COURSE DESCRIPTION

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW, PUBLIC OFFICERS AND ELECTION LAW Cases, recitations and lectures Pre-requisite: Constitutional Law I & II The development and application of principles and doctrines governing administrative agencies with rule-making and adjudicative functions; the law on public officers; and the regulation of the conduct of elections including preproclamation contests and election protests. ADVANCED TAXATION Pre-requisite Taxation I, Recommended: Taxation II) This course is designed for students who are seriously considering tax practice. It examines the procedural requirements of the Internal Revenue Code, and makes a detailed look at the audit process from the examination of a return, and a consideration of the questions surrounding the choice of a forum when litigation seems appropriate. It also exposes students to some of the intellectual rigors of a high level tax practice. Each student is assigned two hypothetical cases on audit. In one of these cases the student; represents the taxpayer and prepares a full scale protest; in the other the student represents the Bureau of Internal Revenue. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION Cases, recitations and lectures, General principles relating to the primary modes of international and domestic alternative dispute resolution (i.e. negotiation, inquiry, good offices, mediation, conciliation, and arbitration). ADVANCED LEGAL WRITING Students will explore a particular area of law, preferably a doubtful or difficult question or an emerging field. The student is required to submit a legal article that reflects meticulous research, depth and clarity of analysis, and originality. Papers should be at least 35 pages (legal size) in length, single space, using Arial 12 font, complete with footnotes. Students must hand in a first draft before the 12th week of the semester. Instructors should provide students with a detailed critique of the first draft so that students have an opportunity to make the final draft a truly excellent piece of writing and suitable for publication in the law journal. The student is required to defend the paper before a panel. APPELLATE PRACTCE AND BRIEF MAKING This is designed to provide students with skill necessary to successfully litigate appeals before the Court of Appeals and Supreme Court. Emphasis will be placed on practical training including appellate procedure, oral and written presentation and methodology. Brief writing and other aspects of modern appellate practice will also be covered. BANKING & FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS A study on the rules and regulations governing banks and non-bank financial intermediaries including Banko Sentral Act, Secrecy of Bank Deposits, Anti-Money Laundering Acts, pertinent provisions of the GATS, and current and future banking laws, practices and trends. BUSINESS ORGANIZATION I Cases, recitations and lectures A course combining the laws of Partnership, Agency and Trusts. BUSINESS ORGANIZATION II Cases, recitations and lectures A study of the Corporation Code or the law governing private corporations. It includes the study of Securities Regulation Code and the functions of the Securities and Exchange Commission. CIVIL LAW REVIEW I Cases, recitations and lectures Pre-requisite: Persons, Property and Succession A general integration of the principles in civil law covering the effect and application of laws, the law on human relations, Persons and Family Relations, Property, Ownership and its Modifications, the Different Modes of Acquiring Ownership, including Succession. Pertinent provisions of special laws and the Rules of Court are also reviewed. CIVIL PROCEDURE Cases, recitations and lectures The Rules of Court (Rule 1 to 71) including the jurisdiction of courts in civil cases, the procedure in civil cases, appeals, provisional remedies and special civil actions. CLINICAL LEGAL EDUCATION

Legal apprenticeships in law firms, legal offices or courts which includes supervised student practice under Rule 135-A of the Rules of Court including conference with clients, preparation of pleadings and motions, appearance in court, handling of trial, preparation of memorandum. Use of video equipment and computers will enhance training in direct and cross examination techniques. Pre-requisite - Civil Procedure. Criminal Procedure, Special Proceedings, Evidence. COMMERCIAL LAW REVIEW Cases, recitations and lectures Pre-requisite: All Commercial Law undergraduate courses A comprehensive survey and review of the laws on partnership, agency, trusts, corporations, Securities and Exchange Commission, secured transactions, negotiable instruments, insurance and transportation. COMPUTERS FOR LAWYERS (TECHNOLOGY & THE LAW)