Application deadline to take the Feb 2017 Ohio bar exam is November 1

The deadline for your application to take the February 2017 Ohio bar examination is November 1, 2016.  The dates for the February 2017 bar examination are February 21 – 23, 2017.  Please see the Supreme Court of Ohio Bar Admissions website for information here.

If you have not yet picked up your Character Certificate that must be submitted with your application, please see Assistant Dean Brian Fuller right away.

Please email Law Student Services at lawstudentservices@uakron.edu with any questions.  Thank you!

November 1st Deadline – February 2017 Ohio Bar Exam

If you are graduating this December and/or planning to take the February 2017 Ohio Bar Examination:

 

The Deadline for the Supreme Court of Ohio Office of Admissions to receive your Application to Take the Bar Examination is November 1, 2016.

 

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A form required as part of the application packet is the Character Certificate, which must be processed by Law Student Services and signed by Assistant Dean Brian Fuller.
If you still need your Character Certificate, please contact Mary Cooke at mec@uakron.edu.  Thank you!

 

Ohio Bar Admissions – Application to Register as a Candidate for Admission

If you

  • Are in your second year (or later) of law school and plan to take the Ohio Bar exam, and
  • You have not yet submitted your first application for admission to the Ohio Bar (the “Application to Register as a Candidate for Admission” found on this webpage), and
  • You have not yet completed the information questionnaire for us to prepare your Certificate of Dean,
  • Please Keep Reading!

You have until November 15, 2016 to submit this first application to the Supreme Court of Ohio Bar Admissions Office.

As part of this application, you will need a Certificate of Dean as well as a Fingerprint Card from Akron Law Student Services.  In addition, you need to request an official undergraduate transcript confirming receipt of your Bachelor’s Degree.

If you have not already done so, please complete this questionnaire before Friday, September 30, so we may accurately prepare your Certificate of Dean.

For those of you who have already submitted the questionnaire, you will receive an email confirming that your Certificate of Dean is ready to be picked up – we are planning to have your certificates ready on September 30 if you have already submitted the questionnaire.

If you have any questions, please let me know!

Mary Cooke  (mec@uakron.edu)

This Semester’s Substance Abuse Lecture is Today

Substance Abuse Lecture

Date:  Wednesday, September 7

Time: 5:15 – 6:15 pm    *Please note:  ARRIVE EARLY – there will be no admittance after 5:15 pm.

Location:  Goodyear Auditorium, Room 229 in the Polymer Building (the glass building just east of the law school)

Who should attend:  All students planning to take the Ohio Bar if you have not yet attended this lecture

The one-hour Substance Abuse Lecture is required if you plan to take the Ohio Bar at any time in the future.  You may attend this lecture during any semester you are in law school, and we will verify your attendance with the Supreme Court of Ohio when you graduate from law school.  You will definitely want to make this lecture, particularly if you are planning to graduate in Fall 2016 or Spring 2017 and you have not yet attended one.

If you have any questions, please email Student Services at lawstudentservices@uakron.edu.