According to some bar revew centers, there is. And they call it the Lex Pareto Notes, using the Pareto principle. Thanks to Atty. Zodiac and Atty. Pareto for contributing this info in the original Pinoylaw.com Message board.
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Did you know that 34 % of the bar exams in legal ethics for the past 15 years, is taken from the Code of professional responsibility ?
Did you know that 78 % of the questions asked in the Code of Professional responsibility comes from Chapter 1 and Chapter 4 of said code ?
Did you know that out of 52 questions taken from the Rules of court, 29 are asked from RULE 138 for the past 15 years ?
Did you know that the “COMPLAINT” is the most favorite form asked in PRACTICAL EXERCISES, and that it has been asked for 20 times in the past 15 years ?
CRIMINAL LAW
Did you know that 77 % of the criminal law exam is taken from the revised penal code, 19 % from Special penal laws and other matters compose only 4 %
Observations on book 2 of the revised Penal code:
Book 2 has a total of 253 articles of which only 75 are asked (About 30 %)
These 75 Articles are asked 211 times
Out of the 211 times these articles were asked 178 (84 %) were taken from those articles that were asked at least twice.
The most asked crime was on murder, followed by homicide, estafa, robbery with violence against persons.
REMEDIAL LAW
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS ON QUESTIONS TAKEN FROM CIVIL PROCEDURE FOR THE PAST 15 YEARS:
1.) Civil procedure has 56 Rules. Out of these 56 Rules, 33 were asked.
2.) About 150 questions were taken out of these 33 Rules
3.) Of the 150 questions asked, 82 % were derived from only 14 Rules.
4.) These 14 Rules represents only 25 % of the total number of rules in Civil
procedure.
5.) The most asked article was on Rule 9 entitled “Effect of failure to plead” followed by Rule 6 “Pleadings”, Rule 3 “Parties to a civil action”, Rule 2 “Cause of action”, Rule 39 “Execution of judgment” and so on. It can be noticed that there is a very good reason why such rules were those that were frequently asked. These rules walks you to the process of a civil action. (Pleadings, parties, cause of action etc.)
CIVIL LAW
Did you know that the most asked book in the Civil law exam is Book 4 ? Book 4 (Obligations and contracts, Special contracts) consist of about 46 % of the exam in civil law ?
Did you know that 14 % of the questions asked in book 4 is about obligations ?
Did you know that 77 % of the questions taken from Book 1 are taken from the Family code ?
TAXATION
Income taxation, Remedies and General principles constitutes 85 % of the exam in taxation for the past 7 years.
MERCANTILE LAW
The corporation code, Negotiable instrument, Insurance code, securities regulation code, transportation laws, banking laws, maritime commerce and the civil code make up 85 % of the exams on mercantile law.
The other 15 % is composed of other special laws namely:
Asked more 9 times or more for the past 15 years:
– Intellectual property law
– Bulk sales law
– Insolvency law
– Chattel mortgage law
– Retail trade liberalization law
Asked less than 5 times for the past 15 years:
– Trust receipts law
– Letters of credit
– Anti-dummy act
– Flag law
– Electric power industry reform act
– Public service law
– Foreign investment act
– Investor’s lease act
– Constitution
– Other applied provisions of the code of commerce.
So what does the “Pareto principle” really mean ?
The 80/20 Rule means that in everything there is a “vital a few” (20 percent) that results in the “trivial many” (80 percent) For Pareto it meant 20 percent of the people owned 80 percent of the wealth. In Juran’s work he identified 20 percent of the defects causing 80 percent of the problems Project managers know that about 20 percent of the work consume 80 percent of time and resources. 80 percent of company sales will come from 20 percent of the sales people. 20 percent of the employee will cause 80 percent of the problems. The 80/20 Rule applies to almost anything, from management to science. So why can’t we apply it in preparations for the bar exam?
How can observing the Pareto principle in the bar exam help you ?
The value of the Pareto Principle for a bar candidate is that it reminds you where to focus your study on. Of all the laws that you have studied and read, only 20 percent really matter in the bar exams. Those 20 percent make up 80 percent of the bar exam questions. With this in mind a bar candidate should spend 80 % of his time studying the vital 20 %.
Some people say that we should not study hard but that we should study hard. Definitely that is true, however we should remember that it is more important to study smart on the right things.
Does the bar exam have a pattern ?
“Quantum mechanics is certainly imposing. But an inner voice tells me that it is not yet the real thing. The theory says a lot, but does not really bring us any closer to the secret of the Old One. I, at any rate, am convinced that He does not throw dice.” – Albert Einstein
Whether we agree or not, we live in a world of order. Our world follows a set of rules and principles. The sun and moon just does not rise and set randomly, it follows a certain pattern. Seasons goes through certain cycles. What goes up must come down, and for every action there is always an equal and opposite reaction.
Even how chaotic a system might be, there is always a certain “order” to it. Einstein’s quote above is often paraphrased as “God does not play dice with the universe”
To recognize the existence of such patterns and to make use of them will be certainly to our advantage.
In our study of law it cannot be denied that the preparations for the bar exams is given primordial concern. Preparing for the bar is not an easy task. Wouldn’t it be great if we would know in advance what particular article or subject area we should study? Is it even possible to know this?
The answer may be a yes or no. The science of probability and statistics is not an exact science. However it more or less gives us a general idea on things on what would be, though not what should be.
For this reason a group of lawyers and law students has developed a five volume reviewer for the bar exams called the “LEX PARETO NOTES”
What is the “Lex Pareto notes” and why call is called such ?
A famous bar reviewer once said, that only 25 % of the articles in the Civil code are going to be asked in the bar exams. The rest of the 75 % will never be asked or if they will be, they will seldom be asked. He quipped “Magiging ka tawa-tawa ang bar exam pag kinuha sa 75 % sa civil code ang mga questions.”
Prof. Abelardo Domondon, a very well known bar reviewer said that he topped the bar because he studied the previous bar exam questions and saw a “pattern” in the questions that are being asked. He even showed evidence concerning this matter.
This is what the Lex Pareto Notes is all about. The Lex Pareto Notes is based on the foundation laid down by Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto. If Pareto were alive today he could say that 20 % of the law are the questions that will most likely be asked in the bar exams, while approximately 80 % of it will rarely be asked or never asked at all.
Who is Pareto anyway ?
Vilfredo Pareto is an Italian economist. In 1906 he observed that twenty percent of the people owned eighty percent of the wealth. Through that he created a mathematical formula to describe the unequal distribution of wealth in his country. After Pareto made his observation and created his formula, many others observed similar phenomena in their own areas of expertise. In the late 1940s, Dr. Joseph M. Juran a quality management pioneer based in the U.S attributed the 80/20 Rule to Pareto, calling it Pareto’s Principle. Dr. Juran reduced this universal principle into writing and gave another term for it the “Vital few, trivial many” principle.
So what does the “Pareto principle” really mean ?
The 80/20 Rule means that in anything a few (20 percent) are vital and many (80 percent) are trivial. For Pareto it meant 20 percent of the people owned 80 percent of the wealth. In Juran’s work he identified 20 percent of the defects causing 80 percent of the problems Project managers know that about 20 percent of the work consume 80 percent of time and resources. 80 percent of company sales will come from 20 percent of the sales people. 20 percent of the employee will cause 80 percent of the problems. The 80/20 Rule applies to almost anything, from management to the science. So why can’t we apply it in preparations for the bar exam?
How can observing the Pareto principle in the bar exam help you ?
The value of the Pareto Principle for a bar candidate is that it reminds you where to focus your study on. Of all the laws that you have studied and read, only 20 percent really matter in the bar exams. Those 20 percent make up 80 percent of the bar exam questions. With this in mind, a bar candidate should spend 80 % of his time studying the vital 20 %.
Some people say that we should not study hard but that we should study hard. Definitely that is true, however we should remember that it is more important to study smart on the right things.
The five volume work contains, graphs, statistics on how many times a question has been asked on a particular article. It will point out the applicability of the Pareto law in the bar exam questions. It also discusses the doctrines that were asked in the bar exams. The first four volumes corresponds to the subjects that will be given for the 4 Sundays of the bar exams. Volume 1 will be on Political law and Labor law. Volume 2 will be on Civil law and TAXATION. Volume 3 will be about Mercantile law and Criminal law while Volume 4 will be on Remedial law and Legal Ethics and Practical exercises. Volume 5 will be all about bar questions from 1990 to 2006 and other information on bar preparations.
For more information on where to buy the LEX PARETO NOTES 2007 edition and other information check out their website at www.lexparetonotes.8m.com.
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May 22, 2008 at 4:56 am
wow…this is such a good find..a virtual goldmine for those bar takers…Please keep posting topics of the same kind and worth…thanks a lot!
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May 22, 2008 at 1:51 pm
you can also click on the Page: Law/Legal. There is an article there about taking the Bar.
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September 4, 2008 at 2:36 pm
thanks for featuring the lex pareto notes!
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September 8, 2008 at 6:37 am
no problem. goodluck.
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September 8, 2008 at 8:28 am
ohh I did no know this.. and this will definitely help future bar examinees, what I mean are those who will be taking for the 2009 bar examination..i just believe that this will be too late for the incumbent bar examinees…
anyway can I copy this to my blog? that is if its okay with you?
Can we exchange link also?
This is the first time that that I encountered this blog.
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September 10, 2008 at 3:42 pm
would this note really help me in the bar exam??? i think very few have tried it yet/…
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September 11, 2008 at 5:38 am
this pattern applies to any year of the bar exam.
and yes, this is new.
This lex pareto and that of former CJ Panganiban’s tips, like all other tips, are meant to help the bar examinees. None of these are sure-fire way of passing the bar.
These are tips or guides from those who have successfully used these methods.
So do not be confused.
Sabi nga, “wala yan sa pana, nasa indian yan.’
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September 11, 2008 at 11:12 pm
i agree. we all need all the help we could find. i will give it a try. soon i will be taking the BAR.
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September 12, 2008 at 4:18 am
nothing beats like a good study habit, and…. a good foundation from 1-3 years.
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September 12, 2008 at 11:40 am
hi nard,
i didn’t find this post much earlier man oy, sayang! my brother-in-law is now taking the 4-weekend bar exams (sept.’08), it could’ve been really helpful if he saw this beforehand. anyways, i will forward the link to him for his last-minute trial.
suya jud ko sa imong pr5 nard ay! unsay sikrit nmo? tudloi ko bi…hehe. i had pr3 last july’08 and lost 2 notches the next month…worst to say, i’m a pr0 today. unsaon man na? 😦
cge au au dha,
jeanette
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September 15, 2008 at 7:20 am
hello nette,
good luck to ur brod-in-law.
as usual, “wala yan sa pana, nasa indian yan..”
unsa nang pr5 ?? la ko kabalo ana. unsaon pag monitor ana?
naay sapi ana??
😀
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September 25, 2008 at 6:56 pm
One last breath.
Last Sunday.
Remedial ug Legal Ethics.
I will never walk into LaSalle and take the bar exam again.
Mo-TAKE OATH NATA uy!
grabe sad, sagunson….2006@74.6000;2007@65.1000 ug hinaut na unta nga karon: 2008@75.0000!
haha…
-PEACEMAN.
I ampo mi ninyo bai…
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September 26, 2008 at 2:14 am
Good luck…
Believe in yourself!
Res ipsa loquitor !!!
Good luck sad sa ako pare nga si Jun Hinayon, gikan XU pero sa Cebu ni human. Ma abogado na jud ka bai…
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February 16, 2009 at 2:36 am
Hi ! Thanks for featuring the Lex Pareto Notes in your blog. For more information check out the Lex pareto Notes blogsite at http://www.lexparetonotes.blogspot.com. – Atty. Paretoo 🙂
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February 16, 2009 at 11:23 am
our pleasure to post it here.
goodluck to Lex Pareto….
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February 19, 2009 at 2:16 pm
oist! Thanks for the tips.. sure to try.
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February 19, 2009 at 3:16 pm
good luck..
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April 12, 2009 at 4:16 pm
my question is do you have for this year, 2009 edition? especially made for this year’s bar exam? is that how it works?
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April 13, 2009 at 10:57 am
please send inquiry to lexpareto.
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May 1, 2009 at 1:47 am
Hi! Can I order the four volumes of Lex Pareto Notes ? Need it badly. I already bought Volume IV. The rest of the volumes are out of stock. Hope you can help me. Thanks!
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May 19, 2009 at 6:07 am
Hello Sir/Madam:
Can I order the four volumes of Lex Pareto Notes? Need it badly.
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May 19, 2009 at 4:45 pm
go to their website:
http://www.lexparetonotes.8m.com.
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June 22, 2009 at 3:37 am
It was during law school when I first conceived this idea.
I noticed that despite having two degrees, i.e., Pre-Law and Law Proper, and further considering having passed the Civil Service Professional Exam for those Pre-Law courses which have no Licensure examination, law graduates have no title by which they can be properly addressed.
Before going further, let me get this straight. I know that once I post this message, a lot of comments will surely flood this thread. I am certainly not after titles or designations but let us be practical and realistic. Having two degrees or more, one of which is Law, is definitely something. Everybody knows that. But just because a Law graduate did not make it in the Bar Exams, it seems that his or her two degrees have no value at all.
Let’s face it: not all Bar examinees are going to become lawyers. At least during the moment when he or she failed on his or her first, second, or even up to fifth attempts. But what happens if he or she never makes it after the fifth attempt? Will his or her two degrees amount to nothing? As I’m saying this, again, I know, those who read this would like to post their comment right away.
But hear me on this first. I know you want me to spell out what I have in mind. Here it is: I’m proposing a Resolution to the Hon. Supreme Court for the latter to grant title to Law graduates who have passed the Career Service Professional Exam or other equivalent licensure examination. You might want to suggest the title for the Hon. Supreme Court to consider.
I had been looking for my proposed Resolution for sometime now in my files. There I have stated in the preamble the reasons why law graduates should have appropriate title by which they can be addressed. Of course, not the title “Atty.” but at least a more dignified one. We don’t want them to be ridiculed just because they failed the Bar exams.
As you well knew, non-lawyers are allowed to appear in lower courts. In my practice, I am quite uncomfortable each time the Hon. Judge calls a law graduate simply as “Mister” or “Miss”. A distinction between a plain high school graduate and a Law graduate should at least be made.
So, what do you think? Am I just wasting your precious time making unmeritorious proposal or will you be bold enough to consider it? Your suggestions and even your own version of the proposal will certainly be appreciated.
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June 22, 2009 at 10:50 am
1. In the subject of legal ethics, it has been explained that the legal vocation is not for everyone. if you failed the bar exam for maybe 5th time, then it is a notice that you are not meant to be a lawyer. You can be a para-legal, or junior legal officer, but surely, those who failed the bar exams cannot asked for same previlige and recognition as those who passed it.
There is no half-doctor or half-engineer. There is no way a medical student who failed the licensure exam can be allowed to practice it. Because Law, like medicine and engineering, are regulated professions.
You cannot put a person’s life, liberty and property in uncertainty by having non-lawyers in court. Non-lawyers are there as exception, but the general rule, for the public order and safety, only those who passed the bar exams can be called lawyers and can actively practice the profession.
Any names or titles can be applied to failed bar-takers or Law graduates. Even if that law grad is called a Barrister or Counsellor, it doesn’t hide the fact that he/she didn’t pass the bar or has not taken the bar exam.
And i don’t think the use of Mr. or Ms. is something degrading to the non-bar law graduates.
And it is not true either that having failed the bar or not taking it renders the pre-Law and Law course as useless. It depends on the person. If you can’t be an Atty, you can always be a public notary, or a para-legal or legal researcher. or you can be something else other than a lawyer.
Are they being ridiculed for failing the bar? I think not. The only time he/she will be ridiculed if she insists on lawyering despite failing the bar exam.
So what do i think? i think they should just moved on to other vocation, or just accept the fact of their existence, vis-a-vis their lawyer friends.
What can be more dignified than accepting the truth?
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March 27, 2010 at 4:48 pm
Hi. I just want to know how many pages are the lex Pareto notes per volume. I’m budgeting my time to read it. I want to know how
thick is the book before I buy… Thanks
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March 28, 2010 at 3:07 pm
Hi. How many pages are the lex pareto notes per subject ? Thanks
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April 8, 2010 at 4:53 am
The five volume work contains, graphs, statistics on how many times a question has been asked on a particular article. It will point out the applicability of the Pareto law in the bar exam questions. It also discusses the doctrines that were asked in the bar exams. The first four volumes corresponds to the subjects that will be given for the 4 Sundays of the bar exams. Volume 1 will be on Political law and Labor law. Volume 2 will be on Civil law and TAXATION. Volume 3 will be about Mercantile law and Criminal law while Volume 4 will be on Remedial law and Legal Ethics and Practical exercises. Volume 5 will be all about bar questions from 1990 to 2006 and other information on bar preparations.
my friend who just passed the 2009 Bar Exam swore the Lex Pareto notes were big help to him…
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April 8, 2010 at 4:57 am
WHERE TO BUY:
The Lex Pareto Notes is Printed and Distributed by Conanan Educational Supply. (This is also the same company that prints and distributes most of Prof. Domondon’s books) They are located in the following address:
Note: As of now Volume 2, 3 and 4 is now available at Cunanan Bookstore.
Volume 1 will be made available sometime January-February 2007
Conanan Educational Supply
(Besides the McDonalds near the University of the East)
2019 Claro M. Recto Manila
Tel. No: (02)-735-55-82, 735-55-86
(They are just 5 minutes away by foot from the Rex Bookstore in Claro M. Recto, you just walk straight in the direction to the University of the East. They are also about 3 minutes away from the University of the east.)
Also Available at:
Conanan Educational Supply
Aurora Blvd.
Cubao, Quezon City
Tel. No: (02)-9116791
Other distributors are as follows: (Partial list as of November 2007)
VISAYAS
– LEYTE PAPER WORLD
89 P. Zamora Street
(053)-(321-2321)
MINDANAO
– UNITED BOOKSTORE
88 RN Abejuela St.,
Cagayan de Oro City
Tel. No(s): (088) 8564460
(08822) 723515
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May 7, 2016 at 9:16 am
The codal provisions of labor code which is in the volume II 2014 edition of lex pareto notes were not updated especially the numbering of articles. Maybe the authors can consider to revisit the amendments of the labor code for the benefit of those who will utilize the material. Tnx
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November 21, 2017 at 8:04 pm
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