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About 500 prospective lawyers took the February 2008 Ohio Bar Examination Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at Franklin County Veterans Memorial, 300 W. Broad St.
About 80 of the applicants took the exam on laptops. The effort is part of a pilot project by the Supreme Court of Ohio to determine the effectiveness and efficiency of administering the bar exam in this format. This was the second year that the Court has tested the pilot program.
The bar exam features various components, including 12 essay questions covering 11 topics, the Multistate Performance Test and the Multistate Bar Examination.
Results from the exam will be announced on May 2, 2008, and individuals who passed the exam and meet all other requirements for admission will be sworn in during a special session of the Supreme Court at the historic Ohio Theatre.
The bar exam is administered by the Supreme Court, which regulates the practice of law in Ohio, including the admission of new attorneys, the biennial registration of current attorneys, attorney discipline in cases of misconduct, and the administration of continuing legal education.
For more information about the Ohio Bar Exam, visit the Supreme Court's Web site at the Office of Bar Admissions, www.supremecourtofohio.gov/Admissions/.
Contact: Chris Davey at 614.387.9250.