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Bar Tips by Atty. Joan de Venecia
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BAR TIPS (ATTY. JOAN DE VENECIA’S LECTURE)
BY ATTY. FRED
The entire phbar community would like to express its gratitude to Joan for sharing her time and
effort in giving a lecture during the 2nd Gathering of the phbar community. Joan placed No. 1
during the 2005 Bar Exams. Here’s a summary of the lecture:
First: Make an honest assessment of the subjects you are good at, and the subjects you
feel you have an inadequate foundation on. Adjust the number of days devoted to each subject
accordingly.
Second: Compact reviewers might not necessarily help, especially for those subjects in which
you are weak at, and the morning subjects.
Third: Choose the review classes you want to attend. (I enrolled at the law center but didn’t
attend most of the lectures).
Fourth: Avoid unnecessary comparison to the pace of others. We all have our own rhythm
according to the laws of inertia.
Fifth: Perfect your handwriting and grammar.
Sixth: Write things down. I had so many post-its in my codals, especially for Civ and Rem. It was
like a mini-book where all the important doctrines were jotted down.
Seventh: No need to memorize laws. If you must memorize, memorize only the key words of
important doctrines. Please, don’t memorize case titles and SCRA citations. Don’t clog your
brain with useless clutter. Understanding is key.
Eighth: For the bar, short answers don’t necessarily work. The answer must be firm yet
exhaustive. I did not cite cases nor specific provisions, but just went straight to the answers.
Ninth: Updates on latest jurisprudence are indispensable. Request that the updates come with
short facts, because bar questions are often facts-based.
Tenth: Always make time for gimmicks and relaxation to keep you sane during the review.