Ohio will become a UBE state starting with the July 2020 bar exam.
Regent Law Faculty are absolutely committed to preparing students for their state's bar exam.
This guide is designed to complement, and should not be used to replace a formal bar exam preparatory course or information posted for current students by the Office of Career & Alumni Services.
Elective Courses that Support OH Essay Subjects |
Negotiable Instruments (UCC3)
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Sales (UCC1)
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Secured Transactions (UCC2)
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Wills, Trusts & Estates |
Because states recognize that service members and their families are required to move often and that this can be a hindrance to the practice of law by military spouses, many states admit spouses of active duty service members to the bar without additional examination even though they may not otherwise qualify for admission or reciprocity. Click below to read the pertinent rule for this state:
Official Information | Subjects |
[Times Tested
Since 2004]
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Questions |
Ohio Essay Exam |
♦ Business Associations
♦ Civil Procedure– Federal ♦ Civil Procedure – Ohio
♦ Constitutional Law– Federal ♦ Contracts
♦ Criminal Law
♦ Criminal Procedure
♦ Evidence ♦ Ohio Ethics
♦ Property – Personal ♦ Property – Real
♦ Torts
♦ UCC Article 3
♦ UCC Article 4A
♦ UCC Article 9
♦ Wills & Intestate Succession |
• 12 essays (six on Tuesday and six on Thursday) • 30 minutes each
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♦ Civil Procedure
♦ Constitutional Law♦ Contracts
♦ Criminal Law & Procedure
♦ Evidence
♦ Real Property
♦ Torts
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• 200 Multiple Choice
• Questions evenly distributed among the six subjects
• Two 3-hour sessions
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♦ Problem solving ♦ Legal Analysis and Reasoning ♦ Factual Analysis ♦ Communication ♦ Organization and Management of a legal task ♦ Recognizing and resolving ethical dilemmas |
• Two 90-minute exercises
• Tests "fundamental lawyering skills in a realistic situation."
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♦ Model Rules of Professional Conduct ♦ Model Code of Judicial Conduct |
• 60 multiple choice
• 2 hours
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