Admission Applications

Bar Admissions Portal

Admission by UBE Transfer Score

NOTE: An applicant may transfer a UBE score if they have earned a UBE score that meets or exceeds the minimum score of 270 required by the Board of Bar Examiners and meets all other requirements listed in the Rule.

Admission Without Examination

NOTE: Pursuant to Gov.Bar R. I, Section 10, an attorney who is admitted to the practice of law in another jurisdiction may be eligible for admission to the Ohio Bar without examination, if all the of the requirements are met and the Supreme Court approves the application.

Certification to Practice Pending Admission

NOTE: If certain requirements are met, an out-of-state attorney may be eligible to practice Ohio law while their admission application is pending.

Certification as a Legal Intern

NOTE: An applicant may be eligible to apply for a legal intern certification, pursuant to Gov.Bar R. II.

Foreign Legal Consultant

NOTE: Pursuant to Gov.Bar R. XI, a person may apply for a foreign legal consultant certificate if they meet the eligibility requirements stated therein. At a minimum, they must have been admitted as an attorney in a foreign county for at least four of the six years immediately preceding the application and be in good standing in their respective country. Foreign legal consultant certification does not enable a person to practice Ohio or U.S. law, it only permits them to practice the law of the licensing country from within the boundaries of Ohio.

Military and Military Spouse Attorneys Admission

NOTE: Pursuant to Gov.Bar R. I, Section 18, an attorney present in Ohio who is an active service member or the spouse of an active service member of the United States Armed Forces assigned to a military installation within Ohio may be eligible for temporary admission to the practice of law in Ohio.

Re-examination

NOTE: The Bar Admissions Section does not process applications to take a bar exam until the previous exam has been administered.

Register as a Candidate for Admission

NOTE: All persons who wish to sit for the Uniform Bar Examination in Ohio must first file an Application to Register as a Candidate. In order to sit for an examination, all applicants must then submit an Application to take the Bar Examination. That application is due by:

• The preceding Nov. 1 for a February examination
• The preceding April 1 for a July examination

Take the Bar Examination

NOTE: The Bar Admissions Section does not process applications to take a bar exam until the previous exam has been administered.

Temporary Certification

NOTE: Pursuant to Gov.Bar R. IX, a person not admitted to the practice of law in Ohio, but admitted and in good standing as an attorney at law in the highest court of another state, the District of Columbia, or a territory of the United States, may become certified to temporarily practice law in this state if that person satisfies all of the requirements listed in the Rule and is employed by or associated with a legal services or public defender program that provides legal services solely to indigent clients, or is employed as a supervising attorney in a criminal or poverty law and litigation program administered by an Ohio law school that is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education.