An ATL reader sent us this photo from the University of Buffalo, writing:

What my barbri tuition got me for my mpre review class. This tv is for approximately 60 people.

Results from the August 2009 sitting of the Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam (MPRE) are out, and people are talking. In addition to posting comments, candidates have emailed us about the news. For example:

Just wanted to be the first to inform ATL that August 2009 MPRE scores are now available for download (at least mine was).

Sorry, you weren’t the first; several readers beat you to the punch. Like this one:

It’s not exciting as gunmen or layoffs, and will definitely engender some “who cares,” but MPRE scores are out.

Write “WHO CARES,” crow about your triple-digit score, or opine on whether Elizabeth Wurtzel can call herself an “attorney,” in the comments to this post.

If you passed, congratulations; if you didn’t, better luck next time.

Earlier: Prior ATL coverage of the MPRE

Yesterday some of you sat for the Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam (MPRE). It seems to us that there’s not much to say about the test, but several readers have requested coverage. Like this one:

I walked out of the exam with little confidence. Maybe you can provide an open forum for people to express their thoughts on the test, or for past takers to provide insight on scoring / how many people they know that failed.

Well that’s cheery, isn’t it? Here is the requested open thread. Please do not reprint entire questions from the test in the comments.

Another MPRE taker’s tale — from the great state of Iowa, where people actually seem optimistic about the state of the legal job market — after the jump.

This seems like an odd time to be worried about professional responsibility, what with all the professional carnage. But nonetheless, the MPRE marches on and March results are out today.

The emails aren’t out yet, but you can check your score on the site.

Would you like to discuss whether or not you can promise victory to your prospective clients? Have at it in the comments.

Earlier: Open Thread: Congrats on being done with the MPRE

This past Saturday, many lawyers-to-be took the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination. Congratulations on being done.

We don’t have a lot to say about the MPRE, but maybe you do. Per the requests of a few Above The Law readers, here is an open thread for rejoicing, frustration, and general comment.

So that this post is not completely devoid of news value, we shall include a little meditation on test preparation materials for standardized tests.

Once the tests that lead to law school admission and esquire-dom are done with, many people celebrate by sending their test prep materials to Craigslist heaven. But those with TestMasters LSAT prep books should exercise caution before doing this. One ATL reader writes:

My friend (who decided not to take the LSAT) posted an online ad on Craigslist to give away her TestMasters books. Below is the email she got in response. DMCA? Copyright infringement for giving away a book? How do you “violate the LSAC?” I get the idea of protecting their trade secrets and breach of the enrollment agreement but can there be any merit to some of these other allegations? Also, does she really have to return the books? The shipping on these textbooks is substantial and these are still her books for which she paid.

Obviously, it’s not worth the hassle to contest this but there’s no way TestMasters can get away with these claims. Seems like the LSAC would want to know that TestMasters intimidates their clients with trumped up criminal charges.

Check out the threat-laced e-mail from TestMasters, after the jump.

If you were not sure if you correctly handled the daunting thought experiments posed by the MPRE, scores are available today.

Usually not passing the MPRE is a way to be ridiculed by your family and friends, without any lasting professional consequences. The same is probably true this year, but given the market we really hope everybody passed. You don’t want to give a firm any reason to fire you or rescind your offer.

Still, failure on the MPRE is something that can be easily remedied. Just put the pipe down before the test starts, and you should be fine next time.

Congratulations to those who met the minimum ethical standards for our upstanding profession.

Earlier: MPRE Results Are Out: Open Thread

As we’ve previously observed, “we’re not really sure how much there is to say about the MPRE. It’s not a super-difficult test, and it hasn’t exactly achieved the mythical status of the bar exam as a rite of passage for aspiring lawyers.”

But it seems, judging from all the emails we’ve received, that some of you are dying to discuss the just-released results for the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination. A few representative messages:

“The MPRE results for August are now online!”

“I didn’t study at all and got an 80. Looks like I’ll be re-upping in November.”

[Ed. note: As noted here, “[p]assing scores, which are established by each jurisdiction, currently vary between 75 and 86.”]

“I just got an e-mail with a link to my score for the August MPRE. Pretty quick turnaround time, actually — exactly a month since the test day. Thought you might want the news.”

This does seem a little earlier than usual, as we were just discussing here in the office. From an IM that Elie sent (yes, we IM each other, even though we’re about 15 feet away): “What is the usual turnaround time for MPRE scores? I don’t remember mine, other than briefly wondering if taking it hung over was really a wise decision (turned out fine).”

Here’s an open thread for discussing the MPRE. If you passed the test, congratulations. If you failed — well, prepare to be mocked, in the comments.

Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) [National Conference of Bar Examiners]

Open threads about the MPRE are a fine tradition here at ATL. See here and here.

Even if the test isn’t particularly difficult or interesting, people love to talk about it. We’ve already received a slew of “MPRE results are out!” emails, and the news has also surfaced in the comments to other posts.

So to everyone who passed the MPRE, congratulations. To everyone who didn’t pass the MPRE, you can bemoan your fate, in the comments.

Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) [National Conference of Bar Examiners]

Some of you took the MPRE recently — and we’re gathering, from your comments, that you’d like a place to talk about it. Here is an open thread.

To be totally honest, we’re not really sure how much there is to say about the MPRE. It’s not a super-difficult test, and it hasn’t exactly achieved the mythical status of the bar exam as a rite of passage for aspiring lawyers.

But perhaps you’ll surprise us. Back in December, an open thread on MPRE results generated over 200 comments. So maybe there’s more to say about the MPRE than one might think.

Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) [National Conference of Bar Examiners]

Earlier: MPRE Results Are Out: Open Thread

Congratulations to everyone who passed the MPRE. Results were made available online earlier this afternoon.

As for those of you who failed, we could subject you to some good-natured ribbing in these pages. But we will refrain.

Instead, we’re delegating that task to the commenters, on this open thread. As one reader noted in an email, “people love comparing scores and condescending to, or commiserating with, those who failed.”

The MPRE: Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination [official website]