Yes, I passed the bar on my second take. But that does not make me less of a lawyer.

ATTY. PHIL JURIS
Oct 28, 2023
2 min read

Updated: Apr 10, 2024

Some law students are working students and take evening classes. Some law students have to juggle taking care of their family and studying. Some law students outside Metro Manila have to work extra hard, pay extra bills, and travel to take the bar exams in Manila (before the bar exams were regionalized).

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I’m not saying I fall under any or all of the above. I have my personal reasons why I wasn’t able to pass the bar on the first try. Maybe I was unlucky. Maybe I didn’t study enough. Maybe I had problems.

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But at the end of the day, I passed the bar eventually. At the end of the day, I became a lawyer and I am still a lawyer.

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So to all aspiring lawyers who have taken or will take the bar more than once, do not be disheartened by those who will discriminate or look down upon you.

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There is no shame in trying again to reach for your dreams. There is no shame in taking the bar exams more than once. There is only shame for those who would shame us.

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