IMPORTANT: Ohio Bar Exam Requirements for 2Ls

ATTENTION:  All 2nd Year Full-Time & Part-Time Students who began law school in 2014

If you plan to take the Ohio Bar Exam, your Application to Register as a Candidate for Admission must be received in the Office of Bar Admissions at the Supreme Court of Ohio by November 16, 2015.

Please see http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/AttySvcs/admissions/calendar.asp  for the calendar of deadlines, and http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/AttySvcs/admissions/admissionApps/default.asp  to access the application.

Law Student Services will provide:  (1) The “Certificate of Dean” that is prepared by Student Services to include with your application.  Please complete the information here by September 21 to request that a Certificate of Dean be prepared for you. (2) Student Services will also give you an official fingerprint card, (3) and your undergraduate transcript showing your bachelor’s degree – if you gave us 2 copies when you started law school.  If we do not have 2 copies, we will let you know, and you will have to request a hard copy of your transcript from your undergrad institution.

(2) Plan to attend the Bar Admissions Workshop on Wednesday, September 23, from 5:30 – 6:30 pm in Room 165.  The Director of the Ohio Supreme Court Office of Bar Admissions will tell you how to complete your application and answer your questions.

 *Please complete the Certificate of Dean information at this link before September 25, 2015. 

If you have any questions, please contact Akron Law Student Services at lawstudentservices@uakron.edu.