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Need Help With the MPT? Attend Our Free MPT Webinar!

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Need Help With the MPT? Attend Our Free MPT Webinar!

Are you looking to improve your MPT score? The Multistate Performance Test (MPT) is the most overlooked portion of the exam. Many Students put it off until the last minute, and then they are not sure how to tackle this extremely important part of the bar exam. If this sounds like you, sign up for our free MPT webinar on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, from 2:00 PM EST to 3:00 EST. You can access a recording of the webinar after the live one has concluded.

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How Much Can An Incomplete MPT Hurt Your Bar Score?

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How Much Can An Incomplete MPT Hurt Your Bar Score?

The Multistate Performance Test includes two 90-minute problems that count as 20 percent of a student’s bar exam score. The materials for each problem are presented by way of a File and a Library, and everything a student needs to complete the problem is contained therein.  Because the materials are provided, many students leave studying for the MPT until the last minute, and some fail to prepare for the MPT at all.  This post addresses how an incomplete MPT impacts your bar exam score.

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How Many MPTs Should I Practice?

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How Many MPTs Should I Practice?

As students prepare for the Uniform Bar Exam (UBE), they often wonder how many Multistate Performance Tests (MPTs) they should practice before exam day.  Do not be fooled into thinking that just because there is no need to memorize substantive law, or because you have written a memo or two in a legal writing class, that you don’t need to study for the MPT. You cannot simply count on your law school education and adrenaline to get you through the MPT come exam day! Though the MPT does not require memorizing substantive law, it still deserves time and effort as part of your bar studying regime. The MPT can be (and has been for many) the difference between passing and failing the bar exam. So, how many MPTs should I practice?

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Are The Multistate and California Performance Tests Different?

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Are The Multistate and California Performance Tests Different?

The first question you may have had after reading the title of this blog post is “why on earth would I want to know whether the Multistate and California Performance Tests are different?” To be honest, many people take one state bar exam and simply move on with their lives. However, there are also a good number of people who want to know this information, and they include:

  1. people who do not know what jurisdiction they will ultimately practice law in;
  2. people who plan on practicing in multiple jurisdictions; and
  3. people who have to relocate and end up practicing in a jurisdiction they have not previously been licensed.

For these applicants, it is possible that they will take the California bar exam along with the UBE, or vice-versa. Now that we have explained who would want to know the answer to the blog title, we answer the question with a resounding YES! Yes, there are differences between the California performance test and the UBE performance tests. And, these differences are both procedural and structural.

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Questions By Licensed Attorneys Taking The Uniform Bar Exam

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Questions By Licensed Attorneys Taking The Uniform Bar Exam

Many attorneys find themselves in a position of having to take another bar exam years after graduating from law school and becoming licensed.  If you are starting to think about taking another bar exam, you may have some questions about where to even begin.  In this post, we cover some of the common questions from licensed attorneys who are taking the uniform bar exam.

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What To Do If You Blank On An MPT

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What To Do If You Blank On An MPT

The bar exam comes with pressure. Job offers, memorizing large amounts of material, financial stress, and more are often on the line when students take the bar exam. In talking about pressure, it’s important to note how pressure impacts students differently. Some students may suffer from anxiety leading up to and during the exam. Others may double down on preparation efforts leading up to the exam. However, all of this pressure can lead some students to completely draw a blank during the bar exam, including the Multistate Performance Test. Here are JD Advising’s top tips for what to do if you draw a blank on the Multistate Performance Test.

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Fifteen Helpful Quick Tips For The MPT

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Fifteen Helpful Quick Tips For The MPT

The Multistate Performance Test or MPT makes up 20% of your total UBE score and is the first task you will likely encounter when taking the exam (the MPT is administered during the morning of the first day of the bar exam).  As such, success on the MPT is very important to success on the bar exam!  In this post, we discuss 15 quick tips for the MPT that can help you succeed.

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Exactly How Long Should An MPT Be?

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Exactly How Long Should An MPT Be?

The MPT is often given short shrift.  Students reason that because the law is provided, there’s no reason to practice before exam day.  This view is short sighed on a number of fronts.  First, students don’t know what their task is going to be, and students also don’t know how big the library of materials for that task is going to be.  Students can easily get overwhelmed with the number of documents involved and quickly lose track of precious time.  Determining how long an MPT answer should be first requires us to look at the various assignments a student may confront.

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How To Conserve Time On The MPT On Bar Exam Day

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How To Conserve Time On The MPT On Bar Exam Day

On the MPT portion of the bar exam, you will have 3 hours to complete two lawyerly tasks (90 minutes each).  This is not a lot of time, and working efficiently is a key strategy necessary for success on the MPT!  In this post, we provide five tips on how to conserve time on the MPT.

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