IMPORTANT BAR EXAMINATION INFORMATION & UPCOMING DEADLINES

IMPORTANT BAR EXAMINATION INFORMATION & UPCOMING DEADLINES

ATTENTION:   ALL 2nd YEAR FULL-TIME & PART-TIME STUDENTS

If you plan to take the Ohio Bar Exam and have not already done so, your Application to Register as a Candidate for Admission to the Practice of Law must be RECEIVED in the Office of Bar Admissions at the Supreme Court of Ohio by November 15.

 Please see http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/AttySvcs/admissions/calendar.asp  for calendar of deadlines.

 Also see http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/AttySvcs/admissions/admissionApps/default.asp  to access that application.

 Your required Ohio Bar Certificate of Dean (available on the application link above) must be submitted to Terri Bisesi in the law school dean’s office for processing. When your  Certificate of Dean is returned, you will receive an official fingerprint card and instructions where to get fingerprinted.

 These forms take time to process, so please submit in a timely fashion.  Processing in our office and your submission to the bar (mailing time) need to be considered.

Do not delay!

 Questions?   Please feel free to contact Director of Student Affairs Ivy Banks at ikw1@uakron.edu or Terri Bisesi at tbisesi@uakron.edu. 


 Plan to take the bar in another state?

All State Bar Admission Offices

To get information about bar admission requirements or to apply for admission to the bar, contact the appropriate jurisdiction. Most jurisdictions have information available via their own websites found at http://www.ncbex.org/bar-admissions/offices 

Just like Ohio’s certificates, other state’s law school certificates must be submitted to the law school dean’s office, College Program Specialist Terri Bisesi for processing.

REMINDER: November 1 Deadline – Application to take the February 2014 Ohio Bar Exam

REMINDER: November 1st Deadline – Application to take the February 2014 Ohio Bar Exam

Attention students graduating in December and/or planning to take the February 2014 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, 2013. 

A form required as part of the application packet is the Character Certificate, which must be signed by Dean of Students Carolyn Dessin.  Please submit to Terri Bisesi at tbisesi@uakron.edu for processing as soon as possible. We will notify you when form is ready for pick up.  Thank you!

DO NOT DELAY!

Each form takes time to process.

Reminder tomorrow, Oct. 15, 2013 Ohio Bar Admissions Workshop 5 pm to 6 pm

FREE Ohio Bar Admissions Workshop

PRESENTED BY:         

Lee Ann Ward, Director of Bar Admissions, The Supreme Court of Ohio       

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

5:00 p.m. to 6:00 pm.

Room 151

PURPOSE:    If you are a first or second year law student, you are considering or definitely planning to sit for the Ohio bar exam, and you have NOT yet submitted your required preliminary bar application (“Application to Register as a Candidate” form), then you should absolutely plan to attend this FREE workshop.   This program is open to all law students.

 Topics addressed will include:

 ¨       The Ohio bar application process

¨       Character and Fitness (issues, problems, investigations)

¨       The level of scrutiny given to the bar applications

¨       Appropriate and thorough responses to the bar application questions

¨       DEADLINES!   See:  http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/AttySvcs/admissions/calendar.asp

WARNING:       Waiting until the drop-dead dates to file an application places you at risk of not getting to take the bar exam right after graduation.

QUESTIONS?    Please contact Director of Student Affairs Ivy Banks at ikw1@uakron.edu or College Program Specialist Terri Bisesi at tbisesi@uakron.edu.

Planning on taking the Patent Bar?

Planning on taking the Patent Bar?
 
Practicing Law Institute (PLI) goes around to schools every year to talk to students
about careers in Patent Law and the Patent Bar Exam. On Monday October 7th at
noon in room 167, one of their principal lecturers, Eugene Quinn of IPWatchdog.com,
(who teaches their patent bar review course) will be speaking to Akron Law students
interested in taking the Patent Bar Exam. If you are planning on taking the Patent
Bar, please join us for lunch that day.
 
Questions? Please contact:
 
Jessica L. Peplowski
jlp132@zips.uakron.edu
Intellectual Property & Technology Law Association – President
Student Bar Association – Vice President
UA Student Venture Fund – Managing Partner

Important Bar Examination Information & Upcoming Deadlines

Important Bar Examination Deadlines

2013


November 1 Deadline: Application to take the February 2014 bar examination
Note: The dates for the February 2014 bar examination are February 25, 26, and 27
November 4 Admissions Ceremony for successful July examinees who have met all admission requirements
The November 4 Bar Admissions ceremony will be recorded as a service for the newly admitted attorneys, their families and guests. The video will contain coverage of the entire event, including all speakers and the presentation of wall certificates. If you would like to order a videotape or DVD, please visit the Ohio Channel Online Store.
November 15 Deadline: Timely Application to Register as a Candidate for Admission to the Practice of Law (for applicants in the second year of law school)
December 10 Deadline: Late Application to take the February 2014 bar examination
 

2014


January 15 Deadline: Late Application to Register as a Candidate for the July 2014 bar examination
February 25 – 27 Administration of the February 2014 Bar Examination
April 1 Deadline: Application to take the July 2014 bar examination
Note: The dates for the July 2014 bar examination are July 29, 30, and 31
April 25 Release of results of the February 2014 bar examination
May 5 Admissions Ceremony for successful February examinees who have met all admission requirements
The May 5 Bar Admissions ceremony will be recorded as a service for the newly admitted attorneys, their families and guests. The video will contain coverage of the entire event, including all speakers and the presentation of wall certificates. If you would like to order a videotape or DVD, please visit the Ohio Channel Online Store.
May 12 Deadline: Late Application to take the July 2014 bar examination
July 29, 30 and 31 Administration of the July 2014 bar examination
August 15 Deadline: Late Application to register as a candidate for the February 2015 bar examination
November 3 Deadline: Application to take the February 2015 bar examination
Note: The dates for the February 2015 bar examination are February 24, 25, and 26
November 17 Deadline: Timely Application to Register as a Candidate for Admission to the Practice of Law (for applicants in the second year of law school)
December 10 Deadline: Late Application to take the February 2015 bar examination
 

The Supreme Court of Ohio Office of Bar Admissions website:  http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/AttySvcs/admissions/default.aspx

 Questions? Please contact Student Services, Terri Bisesi at tbisesi@uakron.edu.