Claudette Agatep-Granville

Claudette has been given many roles as a government lawyer, not the least of which was when she headed the legal office of the biggest regional office of the Civil Service Commission. As head of the Civil Service Commission - National Capital Region, she reviewed the work of ten other investigators/personnel and guided them in the disposition of their cases. After her six-year stint with the Civil Service Commission, where she was promoted every year, she moved on to the most powerful graft body in the Philippines - the Office of the Ombudsman. 

In this role, her work involved drafting legal opinions and defending the office's decisions by addressing pleadings to appellate courts. Notably, she won several high-profile cases, including one that was cited in the impeachment hearing of a Supreme Court justice. Claudette's work has been instrumental in shaping the legal procedures in her home country.

Claudette has a passion for legal writing, fueled by her background in journalism and further honed through her years of experience as a document reviewer. This passion has proven to be an asset in her role as a bar tutor, where she excels at helping students ace the Multistate Essay Exam (MEE) and the Multistate Performance Test (MPT). 

Although she earned her law degree in a foreign country, the Philippines being once colonized by America, has adopted most of its laws. Thus, when she was assessed to take the New York Uniform Bar Examination, she was not required to take an LLM to sit for the bar. She passed the UBE on her very first take with a score high enough that it can be transferred in most states. Consequently, she is now working on getting her third bar license by having her scores transferred to Michigan. 

Claudette is exceptional in guiding students through the intricacies of legal studies. She brings her extensive field experience to help students optimize their study strategies. Claudette is enthusiastic about helping Juris students reach their highest potential and ace their exams.

In her free time, Claudette also dabbles in computer programming. She considers it to be similar to studying law, as both require a deep understanding of rules and the use of logic to execute a well-crafted plan.