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Ohio Bar Exam Information and 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.

Law school certificates (available on the application link above) must be submitted to the law school dean’s office, College Program Specialist / Law Registrar Liz Sauders for processing. 

Do not delay!   These forms take time to process. 

Questions?   Please feel free to contact Assistant Dean Lauri Thorpe at LThorpe@uakron.edu or Liz Sauders at sauders@uakron.edu.

CPPO has purchased tables at the Etiquette Lunch – Tuesday, October 4 at 12 noon. Enter to win today!

 October 4, 2011, 12 noon – 1:30 – Etiquette Lunch: Wine, Dine and How to Act Fine. The CPPO has purchased two tables at the upcoming Etiquette Lunch in the Student Union. Learn and polish your etiquette and professional skills before you begin your interviews. If you would like to enter your name in the drawing for free tickets to this event, you must e-mail your name to Jeanne Kennedy at jeanne2@uakron.edu with “Etiquette Luncheon” in the subject line by Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 12 noon. Winners will be drawn randomly from those who enter and will be notified via e-mail on Thursday, September 15.. If your name is not chosen, you may still attend by pre-registering with the University Center for Career Management at 330-972-7747. The cost will be $5.00.

BLSA Golf Tournament – This Saturday, Sept. 17

The BLSA Golf Tournament will take place on Saturday, September 17th, 2011 at Mud Run Golf Course, with a shotgun start at 9:30 am. Each player will be paired with a practicing attorney or fellow law student. The lowest combined team score will win the tournament prize. There will also be multiple individual competitions throughout the course for prizes.

The entry fee is $35 and will cover 18 holes of golf, a golf cart, food and prizes. We will also be selling hole sponsorships for $50. To register for the event or purchase a hole sponsorship, please contact KP Riley at kpthelawstudent@gmail.com.

Ohio Bar Admissions Workshop

EVENT:                       Ohio Bar Admissions Workshop

PRESENTER:                Lee Ann Ward, Director of Bar Admissions, 

The Supreme Court of Ohio                        

DATE:                           Monday, October 24, 2011        

TIME:                          5:00 to 5:15 registration 

(FREE cookies & bottle water will be served!)

5:15 to 6:25 presentation

 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, 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!

Consider the following Preliminary Bar Application DEADLINES for The Supreme Court of Ohio

 November 15:  By all SECOND YEAR FULL- and PART-TIME students  ($75 fee)

 January 15:       DROP DEAD DEADLINE for July bar exam takers ($200 late fee)

 August 15:        DROP DEAD DEADLINE for February bar exam takers ($200 late fee)

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 Sauders at Liz@uakron.edu or Assistant Dean Thorpe at LThorpe@uakron.edu.