REMINDERS:
1. Register one-time in the Apptitude portal prior to enrollment at any course using Google Chrome as your browser;
1.1 Click the Registration link from the ACLEx website and this brings you to the Apptitude portal;
1.2 In the Apptitude portal click Sign-Up;
1.3 Fill up the Profile Details; Upload your personal email address instead of your company address to avoid being blocked;
1.4 Fill up the MCLE Profile Details / Save & Continue / Accept Privacy Policy;
1.5 Upload ID / Do Selfie / Submit;
1.6 Email Verification
2. For enrollment, you have the option to choose your desired packages at discounted rates or pick individual courses at the indicated unit prices. The system will also prompt you to the various modes of payment to choose from.
3. In cases when a topic by a particular lecturer is available for more than 1 MCLE subject, the participant can register that topic by that lecturer for only 1 subject. Definitely no duplication is allowed.
4. Please read the MCLE Implementing Guidelines particularly on the following:
4.1 Rule 3, Sec. 2, Technical Requirements for Viewers / Users
4.2 Rule 4, Sec. 1, Authentication During Registration to Online Courses
4.3 Rule 4, Sec. 2, Security Requirement During the Conduct of MCLE Online
4.4 Rule 4, Sec. 3, Interactive Content of Online Course. This is in the form of short quizzes within and at the end of each
course. A passing grade of 75% is required to get a Certificate of Attendance for the said course. Should the participant
fail the quiz, re-take is allowed.
4.5 Rule 4, Sec. 4, Forward streaming shall not be allowed and there is a time frame required in viewing and completing the
course as follows:
(1) Credit Unit Video | - | 24 hours |
(2) Credit Unit Video | - | 48 hours |
(3) Credit Unit Video | - | 72 hours |
(4) Credit Unit Video | - | 96 hours |
5. Compliance requirement for new and seasoned lawyers per MCLE Guidelines:
5.1 Lawyers Admitted to the Bar one (1) year after the start of the Compliance Period - 24 Credit Units broken down as follows:
• Updates on Substantive & Procedural Laws | - | 6 Units |
• MCLE Prescribed Subjects | - | 4 units |
• Legal Ethics | - | 4 units |
• ADR | - | 3 units |
• Legal Writing & Oral Advocacy | - | 3 units |
• Trial & Pre-Trial Skills | - | 3 units |
• International Law | - | 1 unit |
5.2 Lawyers Admitted to the bar (2) years after the start of the Compliance Period - 12 Units broken down as follows:
• MCLE Prescribed | - | 3 Units |
• Legal Ethics | - | 2 Units |
• ADR | - | 4 Units |
• Trial & Pre-Trial Skills | - | 3 Units |
5.3 For seasoned lawyers - 36 Units broken down as follows:
• Updates on Substantive & Procedural Laws | - | 9 Units |
• MCLE Prescribed Subjects | - | 6 Units |
• Legal Ethics | - | 6 Units |
• ADR | - | 5 Units |
• Legal Writing & Oral Advocacy | - | 4 Units |
• Trial & Pre-Trial Skills | - | 4 Units |
• International Law | - | 2 Units |
APPROVED COURSES PER SUBJECT:
1. UPDATES ON SUBSTANTIVE & PROCEDURAL LAWS
1.1 Updates on Family Law - 3 units (Atty. Teresita Cruz)
1.2 Credit Information System Act - 2 units (Atty. Aileen Amor-Bautista)
1.3 Recent Jurisprudence on Article 36, FC - 3 units (Fmr. Judge Marjorie Uyengco-Nolasco)
1.4 Philippine Corporations in the Modern Times - 2 units (Atty. Eric. R. Recalde)
1.5 Appellate Court Procedure - 2 units ( Atty. Aliakhbar Jumrani)
1.6 Comparative Analysis of Recent Jurisprudence in Commercial Law - 3 units (Atty. Sergio Ceniza)
1.7 Environmental Law - 2 units (Atty. Donna Gasgonia)
1.8 The Laws on Credit, Secured Transactions & Solvency - 2 units (Atty. Eric R. Recalde)
1.9 A Run-Through on the Important Amendments to the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure - 2 units (Fmr. Judge Marjorie Uyengco-Nolasco)
2. LEGAL ETHICS
2.1 “Beyond Reproach”: Updates on Legal Ethics - 3 units (Fmr. Judge Marjorie Uyengco-Nolasco)
2.2 MCLE Updates on Legal Ethics - 3 units (Atty. Teresita Cruz)
3. ADR
3.1 Dispute Management & Resolution - 2 units (Atty. Rita Linda Jimeno)
3.2 Foreign Arbitral Award - 3 units (Atty. Arthur Autea)
3.3 Understanding Awards in Commercial Arbitration - 2 units (Atty. Julius Omila)
4. INTERNATIONAL LAW
4.1 International Humanitarian Law - 2 units (Atty. Evecar Cruz-Ferrer)
4.2 The Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 - 2 units (Atty. Ray Paolo Santiago)
5. MCLE PRESCRIBED
5.1 Revised Guidelines for Continuous Trial in Criminal Cases - 3 units (Fmr. Judge Marjorie Uyengco-Nolasco)
5.2 Convergence for Speedy Justice from 3 Angles - 3 units (Judge Ferdinand Rafanan)
5.3 Credit Information System Act - 2 units (Atty. Aileen Amor-Bautista)
5.4 Best Practice in Court Argumentation: Guiding Principles in Oral Advocacy - 2 units (Atty. Neri Colmenares)
5,5 Rewriting the Constitution: Jurisprudence in Amendatory Process - 2 units (Atty. Neri Colmenares)
5.6 Philippine Corporations in the Modern Times - 2 units (Atty. Eric R. Recalde)
5.7 Environmental Law - 2 units (Atty. Donna Gasgonia)
5.8 Appellate Court Procedure - 2 units (Atty. Aliakhbar Jumrani)
5.9 The Laws on Credit, Secured Tansactions & Solvency - 2 units (Atty. Eric R. Recalde)
5.10 A Run-Through on the Important Amendments to the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure - 2 units (Fmr. Judge Marjorie Uyengco-Nolasco)
6. TRIAL & PRE-TRIAL SKILLS:
6.1 Revised Guidelines for Continuous Trial in Criminal Cases - 3 units (Fmr. Judge Marjorie Uyengco-Nolasco)
6.2 Updates on Pre-Trial Procedures Under the 2019 Amendments to the Rules of Civil Procedure - 2 units (Atty. Aliakhbar Jumrani)
6.3 Rules on Discovery: Effective Litigation & Administration of Justice - 2 units (Atty. Neri Colmenares)
6.4 Best Practice in Court Argumentation: Guiding Principles in Oral Advocacy - 2 units (Atty. Neri Colmenares)
7.LEGAL WRITING & ORAL ADVOCACY
7.1 Best Practice in Court Argumentation: Guiding Principles in Oral Advocacy - 2 units (Atty. Neri Colmenares)
7.2 Rewriting the Constitution: Jurisprudence in Amendatory Process - 2 units (Atty. Neri Colmenares)
7.3 Legal Writing & Contract Drafting - 2 units (Atty. Aliakhbar Jumrani)
You can now commence accessing and viewing said topics from the portal.
We will update you again once additional topics/courses are cleared and approved by the MCLE Board.
Enjoy watching the above topics at your own time and at your own pace. Kindly just remember though to finish each course/topic within the required time frame: (2) credit unit video - 48 hours; (3) credit unit video - 72 hours.