Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! This episode is part of our series on how to approach questions on the UBE. Today, we are walking through the file and library on the February 2018 Multistate Performance Test. Next time, we'll discuss drafting an answer to this performance test.

In this episode, we discuss:

• A reminder to read the instructions and memo on the performance test carefully before you move on
• What documents and facts are included in the file
• The legal research contained in the library and how to make use of it
• How to segment your time while writing the performance test
• A detailed walk-through of the task memo, file, and library on the February 2018 MPT
• The black-letter law on what constitutes an office of emolument, and holding more than one civil office at the same time

Resources:

• Multistate Performance Test, February 2018 (https://www.arcourts.gov/sites/default/files/February%202018%20MPT%20Best%20Answers.pdf)
• Bar Exam Toolbox, UBE (MEE + MPT) Courses and Tools (https://barexamtoolbox.com/ube-bar-exam-courses-tools/)
• Podcast Episode 50: How to Ace the Bar Exam Performance Test (with Doretta McGinnis) (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-50-ace-bar-exam-performance-test-doretta-mcginnis/)
• Podcast Episode 58: The California Performance Test – Reviewing the Task Memo, File, and Library (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-58-the-california-performance-test-reviewing-the-task-memo-file-and-library/)
• Podcast Episode 59: The California Performance Test – Outlining and Drafting (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-59-the-california-performance-test-outlining-and-drafting-your-answer/)
• Bar Exam Toolbox blog: Five Common Issues on the Performance Test and How to Fix Them (https://barexamtoolbox.com/five-common-issues-performance-test-fix/)
• Bar Exam Toolbox blog: Strategies for Common Performance Test Issues (https://barexamtoolbox.com/strategies-for-common-performance-test-issues/)

Download the Transcript (https://barexamtoolbox.com/episode-62-february-2018-mpt-going-through-the-file-and-library/)

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Alison & Lee