May 10, 2010
Supreme Court to Evaluate Legal Equivalency of Applicants Educated Outside U.S.
The Supreme Court of Ohio will accept public comment until June 8 on rule amendments that clarify the requirements for an equivalency evaluation of applicants educated outside the United States who want to be admitted to practice law in Ohio.
The proposed amendments to the Rules for the Government of the Bar of Ohio would require an applicant to submit an education evaluation completed by an education evaluation service approved by the Supreme Court. If an applicant’s education includes legal instruction, then the applicant must also submit a “properly authenticated transcript showing successful completion of 30 credit hours of specified courses taken at a law school approved by the American Bar Association” within three years.
Click Read the text of the proposed amendments. Comments on the amendments should be submitted in writing to:
Lee Ann Ward, director of Bar Admissions
Supreme Court of Ohio
65 S. Front St., Fifth Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215
or
leeann.ward@sc.ohio.gov.
Contact: Chris Davey or Bret Crow at 614.387.9250.