Failure to Sign in the Roll of Attorneys

While practice of law is not a right but a privilege, the Court will not withhold this privilege from individuals who have shown mental fitness and moral fiber to withstand the rigors of the profession. The unauthorized practice of law by one assuming to be an attorney or officer of the court and acting as such without authority, constitute indirect contempt of court. This applies to law students and Bar candidates. They are bound to comport themselves in accordance with the ethical standards of the legal profession.

Failure to Sign the Roll of Attorneys for those who passed the Bar does not make one a full-fledged member of the Philippine Bar. Hence, practicing law without having signed the Roll of Attorneys is considered unauthorized practice of law.