All 2nd Year Full-Time & Part-Time Students: those who began law school in Fall 2015
If you plan to take the Ohio Bar Exam, your first application, the 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 15, 2016.
Please visit here for the calendar of deadlines, and here to access the application.
Here is a short video (about 1 minute) on what you need to do for this first application: 2L First Application for Ohio Bar Admissions
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 19, 2016 to request that a Certificate of Dean be prepared for you.
(2) An official fingerprint card – you will need to make an appointment to get fingerprinted – information will be on a memo with the card.
What you need to do now:
(3) Request a hard copy of your transcript from your undergrad institution to be sent to you to include with your application.
(2) Plan to attend the Bar Admissions Workshop on Thursday, September 1, from 5:15 – 6:15 pm in the Goodyear Auditorium, Room 229 in the Polymer Building (the building just east of the law school). 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 19, 2016.
If you have any questions, please contact Student Services at lawstudentservices@uakron.edu.