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May 2016 JD Degree Candidates Preparing to Take the July 2016 Ohio Bar Examination

April. 1, 2016 is the deadline for filing applications to take the July 2016 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:

Your Law School Character Certificate will be completed with any character/fitness items you have submitted.  It will be available for pick up at the Grad Fair on March 9th.  You can then include it in your application packet to the Court.  The deadline to be received (not postmarked) at the Court as per their website: Important Dates.

April. 1, 2016 is the deadline for filing applications to take the July 2016 bar exam.

The dates for the July 2016 bar examination are July 26, 27, and 28, 2016.

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.  Substance abuse lectures are available two times a year as a school offering from Akron Law.

The next Substance Abuse Lecture will be on Wednesday, February 10, at the Goodyear Polymer Building Auditorium, Room 229,  from 5:30 – 6:30 pm.  Please arrive early to sign in.  The lecture will begin promptly at 5:30 pm, and we cannot admit anyone who arrives late.

If you attended one of the lectures here at Akron Law, we include the completion of this one hour of substance instruction on your Final Law School Certificate.  If you have not attended one of the law school’s Substance Abuse Lectures, 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 )
NOTE: The Office of Bar Admissions does not process applications to take a bar exam until the previous exam has been administered.