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The Ohio Supreme Court adopted the Uniform Bar Examination (UBE) and beginning with the February 2021 exam, Ohio will administer its first UBE. These essay questions were written by the Ohio Board of Bar Examiners and were used on the Ohio Bar Examination. These essay questions are simply a guide and should not be substituted for a MEE. Further, the answers associated with the essay questions and the MPT items were graded by the Ohio Board of Bar Examiners and illustrates what the Board considered above average performance on the written portion of the examination.

February 2025 Bar Examination

The February 2025 bar examination will be administered Feb. 25-26, 2025 at the Renaissance Columbus Downtown Hotel. More information, including Frequently Asked Questions, will be available at a later date.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

All persons who wish to sit for the Uniform Bar Examination in Ohio must:

Before you are qualified to sit for an exam, you must satisfy all of the pre-exam conditions required in Gov. Bar R. I (e.g., receive final character and fitness approval, file certifications that you received a J.D. and had instruction on substance abuse). You should not construe registration for use of your laptop as confirmation that you have satisfied these conditions and qualify to sit for the exam. Qualified applicants will receive confirmation of their eligibility to sit, along with their exam instructions, approximately two weeks before the exam.

For more information about the requirements for using a laptop at the bar exam, visit: www.examsoft.com/ohbar.


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Bar Examinations Administered Using Remote Technology

The following bar examinations were administered using remote technology:

Contact Information

Office of Bar Admissions
Supreme Court of Ohio
65 South Front Street, 5th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215

Director:
Michel Jendretzky, Esq.

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