EXHIBIT 5.1
July 31, 2002

TSET, Inc.
464 Common Street, Suite 301
Belmont, Massachusetts 02478

RE:      TSET, INC. (THE "CORPORATION")
         REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-1 (THE "REGISTRATION STATEMENT")

Gentlemen:

We have acted as counsel to the  Corporation in connection  with the preparation
of the Registration  Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 ACT"), relating to
the proposed  public  offering of up to 16,400,000  shares of the  Corporation's
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "COMMON STOCK").

We are  furnishing  this  opinion to you in  accordance  with Item  601(b)(5) of
Regulation S-K  promulgated  under the 1933 Act for filing as Exhibit 5.1 to the
Registration Statement.

We are  familiar  with the  Registration  Statement,  and we have  examined  the
Corporation's  Articles of Incorporation,  as amended to date, the Corporation's
Bylaws,  as amended to date, and minutes and  resolutions  of the  Corporation's
Board of Directors and shareholders. We have also examined such other documents,
certificates,  instruments and corporate records,  and such statutes,  decisions
and questions of law as we have deemed  necessary or appropriate for the purpose
of this opinion.

We are  qualified  to  practice  law in the state of Florida,  and the  opinions
herein are limited to the laws of the State of Florida  and the Federal  laws of
the United States of America,  and the corporate law of the State of Nevada, but
assume  without  investigation  compliance  with all such other laws.  We do not
express any opinion  concerning any law of any other  jurisdiction  or the local
laws of any jurisdiction.

Based upon the foregoing,  we are of the opinion that the shares of Common Stock
to be  sold  by  the  Selling  Stockholders  (as  defined  in  the  Registration
Statement)  to the public,  when issued and sold in the manner  described in the
Registration  Statement (as  amended),  will be validly  issued,  fully paid and
non-assessable.

We  hereby  consent  to  the  filing  of  this  opinion  as an  Exhibit  to  the
Registration Statement and to the use of our name in the Prospectus constituting
a part  thereof in  connection  with the  matters  referred to under the caption
"Legal Matters."

Very truly yours,

/s/ Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP

KIRKPATRICK & LOCKHART LLP