Supervised Practice Portfolio Examination (SPPE) - Written Work Product Templates for Provisional Licensees and Supervising Attorneys - Revised November 30, 2024

Aug 31, 2026

This package provides written work product cover sheet and attestation templates for Provisional Licensees and their Supervising Attorneys participating in the Supervised Practice Portfolio Examination (SPPE). It explains how to save each completed component as separate PDFs for upload to the SPPE Exam Portal and highlights revisions from November 30, 2024, including clarified conflict information. The templates collect work context, addressed legal issues, research strategy, authorities relied on, assistance sources, word count, and confidentiality-based attestation details, plus supervising attorney review and conflict screening information.

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Pages5

Reading Time2 min

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Provisional Licensee’s Cover Sheet & Attestation for Written Work Product

Submission and PDF upload instructions

Cover sheet prompts (date started, use of work, context, legal issues)

Research strategy and authorities

Assistance sources, word count, and AI customization guidance

Confidential Exam ID and today’s date attestation

Attestation and Conflict Information from Supervising Attorney: Written Work Product

Supervising attorney attestation checklist

Conflict information and screening details

Court name and adverse party representation details

Supervised Practice Portfolio Examination (SPPE) Written Work Product Templates for Provisional Licensees and Supervising Attorneys Revised November 30, 2024 This package includes the templates that Provisional Licensees and Supervising Attorneys will complete to accompany written work product that the Provisional Licensee submits to the Board of Bar Examiners (BBX). Before uploading these two documents into the SPPE Exam Portal, save each document as a separate PDF. Provisional Licensees will upload separate PDFs of the document they complete and the one completed by their Supervising Attorney. ** Please note that these templates were revised on November 30, 2024, to clarify several of the instructions. In particular, we have clarified the conflict information sought from Supervising Attorneys. Please read those revised instructions carefully. Provisional Licensee’s Cover Sheet & Attestation For Written Work Product You must complete this cover sheet and attestation for each piece of written work product you submit. You must also share this cover sheet with your Supervising Attorney or the lawyer they have delegated to supervise this work product. Please indicate the approximate date you began work on this writing: ____/____/____ Please indicate how this work product was or will be used. Check all boxes that apply: Please provide the context for the document. How did it fit into representation of a client or other work for your employer? Be as specific as you can so that the grader will understand the strengths of your document. Remember, however, not to provide information that would reveal your identity or that of your employer, client, or any other person. Please list up to three legal issues that the document addresses. This list will help orient the grader who reviews your document. Remember also that each document must address at least one issue that you have not counted toward the “distinctive legal issue” requirement in another document. Please describe your research strategy for finding the facts, law, and other information needed to complete this work product: Please list all the authorities that you cite in your document. If your document does not cite authorities directly, please list authorities that you relied upon in developing the document’s legal analysis. Graders will spot check authorities to assess the accuracy of statements of legal principles. I relied upon the following types of assistance in creating this work product (please check all that apply). The graders understand that smart lawyering includes assistance: Please enter the word count for your document. Omit any headers or signature blocks but include any footnotes and citations. If you used an AI-generated draft, form, sample, or template as a foundation, include in your word count only the material you customized. ____________ Please read the Attestation below and agree to its terms by entering your Confidential Exam ID and today’s date. Attestation I attest that all the above representations are true, complete, and accurate. Confidential Exam ID: ______________ [Be sure to use your Confidential Exam ID, not your Provisional License Number] Today’s Date: ______________ Attestation and Conflict Information from Supervising Attorney: Written Work Product Please be sure to complete both parts of this form. I have reviewed the written work product prepared by [insert Provisional Licensee’s Confidential Exam ID] , as well as the cover sheet prepared by that Provisional Licensee. Based on that review, I attest: That the legal analysis in the work product is, to the best of my knowledge, accurate; That the work product sufficiently reflects the knowledge/research, analysis, and writing of the Provisional Licensee that the Board of Bar Examiners can meaningfully assess the Provisional Licensee’s competence from the work product; That the Provisional Licensee has appropriately redacted the work product; That the work product was or wi

FAQs

What must Provisional Licensees complete before submitting written work product in SPPE?

Provisional Licensees must complete a cover sheet and attestation for each written work product piece and share the cover sheet with their Supervising Attorney or the delegated supervising lawyer.

How should documents be uploaded to the SPPE Exam Portal?

Save each completed document as a separate PDF before uploading. Provisional Licensees upload separate PDFs for the document they complete and the one completed by their Supervising Attorney.

What conflict information must be provided by the Supervising Attorney side?

If the matter has been or may be filed in court, provide the court name. Also provide the organization representing any adverse party, or “NA” with an explanation when there is no represented adverse party or when the adverse party is pro se.

Aug 31, 2026

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