The Multistate Performance Test is a test that is part of the state portion of the bar examination in a number of state bar examinations including Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Vermont. For a complete list of all states and other jurisdictions requiring the MPT : http://www.ncbex.org/multistate-tests/mpt/

The Multistate Performance Test is currently not part of the Masssachusetts bar examination.

The National Conference of Bar Examiners, which has developed this test, describes the test as follows:  

 "The Multistate Performance Test is designed to test an applicant's ability to use fundamental lawyering skills in a realistic situation...The materials...include a File and a Library. The File consists of source documents containing all the facts of the case. The specific assignment the applicant is to complete is described in a memorandum from a supervising attorney; a letter to a client; a persuasive memorandum or brief; a statement of facts; a contract provision; a will; a counseling plan; a proposal for settlement or agreement; a discovery plan; a witness examination plan; a closing argument."

Please go to www.ncbex.org to see a complete list of states that require the Multistate Performance Test.

Bar Preparation Course

MPT PREPARATION COURSE:

MPT Review course is offered each spring semester and will consist of two half-day sessions on Saturdays. The MPT Reveiw program is offered to you without charge. Dates of the review classes will be determined at a later date.