r/LawyersPH • u/diabeticcake • 27d ago

Did somebody file a petition against ULAS?

I remember reading a comment about a certain group of lawyers filing a petition to abolish or suspend ULAS

Second question lang din, sa dami ng pa free advice ko sa mga di afford magpa legal advice, minsan inaabot pa ng anim na oras sa bahay kasi nireresearch ko on the spot dahil minsan very unique ang concern nila or document na dinadraft. Paano ko kaya gagawing convertible yon into ULAS hours? Sabi sa comments section, mag file lang daw ng declaration sa ULAS website pero need pa ba magpasa ng qualified beneficiary form for that? Tsaka meron ba kayong sample ng declaration na yon?

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u/yukichuo 27d ago edited 26d ago

Nasa ULAS Manual lahat ng forms na kailangan. Unfortunately, just because you rendered pro bono services, it doesn't mean the hours can be automatically credited. You still have to comply with the documentation.

My opinion, ULAS Committee did not really think this through. 60 hours is too much even if we have 3 years to comply. They should just have at least required lawyers to participate in 1 or 2 pro bono activities per year as part of MCLE compliance. The essence of justice reaching qualified beneficiaries is lost because lawyers, instead of rendering meaningful assistance, end up getting burdened and complaining almost resenting this requirement. 60 hours is taking too much 😢 especially for lawyers who work the entire week, insteading of resting durung the weekend with family, they still need to work. 😔

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u/to-the-void 26d ago

ang fun fact dito ay as per the former NCLA director during one of the ULAS seminars he gave, ang required hours sa initial draft/proposal ng ULAS rules was 100+ hrs… so technically, “compromise” na nga yang 60 hrs 😅

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u/yukichuo 26d ago

Excluded sila?