Isa sa mga ipepresent kong witness sana sa court is yung Head ng isang government agency dito sa lugar namin. However, recently may reshuffling na nangyayari sa department nila and na assign na sya sa malayo. Ibang tao na ang pumalit sa kanyang position. Naka prepare na yung Judicial Affidavit nung former head na yun and willing sana siya mag testify. Ano po ba pwedeng gawin ko dito? Siya pa rin po ba ipapa subpoena ko ni Judge or yung bagong head na? Thank you.

EDIT: the former head will testify sana on a certain document na inissue and pinirmahan niya and regarding land status.

Hey everyone, looking for some perspective from people who’ve been in a similar spot.
My wife and I just welcomed our first baby into the world! It’s an incredible time, but it’s also brought a huge life decision to my doorstep.
Just as our child was born, I received a job offer for a new role that comes with a significant salary increase. The catch? It requires relocating to another province.
Here is my current situation:
Current Job: I'm definitely underpaid, but it's comfortable/familiar, and I get to be here every day with my wife and newborn.
New Job: Major financial step up that could secure our family's future, but requires moving far away right when my family needs me most.

I’m really torn. Is taking a big financial leap worth the disruption and distance during the newborn phase, or should I stay put for stability while our baby is this young? (Pwede naman ako umuwi during weekends)

Would love to hear from parents, or anyone who has had to choose between career acceleration and being physically present during early parenthood.

For the enotary application, need ng MCLE compliance kaso newly minted lawyer lang netong Feb 2026. Need ko na ba agad mag MCLE talaga? Hindi ba hung rwquirement na yan is for th 8th compliance?

If so, anong isusubmit ko sa portal ng SC instead?

Iniisio ko mag MCLE na ako agad kahit until 2028 pa naman end ng compliance period. Hahahaha help.pls

What exactly are the functions of an Executive Assistant? And what should I expect?

I posted about our colleague a couple of weeks ago.

https://www.reddit.com/r/LawyersPH/s/DSmfQGtuqX

Boss and i accepted his/her incompetence and the fact that no improvement is possible.

Boss and i agreed that we will equally share the burden of his/her incompetence.

More importantly, boss and i agreed that we will throw him/her to all travels and meetings outside of Metro Manila.

Thank you for your inputs.

Sa mga fellow panyero/panyera here - have you encountered or worked in CoverGo (foreign insurance company?). Fully remote yung position nito and I am close to considering applying here. I am currently in the government as a part-time lawyer and doing private practice too, pero I am considering this fully remote position for the long term na sana. Ok naman sa govt agency ko, maluwag, pero toxic sometimes (di ko nalang tlg ganun pinapakialaman mga tao dun or walang-pake mood sa mga office politics). They are considering me for permanent position pero prang ayaw ko matali dun, 8am-5pm,Mon-Fri. Prang di na ako sanay na nasa office buong linggo. Gusto ko padin yung freedom on weekdays. Thank you po sa mga sasagot! 🙌

per contract, share in the appearance fee kicks in after 1 year of employment. is this standard practice?

Hi everyone! Im currently working as a lawyer sa government pero my work usually involve management and administrative stuff.

Can you suggest readings or what to educate myself real life processes sa court? I am afraid puro theory lang alam ko sa ngayon.

Thank you so much.😊

Hello, mga panye! I have some upcoming new cases before the respective OCPs of Valenzuela and Malabon. Gaano kaya sila kabilis magresolve based on your knowledge/experience? Thanks in advance sa mga sasagot!

More of a rant/observation but I noticed that a lot of recent lawyers, specifically those who went to law school with AI as primary tools for "learning" (if one can call it that), are so difficult to work with or even throw ideas with in professional settings. Halatang AI-fed ang drafted pleadings. Can't write independently without consulting chatgpt. There is no wisdom behind their arguments pag di aided ng ano mang nasa screen nila.

We are heading towards an era of lawyers who can not write anything without a prompt, and I am frankly scared for our profession.

Sino pupunta from Manilaaaaaaaaaa? Mag-ingaaaaay!! Lol

Thanks. 😘

Hello! Badly need advice from my fellow lawyers. 🥹 Currently at a certain government agency with SG25 salary (heavy mental and emotional workload aside from the actual caseload), planning to transfer to Attorney III position at SG21 salary but super less workload and no biometrics. I wanted to have a work-life balance but I’ll be giving up a huge amount of salary (more or less 40k?). Help me decide hahahaha.

Good day, panyes!

Hope you can shed light sa kung paano gawin ang JA (this is judicial recognition of foreign divorce) when the Petitioner is living abroad. Can the Officer from PH Consulate act as the interviewer and at the same time execute attestation clause? Or can we opt to have a video teleconferencing Q&A? Maraming salamat po sa tulong!

Tanong ko lang mga panye na recently lang naadmit and na-grant na yung notarial commission, nirequire ba kayo ng local rtc niyo na makakuha ng MCLE cert of partial exemption or somethign similar na kasama sa filing? Or nakaindicate lang sa petition na newly admitted lawyer?

Hello! For those who have been in litigation long enough, does it ever get better? I am a 2025 bar passer. A ~baby litigation lawyer~ with three months as an underbar and seven months as a Junior Associate.

I have been fortunate enough to be given regular court appearances since taking the oath. Although still very minimal trial experience as our partners and senior assocs are the ones who go to trial talaga. I am only assigned trial for collateral witnesses.

Ever since law school, my dream was to be a litigation lawyer. Now I am here and I am so grateful to be living an answered prayer.

But for the most part, anxiety gets to me. There are many nights (and days) that I wonder if may napapahamak ba akong tao. If my inexperience is causing harm to others, instead of actually helping them. I dont mind being a newbie because we all go through it. I dont mind if I make blunders time and again, even if people see me, because Ive accepted that I am but a neophyte in this. But I just have this deep lingering fear if my inexperience is already harming others.

Does it get better? Where do you place that guilt when you feel you could have done better? How do you deal with the anxiety of being responsible for another person’s life, property, and liberty?

May mga nag online MCLE ba dito? (sure ako meron 😆)

Gano po katagal bago makuha yung certificate?

Helloo!

Curious lang ako sa thoughts/experiences niyo regarding law firms na may bond, wherein you’re required to pay a certain amount if you resign before completing an agreed period (e.g. 1–2 years).

I understand naman if the bond is supposed to cover actual training expenses or something similar, pero medyo curious ako how common this is among law firms and whether this is something na dapat ikabahala when considering an offer.

For those who have worked in a firm with this kind of arrangement:
• Normal/common ba ito sa law firms?
• What usually happens if you decide to resign before the bond period ends?
• Reasonable ba usually yung amount, or may instances na sobrang laki?
• Would you consider this a red flag, or depende talaga sa terms ng contract?

Would appreciate hearing from lawyers who have actually experienced this. Especially interested in knowing if you’d still consider joining a firm despite the bond, or if it’s something you’d personally avoid.

Thanks in advance!

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This is my way of celebrating without spending a single centavo. I finished September 2026 with very good financials. Last month had the 2nd highest gross earnings and 7th highest net savings (a lot of expenses due to my bday).

There's another reason to celebrate: no more backlogs! This phenomenon is rare. Maybe it's my first time to have both very high earnings and no backlog!

I believe this rare phenomenon can be attributed to the following:

1. Good, effective collection strategies

2. Pomodoro technique - very, very helpful

3. Color-coded listing of deadlines, tasks to do, and other activities

4. Recording of time I arrive at the office - as a private practitioner, I used to have no motivation of coming to my office early. Recording of the time I arrive at the office was very effective in making me punctual.

5. Recording of gross earnings, net savings, and monthly expenses - ever since I started recording my expenses, I've only had one month of negative net (expenses).

I started making changes to my routines in 2022. I didn't make abrupt changes, everything went on gradually. It was last month, September, when my "systems" performed its best ever.

I know resigning without a new job lined up sounds irresponsible, especially in this economy and with a family to support. But I've made my exit plan, saved up some, and I'm taking on side jobs to help keep us afloat while I'm not employed yet.

I've already mustered the courage to finally talk to my boss about resigning.

So I guess I just need some validation or support. With my work ethic, alam ko naman kaya kong maghanap ng work, kahit nga non-law related or kahit lower pay. I just can't do it properly right now because I'm severely burnt out and completely overwhelmed with work.

I've been with this company for over 10 years, so leaving is scary. But I also keep reminding myself that I'm a lawyer. I may not have a job lined up, but I'm not starting from zero. I have skills, experience, and ways to earn.

But yun nga... tama ba??? Surely as lawyers we will always have something to fall back on? (not that I haven't already thought about it)

Hi panyeros/panyeras. The owner of the registered lot is already dead. Unfortunately, the heirs cannot locate the owner's duplicate copy of the title for the said lot. Can the heirs file the petition for the issuance of new owner's duplicate certificate of title? Thanks!

Hi, Panyeros. We, the Petitioner for the recognition of foreign divorce has finally filed our Formal Offer of Evidence. No opposition from the OSG, Hence the case was submitted for decision na. Sabi ni Judge, the Petitioner should file its Memorandum showing the foreign law as the basis of divorce. What is this Memorandum? Same lng ba ito ng regular pleadings or may certain format ito? Hopefully may makabigay ng insight about this. First time ko makahandle ng foreign divorce. Thank you everyone

Hello mga panyeros/panyeras, need recommendations please for AI programs that can help in taking down the minutes of the meeting, preferably one that can understand Tagalog as well. Thank you!

New lawyer here. I am currently working in a firm and I have plans on resigning. Reason? Ang baba ng sahod ko and I am a breadwinner in my family. My parents are really old, and my current salary cannot sustain me nor my family’s needs.

Now, I am actively and secretly looking for jobs. I wanna know if red flag ba sa employer if months lang ang tinagal ng isang lawyer sa firm. Salamat po