{"id":9301,"date":"2011-10-12T16:13:24","date_gmt":"2011-10-12T21:13:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/students\/?page_id=9301"},"modified":"2011-10-12T16:13:24","modified_gmt":"2011-10-12T21:13:24","slug":"minnesota-bar-examiners-announce-changes-to-bar-exam-effective-july-2012","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/students\/minnesota-bar-examiners-announce-changes-to-bar-exam-effective-july-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Minnesota Bar Examiners announce changes to bar exam effective July 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

The following is taken from an announcement sent to the law school by the Minnesota Board of Law Examiners on 10\/5\/11.<\/em><\/p>\n

October 4, 2011 <\/strong><\/p>\n

St. Paul, MN<\/p>\n

Announcement<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Minnesota Board of Law Examiners announces that beginning with
\nthe July 2012 exam, the Board will add a second Multistate Performance Test
\n(MPT) question to the bar exam. This will increase the number of 90-minute MPT
\nquestions per exam from 1 to 2, for a total of 180 minutes devoted to answering
\nMPT questions. Both MPT\u2019s will be administered during the morning of the first
\nday of the 2-day bar exam.<\/p>\n

The Board also announces that starting with the July 2012 exam,
\nthe essay questions will be shortened and the amount of time examinees are
\ngiven to answer the 6 essays will be decreased from 45 to 30 minutes per essay
\nquestion, for a total of 180 minutes devoted to answering essay questions,
\nrather than 270 minutes. All 6 essay questions will be administered during the
\nafternoon of the first day of the exam.<\/p>\n

The Board will weight the 3 segments of the exam as follows: 20%
\nfor the 2 MPT questions, 30% for the 6 essay questions, and 50% for the 200
\nMultistate Bar Exam (MBE) questions. This is a slight change from the current
\npractice of weighting the single MPT question 12.5%; the 6 essays 37.5%; and
\nthe MBE 50%.<\/p>\n

By increasing the number of MPT questions and compressing the time
\nallocated for answering the 6 essay questions, the Board will have 1 additional
\nexamination answer upon which to judge an examinee\u2019s performance, without
\nlengthening the examination day or increasing the number of exam days.<\/p>\n

The Multistate Performance Test is a test of an applicant\u2019s
\nability to use fundamental lawyering skills in completing a simulated legal
\ntask that a beginning lawyer should be able to accomplish. Examinees are given
\na simulated client\u2019s file containing the facts pertaining to the legal matter,
\nthe examinee\u2019s assignment, and documents such as transcripts of interviews,
\ncorrespondence, or police reports relevant to the assigned task. The MPT also
\nincludes a library of legal reference materials such as cases, statutes, or
\nrules, which may be relevant to solving the problem. The task is designed to be
\ncompleted within 90 minutes. Minnesota has been using 1 MPT question per exam
\nsince 2001.<\/p>\n

The essay portion of the exam tests examinees on any 6 of the 13
\nexamination subjects listed in Rule 6E(1) of the Minnesota Rules for Admission
\nto the Bar. www.ble.state.mn.us\/rules\/<\/p>\n

The Board administers the Minnesota Bar Exam twice annually in St.
\nPaul. The examination is held on the last Tuesday and Wednesday of February and
\nagain on the last Tuesday and Wednesday of July.<\/p>\n

The Board is a 9 member body comprised of 7 lawyers and 2 public
\nmembers, all of whom have been appointed by the Minnesota Supreme Court and
\ncharged with the responsibility of administering the bar examination and
\nconducting a background investigation for each applicant to the Minnesota Bar.<\/p>\n

For additional information see the Board\u2019s website:
\nwww.ble.state.mn.us or contact Margaret Fuller Corneille, Director, Minnesota
\nBoard of Law Examiners at mfc@mbcle.state.mn.us<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The following is taken from an announcement sent to the law school by the Minnesota Board of Law Examiners on 10\/5\/11. October 4, 2011 St. Paul, MN Announcement The Minnesota Board of Law Examiners announces that beginning with the July 2012 exam, the Board will add a second Multistate Performance Test (MPT) question to the … <\/p>\n

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