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Law schools in the Philippines typically require four years of study after completing an undergraduate degree. Programs which offer part-time study or joint-degree programs may last five or more years. Upon graduation from law school, students are awarded a professional degree, the Juris Doctor (J.D.) or Doctor of Law degree or the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.). While rarely obtained, the academic doctoral degree in law (equivalent to a Ph.D. in other fields) is the Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.) or the Doctorate of Laws (LL.D.). Some Philippine law schools also offer a Master of Laws (LL.M.) program, often targeted at training foreign lawyers but occasionally an academic degree for post-J.D. study focusing on a specialized field (such as tax law).

In addition to attending law school, a graduate of a law school is required to pass the bar examination in order to practice law.