Bar Exam MPT Preparation & Experiential Learning for Law Students: Interactive Performance Test Training

Bar exams include essays, multiple-choice questions, and a practical section called the performance test (PT). Most jurisdictions use a multi-state performance test (MPT), which is the best time to master them during law school. PTs are open-book skills exams that require critical reading, analysis, and writing work. This book provides everything necessary for MPT success, including a clear explanation of what you need to know, test-taking strategies, tips, and tools, and a bank of online resources with practice exams and sample answers. Reading this book during law school can give you a down payment on success on the bar exam, provide exposure to practical lawyering skills, help law school come alive, and empower you to see yourself as a future professional.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 200 pages
Publication date: 30 March 2021
Publisher: American Bar Association

The notoriously rigorous multi-day tests required to become a licensed lawyer encompass essays, multiple-choice questions, and a practical section known as the performance test (PT). In most jurisdictions, a multi-state performance test (MPT) is utilized. Undoubtedly, MPTs and PTs are the most captivating aspects of modern bar exams, and the optimal time to master them is during law school. It is advisable to refrain from waiting until the bar review after graduation. Instead, commence training now and secure your first bar exam success.

Performance tests are practical and realistic; they are open-book skills exams that require the kind of critical reading, analysis, and writing work that today's lawyers actually do. They do not require memorization; they include libraries so you can look up relevant rules during the exam—just as you would in practice. Since PTs test skills and not memory, once you learn how to successfully complete a performance test, you can take and pass any MPT the bar examiners throw at you. All you need is to 1) understand the exam and the skills it tests, 2) develop a success strategy, and 3) practice, practice, practice.

This book offers everything necessary for MPT success—a clear and logical explanation of what you need to know; test-taking strategies, tips, and tools; and a bank of online resources with practice exams and sample answers.

Reading Bar Exam MPT Preparation & Experiential Learning for Law Students during law school:

Gives you a down payment for success on the bar exam;

Provides exposure to practical lawyering skills that will help you transition effectively to law practice;

Helps law school come alive, especially if it sometimes feels like you are just reading and briefing cases; and

Empowers you to see beyond your student identity and envision yourself as a future professional.

Weight: 522g
Dimension: 178 x 256 x 19 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781641057585
Edition number: 2 Revised edition