Fr Joaquin G Bernas, SJ Institute for Continuing Legal Education

The Continuing Legal Education program consists of holding legal education series such as the MCLE, conferences, seminars, focused briefing session and round table discussions on selected legal topics. This program is geared towards enhancing the legal knowledge and skill of the lawyers and other professional dealing with law.  The Center is accredited by the Supreme Court as MCLE provider. In Re: Bar Matter 850 of the Supreme Court lawyers are required to take mandatory continuing legal education (MCLE) every three years a total of 36 credit units or equivalent to thirty six hours.

Through contributions and endowment grants, a two-storey building was constructed on a portion of the roofdeck on the fourth floor, with a façade matching that of the APS Building, and featuring the following facilities:

• The ground floor, has a memorabilia foyer accessible from the 4th Floor Lobby (in the same level as Veritas, Integritas and Justitia), leading to a main Function Area that can seat 56 persons, a coffee shop section, faculty offices, and a stairway leading to the Second Floor.
• The second floor, has two (2) conference rooms, each having a capacity of 10 persons, a foyer where tables and sofas could provide a meeting area, and a Seminar/AVR Center that can accommodate 64 persons.
• All various areas and sections of the Center are connected by strategically mounted LCD’s, and the Center has wi-fi facilities.

Lily K. Gruba
Executive Director
 
Ritz Angelica R. Alejandro
Patrick Edward L. Balisong
John Stephen B. Pangilinan
Research Assistants

Bernas Center for Continuing Legal Education and Research
3rd Floor, Ateneo Professional Schools Building
20 Rockwell Drive, Rockwell Center
1210 Makati City, Philippines
Phone No.: +63 (02) 403-8272, +63 (02) 899-7691 ext. 2312
E-mail: accle.law@ateneo.edu