Category: Bar Examination Information

Upcoming Deadlines for July 2011 Ohio Bar Applicants

TO:  May 2011 JD Degree Candidates Preparing to Take the July 2011 Ohio Bar Examination

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 your forms in time to allow for our processing.  These forms must be submitted to Liz Sauders in The Office of Law Student Services, Dean’s Office, Room 136 of the law building.

  • Law School Character Certificate:  You may drop off the Law School Character Certificate at the law school receptionist.  I will prepare the certificate for Dean Thorpe’s signature. The certificate form will be returned to you so that you may include it in your application packet to the Court.  The deadline to be received (not postmarked) at the Court as per their website:
  • 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.  Therefore, if you attended one of the lectures, 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) for a fee. Contact their office at 1-800-282-6556. 
  • Final Law School Certificate:  You may drop off the Final Law School Certificate any time prior to the end of spring semester.  I will hold it until graduation on Sunday, May 15, 2011, then send it directly to the Supreme Court of Ohio on Monday, May 16.

If you have  further questions, please contact The Supreme Court of Ohio http://www.sconet.state.oh.us/AttySvcs/admissions or Liz Sauders, Law Student Services at liz@uakron.edu.

Your Bar Admission & Why Your Financial Health Matters

REMINDER FOR MONDAY AT NOON

Your Bar Admission & Why Your Financial Health Matters

Free Seminar . . . Free Lunch!

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge & Financial Panelists will present, as follows:

 DATE:            Monday, March 7, 2011

TIME:             Noon to 1:05   

PLACE:           Room 151

PROGRAM:    

Noon to 12:05        Introduction by Judge Pat E. Morgenstern-Clarren, United States Bankruptcy Judge


12:05                         Financial Questions That You Will Be Asked When Applying to the Bar – Lenore Kleinman, Esq., member of the Bar Admissions Committee

12:15                         Facing Your Debt –Victor Russell, Consumer Credit Counseling Services, Inc.      

12:30                         Concerned That You May Not Be Able to Pay Your Student Loans? Things You Need to Know – Frederick Coombs, III, Esq. — Harrington, Hoppe & Mitchell, Ltd.

12:45                         Resources Available Through the Law School – Lauri S. Thorpe, Assistant Dean of Admission, Financial Aid & Student Services

12:55                         Brief Q and A

1:05                           Adjourn

Applications for Need-Based Bar Exam Review Scholarships Now Being Accepted

FRIENDLY REMINDER:

Need Based Scholarships

for

Ohio July 2011 Bar Review Courses

Akron Law along with BAR/BRI, Supreme Bar Review, and now Themis have partnered to offer need based scholarships for July 2011 OHIO bar exam prep courses.

Application Deadline: March 15

Application may be found at http://www.uakron.edu/law/admissions/docs/barreviewsship.pdf

Miss the deadline? Please apply as applications will accepted and awards distributed to those in need until funds are exhausted.

Supreme Court of Ohio Important Dates for 2011

2011 Supreme Court of Ohio Admission Deadlines

Jan. 18 Deadline: Late Application to Register as a Candidate for the July 2011 Bar Examination
Feb. 22-24 Administration of the February 2011 Bar Examination
April 1 Deadline: Application to Take the July 2011 Bar Examination
Note: The dates for the July 2011 bar examination are July 26, 27, and 28
April 29 Release of results of the February 2011 Bar Examination
May 10 Deadline: Late Application to Take the July 2011 Bar Examination
July 26-28 Administration of the July 2011 Bar Examination
Aug. 15 Deadline: Late Application to Register as a Candidate for the February 2012 Bar Examination
Oct. 28 Release of results of the July 2011 Bar Examination
Nov. 1 Deadline: Application to Take the February 2012 Bar Examination
Note: The dates for the February 2012 bar examination are Feb. 28, 29 and March 1
Nov. 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)
Dec. 12 Deadline: Late Application to Take the February 2012 Bar Examination

Attention May 2011 Grads: Free MBE Practice Exams

FREE MBE PRACTICE EXAMS

Students planning to graduate in May, 2011:
The Multistate Bar Examination (MBE), developed by the National Council of Bar Examiners, is a six-hour, 200-question multiple-choice examination covering contracts, torts, constitutional law, criminal law and procedure, evidence, and real property.

The NCBE has two online practices exams (each one is a 100-question, practice exam using questions drawn from recent MBEs) available for purchase. This year the Law School received funding to purchase both practices tests for all May 2011 juris doctor graduates.

As these exams are only available online, NCBE emails each student passwords and information about how to access the exams. The Law School needs authorization before it can provide a student’s email address to the NCBE. 

Please stop by the Office of Academic Success Programs to pick up and sign an authorization form.

Contact ASP Director Katherine Silver Kelly with any questions.