Bar Examination Information – Page 41 – Akron Law Announcements

Need-Based Scholarships Available for Bar Review Course

Taking the February or July 2011 OHIO Bar Exam?

Need-Based Scholarships Available for Bar Review Prep Course

BAR/BRI and Supreme Bar Review will offer a certain number of scholarships to take their OHIO bar exam prep course for February or July 2011. Akron Law will match their scholarship awards.

Download the application here.

Application Deadline:

November 1, 2010 for February 2011 OHIO bar takers

April 15, 2011 for July 2011 OHIO bar takers

Questions? Please contact Assistant Dean Lauri S. Thorpe at LThorpe@uakron.edu

Need to Secure a Bar Exam Loan?

Bar Exam Loans are available through various lenders to help new law school graduates pay for bar review course and expenses associated with not being employed while studying for the bar exam.

For more information, see our law school financial aid page at http://www.uakron.edu/law/admissions/finaid/loans.dot Links to some lenders may be found at http://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1GGLS_enUS291US303&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=bar+exam+loan

Specific loan questions? Please contact Pamela Arrington in UA Financial Aid at pamela8@uakron.edu

July 2010 Ohio Bar Exam – Hotel Accomodations

To all students sitting for the July 2010 Ohio Bar Examination:

As a courtesy, Akron Law has reserved a block of hotel rooms at a discounted rate in Columbus.

Holiday Inn Columbus Downtown Capitol Square

175 E. Town Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215

Phone: 614.221.3281

Dates:

Monday, July 26, 2010

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Rates:

Double or single each night without breakfast: $90

Double or single each night including breakfast for the 3 mornings: $105

Parking at the hotel: $10/night

Reservations:

Call 614.221.3281 and mention “Akron Law”

A credit card or advance deposit is required

Akron Law will have a hospitality room at the Holiday Inn, which will be stocked with snacks and supplies for your convenience.

Certainly, you are not obligated to select the Holiday Inn as your hotel of choice. This is simply a courtesy.

If you have questions about these arrangements or anything throughout your preparation process, contact:

Amy Goodson-Beal, Esq.

Manager of Annual Fund, Continuing Education & Special Programs
e-mail: agoodso@uakron.edu

phone: 330.972.8619

Bar Review Scholarships Available

Scholarship Application to help fund a Bar Review Course
(BAR/BRI or Supreme Bar Review – for OHIO exam only)

Limited scholarships are available for Akron Law students who can demonstrate financial need to help fund BAR/BRI or the Supreme Bar Review course in preparation for the OHIO bar exam. Amounts will vary depending on fund availability. The Akron Law Bar Review Scholarship Committee will select candidates based on a variety of factors. Only students who have great financial need who otherwise could not afford to take a bar review course should apply for this bar review scholarship.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 15

For an application form, contact Adam Messner at apm@uakron.edu

QUESTIONS? Please contact Assistant Dean Thorpe at LThorpe@uakron.edu.

Hotel Accommodations July 2010 Ohio Bar Exam

As a courtesy, Akron Law has reserved a block of hotel rooms at a discounted rate in Columbus for the July 2010 Ohio Bar Exam dates.

The details are as follows: