 only
Fave Topic:Bill of Rights
Recommended Materials:Larcia Reviewer
Tips: check bar exam questions because that's where he gets his exams
Subject: Criminal Law 2
Professor: Lorenzo Padilla
No Recitation
Type of Exam: multiple choice and essay
Recommended Material: beda mem aid and samplex
Grade Range: 85 to 100
Tips: he always uses the samplex so better find out the legal bases for the samplex answers

Subject: Legal Technique

Professor: Joaquin Obieta
Recitation
Style:slow recits - only a few are called per meeting
Fave Topic: definitions on the side of the book
Tips: memorize the definitions - he wants the first part verbatim

Midterm
Type of Exam: objective type - determining the rules and making a truth table
Usual Coverage:Up to truth table
Fave Topic:Truth Table
Recommended Materials:Samplex
Tips:He uses the samplex
Finals
Type of Exam:Objective
Fave Topics:Fallacies and Truth Table
Recommended Materials:Samplex
Tips: you are allowed to use a cheat sheet so make sure that it is complete and study it
Subject: Legal Writing
Professor: Oscar Cajucom
Recitations are practical
Style: Easy Practical questions
Tips: take down notes of his slides because he won't give them
Midterms
Style: Objective
Type of Exam: Multiple choice and essay
Fave Topics: different legal writing tips that he recommends
Recommended Materials: his slides so better to take notes
Tips: he always uses the samplex so better find out the legal bases for the samplex answers
Finals
Type of Exam: making a legal opinion and a demand letter
Usual Coverage: study the parts of the legal opinion and letter
Subject: Oblicon
Professor: Segfred Mison
Recitation
Recommended Material: Mercado Reviewer
Style: Short Case recitations but with follow up and unli rounds
Fave Topic: issues and held is more important than the facts for Mison,
Grade Range: 77 to 90
Midterm
Type of Exam: Essay
Usual Coverage: Obligations only
Recommended Materials: Mercado Reviewer and Codal
Tips: don't rely on the samplex but better study it too

Finals
Type of Exam: essay
Style: Comprehensive oblicon
Recommended Materials:Pineda book and mercado reviewer
Grange Range: 65 to 85
Tips: In our case, he didn't use a samplex and it was the "most difficult exam he made". I suggest
to always remember the basics in obligations when studying the contracts part because his exam
wanted an explanation based on the basics
Subject: Theology
Professor: Eugenio Villereal
Recitation
Recommended Materials: the doctrines that he assigns such as evangelii gaudium
Tips: he lets you read the passage and interpret it so be prepared with your opinion on the matter
Midterm
Type of Exam: Term Paper
Usual Coverage: correlate the social doctrines with your plan on helping a marginalized person
Finals
Type of Exam: Term Paper
Usual Coverage:t he facts about your execution of the action plan
Tips: try to put every little thing that could show that you truly cared for your marginalized friend
and he will give high grades