The legal profession is imbued with public interest. As such, lawyers are charged with the duty to give meaning to the guarantee of access to adequate legal assistance under Section 11, Article III of the 1987 Constitution by making their legal services available to the public in an efficient and convenient manner compatible with the independence, integrity and effectiveness of the profession. As a way to discharge this constitutional duty, covered lawyers as defined herein are obliged to render pro bono legal aid services to those who otherwise would be denied access to adequate legal services.
So comes the IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS OF A.M. No. 17-03-09-SC OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE ―RULE ON COMMUNITY LEGAL AID SERVICE.
So comes the IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS OF A.M. No. 17-03-09-SC OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE ―RULE ON COMMUNITY LEGAL AID SERVICE.
Covered lawyers shall refer to those who have signed the Roll of Attorneys from 2018 and above.
Covered lawyers, are required to render one hundred twenty (120) hours of pro bono legal aid services to qualified parties enumerated in Section 5, within the first twelve (12) months from admission to the Bar of the covered lawyers, counted from the time they signed the Roll of Attorneys. For this purpose, covered lawyers shall report to the chairperson of their IBP Chapter Legal Aid Committee, or the chairperson, director, or supervising partner or lawyer from the Accredited Legal Aid Service Provider of their choice for their compliance with this CLAS Rules. Covered lawyers who are based outside the jurisdiction of their Home Chapters may opt to report to the NCLA Director or the chairperson of the IBP Host Chapter of their choice for their compliance with this CLAS Rules.
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