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The MPRE is the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination,
a multiple choice examination containing 50 questions, which is produced,
marketed, and administered by the American College of Testing (ACT) on
behalf of the NCBE three times each calendar year (March, August, and November).
The test is designed to measure the examinee's knowledge of the ethical
standards of the legal profession and is two hours and five minutes in
length.
Many jurisdictions require bar applicants to write the MPRE. The
MPRE is also scored and scaled nationally, although each jurisdiction
establishes its own passing score Illinois requires a scaled score
of 80 or more points on the MPRE. An Illinois applicant must have
earned two-thirds of the credits required to obtain a JD degree
from his or her law school before sitting for the MPRE; no exceptions
to this rule are made.
An applicant need not take the MPRE before writing the bar exam. However,
The Illinois Board of Admissions to the Bar must receive satisfactory
proof that an applicant has achieved a passing MPRE score before he or
she can be recommended for admission to the bar. Applications for the MPRE
can be picked up in the Registrar's Office on the 2nd floor of the Law
School.
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