Category: Bar Examination Information

Substance Abuse Lecture: One-Hour is Required by Ohio Bar

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

5:30 – 6:30 pm, Room 151

All students are REQUIRED to take a one-hour substance abuse lecture before they are permitted to take the Bar Exam in the State of Ohio.  We offer FREE substance abuse lectures to the entire law student body.  You do not need to be a graduating student to attend;  you just need to attend a one-hour lecture while you are in law school.

No R.S.V.P. Necessary

Each Session Begins and Ends Promptly.  Please Note:  There will be no admittance after the program has started at 5:30 pm.

Substance Abuse Lectures are offered once during the fall semester, and once in the spring semester.   The next lecture after January 20 will not be offered until fall 2015.

If you have any questions, please contact Mary Cooke in Student Services at mec@uakron.edu.  Thank you!

Save the Date to Complete your Substance Abuse Lecture Required by the Ohio Bar

Tuesday, January 20, 2015, 5:30 – 6:30 pm

All students are REQUIRED to take a one-hour substance abuse lecture before they are permitted to take the Bar Exam in the State of Ohio.  We offer FREE substance abuse lectures to the entire law student body.  You do not need to be a graduating student to attend;  you just need to attend a one-hour lecture while you are in law school.

Please plan to attend the Substance Abuse Lecture on Tuesday, January 20, 2015, 5:30 – 6:30 pm, Room TBA

No R.S.V.P. Necessary

Each Session Begins and Ends Promptly

More details to follow closer to the date!

Substance Abuse Lectures are offered once during the fall semester, and once in the spring semester.   The next lecture after January 20 will not be offered until fall 2015.

2L students: your Certificate of Dean is Ready for Pick Up

For all 2L students:

Your Certificate of Dean packet for your Ohio Bar Exam Application to Register as a Candidate for Admission is ready for pick up at the reception desk of the Law Dean’s Office.

The packet includes your Certificate of Dean, one (1) official transcript (if we had a transcript on file), and a fingerprint card. Please make an appointment to have your fingerprints taken as required by the Supreme Court of Ohio: http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/AttySvcs/admissions/application/default.asp

This packet is only part of the information required to complete your Application to Register as a Candidate for Admission.  Please make sure the information contained in this packet accompanies the additional material required by the Supreme Court (see: http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/AttySvcs/admissions/application/default.asp)

The completed application is due in Columbus, Ohio at the Supreme Court Office of Bar Admissions BY: November 17, 2014.

A photo ID is required, and we request that you open and review the contents for accuracy before you leave the Dean’s office.

Thank you!

Are you graduating in December?

December Graduates – you are invited to:

Dinner with Dean Wilson

Monday, October 20, 2014, from 5:30 – 6:30 PM in Room L-165

 

Agenda:

  • Food!
  • Brief remarks by Dean Wilson
  • Introduction to bar preparation support which is available to you between graduation and the bar exam
  • Information from Career Planning and Placement
  • Information about Akron Law Alumni
  • Q&A – what’s next?

Please RSVP here.  (Even if you are not able to attend, it would be helpful if you would check in and let me know the best way to contact you between graduation and the bar exam.)

Nancy L. Reeves
Assistant Director of Academic Success Programs

315  C. Blake McDowell Law Center
(330) 972-6809
nlr22@uakron.edu