UDSL Job Search Manual - University of Dayton

Application to Take the Bar Examination -
(PACKET #2):
The second packet must be completed between
March 1 and April 1 of the third year of law
school. A student is not allowed to complete
Packet #2 during this timeframe UNLESS they
receive notice from the Ohio Supreme Court
that Packet #1 has been completely processed
by the Ohio Supreme Court. When this occurs,
the student receives a receipt from the Ohio
Supreme Court which contains a registration
number to be used to complete Packet #2.
Packet #2 must include the following (all documents
listed below are downloadable from the
Supreme Court Web site).
1. Law School Character Certificate
Fill in only your name at the top left corner
of the form and turn this in to the Registrar’s
Desk. It will be returned to your mailbox in
about three (3) days.
2. Final Law School Certificate
Fill in only your name at the top left corner
of the form and turn it into the Registrar’s
Desk. This form will be sent by UDSL
directly to the Ohio Supreme Court after you
graduate-you will NOT include this document
with your packet.
3. Substance Abuse Instruction Certification
a. Course taken at UDSL:
The “Substance Abuse Instruction
Certification” document does not need to
be completed if the student completes the
required one-hour substance abuse course
that is offered each fall and spring here
at UDSL. If the course is taken here, the
UDSL Registrar will automatically indicate
this on your “Final Law School Certificate”
and the student does not need to submit
anything.
b. Course taken at another law school:
The student must send a second blank
copy of the “Final Law School Certificate”
to the Registrar’s Office of the law school
where the course was completed. That
school must complete and send this document
to the Ohio Supreme Court.
c. Course taken on-line or through a CLE
sponsored program:
The student is responsible to see that the
“Substance Abuse Instruction Certificate”
is completed by the appropriate certifying
official and forwarded to the Ohio
Supreme Court.
4. Applicant’s Supplemental Character
Questionnaire
Include one original AND one copy
completed and properly executed by the
applicant (requires notarization).
5. Applicant’s Affidavit
Must be completed and properly executed by
the applicant (requires notarization).
6. Authorization to Release Records (Drug/Alcohol
Abuse and Mental Health Records)
If applicable, must be completed
and properly executed by the applicant
(requires notarization).
Fees for Packet #2
$295.00 payable to Clerk–Supreme Court of
Ohio.
Note: The Court will not take personal
checks. Only money orders or certified checks
will be accepted.
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