Oct. 27, 2011
Bar Admissions Deadline
Deadlines are approaching for those applying to take the February 2012 bar examination as well as second year law students needing to file the Application to Register as a Candidate for Admission.
Bar Admissions Director Lee Ann Ward said the deadline for applicants wanting to file an Application to Take the Bar Examination is Nov. 1 for the February 2012 bar examination. She said any applications filed between Nov. 2 and Dec. 12 will have to pay a late fee.
Ward said there is a separate filing deadline on Nov. 17 for only those who did not receive a passing score on the July 2011 exam. For those applicants, Ward said late fees would apply if they file between Nov. 18 and Dec. 12. No applicants are accepted after Dec. 12 for the February exam.
Students in their second year of law school have until Nov. 15 to file the Application to Register as a Candidate for Admission to practice law.
Ward said applying for the bar examination in Ohio is a two-step process.
“The first step is filing the Application to Register as a Candidate for Admission. The filing of this application sets in motion the applicant’s character and fitness investigation—an investigation that must be completed before an applicant can sit for the bar examination,” Ward said. “The second year filing deadline generally provides enough time for a thorough and thoughtful review without running up against bar exam deadlines.”
Ward said applications filed past the second year deadline are subject to late fees in addition to the risk of not completing the character and fitness review before the bar exam the applicant wishes to take.
Deadlines:
| Nov. 1 | 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 | 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 | Late Application to take the February 2012 bar examination |