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SCHOOL OF LAW
VISION
In the next decade, we envision the University Of Makati School Of Law as one of the top institutions for the professional training of future lawyers with deep understanding of the law, strong sense of fairness and social responsibility and commitment to public service and protection of rights.
MISSION
To achieve this vision, the UMak School of Law shall promote excellence in the delivery of quality legal education through teaching, scholarship and public service that upholds love of country, supremacy of the law and moral standards, fidelity to truth and justice, adherence to equality and fairness, respect to rights and values, and the alleviation of poverty, in order to bring about an orderly, peaceful and progressive Filipino nation.
School Of Law
Who we are
ATTY. JOSE M. LAYUG JR.
University of the Philippines- Bachelor of Science in Business Economics, (cum laude) 1992, Bachelor of Law, 1996
Cornell Law School- Masters of Law
BAR QUALIFICATIONS: 1997, Philippines
2001, New York
- PRESIDENT - Developers of Renewable Energy for Advancement, Inc. (DREAM)
- SENIOR PARTNER - Puno Law
- CHAIRPERSON - National Renewable Energy Board 2016-2018
- UNDERSECRETARY - Department Energy
- PROFESSOR OF LAW - University of the Philippines 2002-Present
- SENIOR COUNSEL - Chevron Malampaya LLC 2007-2010
- INTERNATIONAL LEGAL CONSULTANT- Asian Development Bank, 2006
- FOREIGN LAWYER - Sullivan & Cromwell, New York 2000-2002
MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN
Welcome to another academic year at UMak-SOL. When the law school was established, it was envisioned to develop lawyers with the strong sense of Justice and social responsibility, trained to utilize the law towards promoting social good. We hope that you remain committed to the values of UMak SOL scholar- PERSEVERANCE amidst the daily grind of your academic requirements; HUMILITY in all aspects of life; the pursuit of EXCELLENCE as you adhere to the vision of UMak- SOL and the larger legal community; and most importantly, a genuine dedication to place INTEGRITY at the center of all that you do.
We assure you of our commitment in providing the best legal education program that will prepare you to be exceptional lawyers in the future.
-Dean Jose M. Layug Jr.
CORE VALUES
1. To be the Center of Excellence in legal studies, particularly in the fields of human rights, local governance, and public policy;
2. To enhance the legal research abilities of law students to enable them to analyze, articulate and apply the law effectively for counseling, advocacy and extension undertakings that will significantly contribute to the moral and socio-economic growth of progressive communities in Makati and the country at large;
3. To develop among the law student’s competence necessary for gainful employment or sufficient foundation for future training beyond the basic professional degree, and to foster in them the desire and capacity for continuing study and self-improvement in the pursuit of life-long academic and professional excellence; and
4. To inculcate in them the ethics and responsibilities of the legal profession to produce lawyers who conscientiously pursue the lofty goals of their profession, fully adhering to its ethical norms.