As amended through October 29, 2024
Section 4 - Issuance and Duration of Certificate(A) The Office of Bar Admissions shall issue a legal intern certificate to an applicant who satisfies Sections 2 and 3 of this rule. Unless revoked earlier pursuant to division (B) of this section, the legal intern certificate shall automatically expire upon the occurrence of one of the following: (1) On the date, prior to graduation, the legal intern is no longer enrolled in a law school approved by the American Bar Association;(2) On the date the legal intern graduates from law school, if the legal intern has not applied to take the first Ohio bar examination following graduation;(3) On the Monday after distribution of the results of the first Ohio bar examination following the legal intern's graduation from law school. If the legal intern passes that bar examination, the legal intern's certificate shall continue in effect until the legal intern is admitted to the practice of law in Ohio so long as the legal intern is admitted to practice within twelve months following that bar examination. If the legal intern is not admitted to the practice of law in Ohio within twelve months following that bar examination, the legal intern certificate shall automatically expire.(B) A legal intern certificate may be revoked, prior to its expiration and without hearing or statement of cause, by either of the following:(1) The Supreme Court, sua sponte, on notification to the legal intern, the legal intern's supervising attorney, and the dean of the law school in which the legal intern is enrolled;(2) The dean of the law school in which the legal intern is enrolled, on written notification to the Office of Bar Admissions and to the intern. The dean promptly shall revoke the legal intern's certificate if the legal intern ceases to meet all of the academic and ethical standards of the law school.(C) Upon revocation of a legal intern certificate, the legal intern promptly shall return the certificate to the Office of Bar Admissions.(D) A legal intern certificate that expires or is revoked shall not be renewed or reissued.