Ateneo Law School

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The Ateneo de Manila University Law School is the law school of the Ateneo de Manila University, a private Jesuit university in the Philippines. It was founded in 1936, in the Padre Faura St., Ermita, Manila campus of the Ateneo, where it remained even after the college, graduate school, and basic education units moved to Loyola Heights, Quezon City in the 1950s. In 1977, it moved to Salcedo Village in Makati, and in 1998, transferred to its present location in Makati's Rockwell Center. Its current Dean is alumnus Sedfrey Candelaria who succeeded Cesar L. Villanueva. Its patron saint is Thomas More.AcademicsThe Law School's primary academic offering is the 4-year law program leading to the degree of Juris Doctor. Aside from the J.D. program, it also offers a review program for the Philippine Bar Examination, a Mandatory Continuing Legal Education program, as well as seminars, conferences, and talks covering various issues. Faculty and students engage in research which are published in, among other places, the Ateneo Law Journal.Juris Doctor programThe Ateneo Law School offers a complete 4-year program leading to the degree of Juris Doctor (J.D.). The J.D. degree was first conferred on the School Year 1990-1991 graduates. The Ateneo was the first law school in the Philippines to offer the J.D. in lieu of the Bachelor of Laws degree, which is still what most law schools in the Philippines offer today.

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