New lawyers who graduated from the University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos and the University of St. La Salle in Bacolod City took their oaths as members of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines- Negros Occidental Chapter at rites held at Roy’s Hotel and Convention Center in Barangay Pahanocoy, Bacolod City, on Saturday night, March 9.
Supreme Court Associate Justice Amy C. Lazaro-Javier, who was the guest speaker at the rites, reminded the new lawyers to uphold the highest standards of professionalism and integrity in their legal practice.
“My golden advice to all of you is to be lawyers worthy of your salt. Invest in your training. Look around you. Choose a good role model and mentor to imitate who will devote part of his or her time in molding you,” she said.
“Whether from the excellent and seasoned lawyers of the IBP Negros Occidental Chapter or somewhere else, good hard training is what you need for the next five years or so. Do not be afraid to experience it all. The good and the bad. And learn from everything. Do not be disheartened when things seem difficult,” she added.*