Category: Student Services

TONIGHT – Ohio Bar Admission Workshop

REMINDER…Be sure to attend this FREE Workshop

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

DATE:                          TONIGHT, Thursday, October 18  

TIME:                           5:30 to 6:30 p.m.     

LOCATION:                 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 Assistant Dean Thorpe at LThorpe@uakron.edu.

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November 1st Deadline – February 2013 Ohio Bar Exam

Attention Students Graduating in December and/or Planning to Take The February 2013 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, 2012. 

A form required as part of the application packet is the Character Certificate, which must be processed by Law Student Services and signed by Assistant Dean Lauri Thorpe.

DO NOT DELAY!

Each form takes time to process.

Maximum Credits Permitted Per Single Semester

CORRECTION;

The ABA standards limit the maximum number of credits which may be earned in any single semester was incorrectly reported in the Spring 2013 Schedule of Classes as 18 credits.

The correct maximum number of credits which may be earned in a single semester 17 credits.  The credit calculation includes all graduate courses approved for law school credit, including those taken with a joint degree.

FREE Ohio Bar Admissions Workshop

Be sure to attend!

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

DATE:                          Thursday, October 18   

        TIME:                           5:30 to 6:30 p.m.     

LOCATION:                 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 College Programs Specialist Liz Wascak at Liz@uakron.edu or Assistant Dean Thorpe at LThorpe@uakron.edu.

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Winter 2013 Intersession General and Divorce Mediation Course Information

WINTER 2013 INTERSESSION Graduate Courses available for law students (restrictions apply*)

 MEDIATION TRAINING

 OFFERED THROUGH THE CENTER FOR FAMILY STUDIES

Mediation is the fastest growing means of dispute resolution throughout the United States. It is an accepted means of resolving custody cases in Ohio courts. It is also a lifetime skill being taught to students in schools all over the state of Ohio.

The mediation training that is offered includes two courses. Together, the general (12-hour) and the divorce (40-hour) mediation courses meet the Ohio Supreme Court’s requirement of 52 hours of mediation training for receiving court-referred mediations of custody and visitation issues in Ohio. 

¨       INSTRUCTOR     Frank J. Motz, JD:  Chief Mediator, Summit County Common Pleas General Division Court and Chair, Supreme Court of Ohio Advisory Committee on Dispute Resolution

 ¨       Handbooks:  Available to students at DocuZip – Room 219, 2nd floor of the Student Union 

¨       COST:  This depends on your status as a student. Tuition, subject to change, is based on your status as a student and differs for undergraduate, graduate and law students. 

¨       TIME AND PLACE: 

Seminar: General Mediation Training             (12 hours)             1 credit hour

  Class # 14790          Graduate 7400:585:008                            

Classes will meet at The University of Akron, Schrank Hall South, Room 220.

  • Wednesday, January 2, 2013                                     8:30 AM to 4:00 PM     
  • Thursday, January 3, 2013                                         8:30 AM to 4:00 PM

Seminar: Divorce Mediation Training              (40 hours)             3 credit hours

Class # 14788          Graduate 7400:585:007

Classes will meet at The University of Akron, Schrank Hall South, Room 220.

        • Friday, January 4, 2013 /SAT              8:30 AM to 4:45 PM
        • Saturday, January 5, 2013                     8:30 AM to 4:45 PM
        • Tuesday, January 8, 2013                      8:30 AM to 4:45 PM
        • Wednesday, January 9, 2013               8:30 AM to 4:45 PM
        • Friday, January 11, 2013                      8:30 AM to 4:45 PM  
        • Saturday, January 12, 2013                  8:30 AM to 4:45 PM

 ¨       ASSIGNMENTS:

The assignments will be sent by e-mail to registered students at their University of Akron e-mail addresses sometime during the middle of December.         

¨                   REGISTRATION:  The mediation courses will be given during the Spring 2012-2013 intersession — the interim between the Fall and Spring semester. They are considered Spring 2013 classes and will be listed In the Spring 2013 Schedule of Classes that will be listed online. The spring 2013 schedule of classes will be available for viewing online via ZipLine beginning in October 2012. Registration will begin shortly after that. All students are encouraged to register early.

Please note that these classes tend to fill up very quickly, and you should register for them as soon as possible.

 *HOW TO OBTAIN PERMISSION FOR TRANSFER OF CREDITS  and HOW TO REGISTER INSTRUCTIONS FOR LAW STUDENTS

Non-joint degree law students must complete the Request to Transfer Graduate Courses Toward JD Degree located at:

http://www.uakron.edu/law/students/studentservices/docs/Transfer_of_Graduate_Credit_Permission_Form.pdf  and submit to the dean’s office for Assistant Dean Lauri Thorpe’s approval prior to registration.  Instructions and details are included on the request form.

 NOTE:  Joint degree-seeking students are not eligible to receive permission to transfer either mediation course toward their JD degree.