Bar Examination Performance and Post-Bar Job Satisfaction of Lawyers

The bar examination is notorious for being one of the most challenging licensing examinations to pass in the Philippines. However, despite the heavy preparations for the bar examination, post-bar job satisfaction is still uncertain and even rates low in some literature. In this study, the researchers identified the relationship between bar passers’ examination performance and their job satisfaction after passing the bar and how bar examination performance influences the post-bar job satisfaction of bar passers in Davao del Sur. Employing a quota sampling technique to gather data, it examined the level of bar examination performance and job satisfaction of 55 lawyers in Davao del Sur through a survey. Results presented the lawyers’ bar examination performances as satisfactory (M=79.43, SD=3.69). Moreover, findings showed that the overall mean of post-bar job satisfaction is very high (M=4.25, SD =0.46). Findings revealed a weak positive correlation between the bar examination performance of bar passers and their job satisfaction after passing the bar examination (r= 0.305), indicating a significant relationship. Additionally, the result showed that the bar examination performance could significantly influence the lawyers’ job satisfaction based on perception (p