WI Bar Multistate Performance Test (MPT) 2

Question 1

Which organization develops the MPT tasks used in the Wisconsin Bar Exam?

Accepted Answer

National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE)

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Wisconsin Board of Bar Examiners

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American Bar Association

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State Bar of Wisconsin

Question 2

What skill is the MPT primarily designed to test?

Accepted Answer

Practical lawyering skills using provided materials

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Memorization of legal rules

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Speed typing ability

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Knowledge of Wisconsin court procedures

Question 3

On which day of the Wisconsin Bar Exam is the MPT administered?

Accepted Answer

Day 1

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Day 2

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Day 3

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Spread across all days

Question 4

What is the most important first step when beginning an MPT task?

Accepted Answer

Read the task memorandum to understand what is required

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Draft the response immediately

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Review the Library before the File

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Outline all possible legal issues

Question 5

In an MPT Library, what kind of authority takes precedence when authorities conflict?

Accepted Answer

Higher court decisions over lower court decisions, and statutes over case law if they conflict

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The most recent authority always wins

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The authority most favorable to the client

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Authorities are always consistent in the MPT Library

Question 6

Does prior legal knowledge or the law from outside the MPT Library help or hurt an examinee's score?

Accepted Answer

It can hurt if used instead of the provided Library

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It always helps because more legal knowledge is better

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It is irrelevant as the MPT is graded only on format

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It is required to supplement thin Library materials