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Multistate Performance Test (MPT) Syllabus
Bar exam skills component requiring examinees to complete realistic lawyering tasks from a closed file.. The complete Multistate Performance Test (MPT) outline — 7 subjects, 23 chapters and 92 topics — laid out so you can see exactly what has to be covered and tick each item off as you go.
Multistate Performance Test (MPT) subjects
Each subject below has its own page with the full chapter → topic → sub-topic tree and a set of real exam-style flashcards.
4 chapters · 16 topics · 33 sub-topics
Legal Analysis and Reading Authority in a Closed Universe4 chapters · 16 topics · 22 sub-topics
Persuasive Advocacy Writing Tasks3 chapters · 12 topics · 18 sub-topics
Objective and Predictive Writing Tasks3 chapters · 12 topics · 16 sub-topics
Fact Analysis, Investigation, and Transactional Tasks3 chapters · 12 topics · 16 sub-topics
Litigation Documents and Court-Facing Tasks3 chapters · 12 topics · 8 sub-topics
Professional Responsibility and Practical Judgment in Tasks3 chapters · 12 topics · 14 sub-topics
Multistate Performance Test (MPT) flashcard decks
354 question-and-answer cards across 7 decks, written against this syllabus. Preview any deck free.
- MPT Format, Mechanics, and Scoring Foundations — 51 cards
- Legal Analysis and Reading Authority in a Closed Universe — 50 cards
- Persuasive Advocacy Writing Tasks — 51 cards
- Objective and Predictive Writing Tasks — 50 cards
- Fact Analysis, Investigation, and Transactional Tasks — 50 cards
- Litigation Documents and Court-Facing Tasks — 51 cards
- Professional Responsibility and Practical Judgment in Tasks — 51 cards
How to work through the Multistate Performance Test (MPT) syllabus
The outline on this page is arranged the way the syllabus itself is: subject, then chapter, then topic, then sub-topic. That last level is what most study plans skip, and it is where coverage actually goes wrong — a chapter marked "done" often has three sub-topics inside it that were never touched.
Weight your plan accordingly: MPT Format, Mechanics, and Scoring Foundations carries 16 topics while Professional Responsibility and Practical Judgment in Tasks carries 12. Giving both the same number of weeks is the most common planning mistake for Multistate Performance Test (MPT).
The ~95 hour estimate above is a first pass only: roughly 45 minutes per topic plus 12 minutes per sub-topic. Revision cycles, past papers and mocks sit on top of that number.
Multistate Performance Test (MPT) syllabus FAQ
What subjects are in the Multistate Performance Test (MPT) syllabus?
Multistate Performance Test (MPT) covers 7 subjects: MPT Format, Mechanics, and Scoring Foundations, Legal Analysis and Reading Authority in a Closed Universe, Persuasive Advocacy Writing Tasks, Objective and Predictive Writing Tasks, Fact Analysis, Investigation, and Transactional Tasks, Litigation Documents and Court-Facing Tasks and Professional Responsibility and Practical Judgment in Tasks. Together they contain 23 chapters and 92 named topics.
How much do you have to study for Multistate Performance Test (MPT)?
The full Multistate Performance Test (MPT) outline breaks down into 23 chapters, 92 topics and 127 sub-topics. MPT Format, Mechanics, and Scoring Foundations is the largest single subject with 16 topics across 4 chapters.
How long does it take to cover the whole Multistate Performance Test (MPT) syllabus?
Roughly 95 hours for one full pass. That estimate allows about 45 minutes per topic plus 12 minutes per sub-topic, so it is first-pass coverage — revision, past papers and mock tests sit on top of it. At 3 hours a day that is about 5 weeks.
Are there Multistate Performance Test (MPT) flashcards?
Yes — 354 question-and-answer flashcards across 7 decks, one per subject, written against this syllabus. A sample of every deck is readable on this site for free, and the complete decks are in the Examius app.
Is this Multistate Performance Test (MPT) syllabus free to use?
Yes. Every page here is free to read, and importing the Multistate Performance Test (MPT) syllabus into the Examius app to tick off topics as you finish them is free too, in United States and everywhere else. No account is needed to start.
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