Section 3. General and Specific Objectives of Legal Education. —

1. Legal Education in the Philippines is geared to attain the following general objectives:

   1. to prepare students for the practice of law;

   2. to increase awareness among members of the legal profession of the needs of the poor, deprived and oppressed sectors of society;

   3. to train persons for leadership;

   4. to contribute towards the promotion and advancement of justice and the improvement of its administration, the legal system and legal institutions in the light of the historical and contemporary development of law in the Philippines and in other countries.

2. Legal education shall aim to accomplish the following specific objectives:

   1. to impart among law students a broad knowledge of law and its various fields, and of legal institutions;

   2. to enhance their legal research abilities to enable them to analyze, articulate and apply the law effectively, as well as to allow them to have a holistic approach to legal problems and issues;

   3. to prepare law students for advocacy, counselling, problem-solving and decision-making, and develop their ability to deal with recognized legal problems of the present and the future;

   4. to develop competence in any field of law as is necessary for gainful employment or sufficient as a foundation for future training beyond the basic professional degree, and to develop in them the desire and capacity for continuing study and self-improvement;

   5. to inculcate in them the ethics and responsibilities of the legal profession; and

   6. to produce lawyers who conscientiously pursue the lofty goals of their profession and to fully adhere to its ethical norms.