April 3, 2017 is the deadline for filing your application to take the July 2017 Ohio bar exam.
The following certificate forms for the Ohio Bar Examination have approaching deadlines. These forms must be certified by the law school, then submitted to the Court so that eligibility to sit for the Ohio Bar Examination may be established. Please check these upcoming deadlines and be sure to submit any bar forms you may need with time allowed for processing by Student Services.
Law School Character Certificate:
Please make sure you are current with any Amendments to Application updating your Character and Fitness items since you started law school. Your Law School Character Certificate will be completed with any character/fitness items you have submitted, so please submit any updates by Monday, February 13th. You will include your Character Certificate in your application packet to the Court due by April 3rd. The deadline to be received (not postmarked) at the Court as per their website: Important Dates.
The dates for the July 2017 Ohio bar exam are July 25, 26, and 27, 2017.
Final Law School Certificate:
We will prepare your Final Certificate and mail it to the Bar Admissions Office of the Supreme Court of Ohio the week following Commencement.
Substance Abuse Instruction Certificate:
You do not need to submit this form to us for completion. If you attended one of the lectures here at Akron Law, we include the completion of this one hour substance abuse lecture on your Final Law School Certificate. Substance abuse lectures are available twice a year at Akron Law, once in the spring semester, and once in the fall semester.
The next Substance Abuse Lecture will be on Wednesday, February 1, in Room 160 in McDowell Law Center from 5:20 – 6:20 pm. Please arrive early to sign in. The lecture will begin promptly at 5:20 pm, and we cannot admit anyone who arrives late.
If you do not attend the lecture on February 1st at Akron Law, make-up lectures are not available through The University of Akron School of Law. Lectures are scheduled through Ohio State Bar Association (OSBA) online course option for a fee. Their office phone is 1-800-282-6556.
Application to Take the Bar Examination: (located online http://www.sconet.state.oh.us/AttySvcs/admissions/Bar_Exam/default.asp )