MPRE Outline Exam 2025 Questions
and Answers
Regulation of Legal Profession: Inherent Powers of Courts to Regulate Lawyers -
State Courts - --Answer --Regulate all aspects of the practice of law within
their jurisdiction, each state with its own rules of professional conduct often based
on the ABA Model Rules
Regulation of Legal Profession: Inherent Powers of Courts to Regulate Lawyers -
Federal Courts - --Answer --Each court has its own bar to which a lawyer
must be admitted in order to practice before the court
Regulation of Legal Profession: Admission to the Profession - Requirements for
Admission - --Answer --Education: most states require graduation from an
ABA-accredited law school
Knowledge: most states require applicants to pass a bar examination
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,Character: past conduct may be considered when assessing an applicant's good
character and general fitness to practice law; false statements to the bar examiners
may result in a denial of admission
Residency: no residency requirements
Regulation of Legal Profession: Admission to the Profession - Application Process
- --Answer --prohibited from knowingly making a false statement of material
fact regarding bar admission, failing to disclose a material fact, or knowingly failing
to respond to lawful demand by an admissions authority regarding application
can invoke the 5th amendment privilege; must do so openly, not simply omit info
violations of the model rules may prevent admission
Regulation of Legal Profession: Regulation after Admission - Grounds of
Misconduct - --Answer --Violate or attempt to violate model rules, or
knowingly assist or induce another to do so
commit a criminal act that adversely reflect on the lawyer's honesty,
trustworthiness, or fitness as lawyerr
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,engage in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation
engage in conduct prejudicial to administration of justice
state or imply an ability to influence improperly gov't agency or official
knowingly assist a judge or judicial officer in violation of judicial conduct rules or
other laws
engage in conduct that the lawyer knows or reasonably should know is harassment
or discrimination
Regulation of Legal Profession: Regulation after Admission - Misconduct
Committed by Others in Law Firm - --Answer --manager's responsibility:
make reasonable efforts to ensure firm has measures in place to give reasonable
assurance that conduct of lawyers and non-lawyers conforms to model rules
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, direct supervisor's responsibility: make reasonable efforts to ensure that the
supervised person's conduct conforms to model rules
failure to remediate: when a lawyer with managerial authority knows that the
consequences of misconduct can be avoided or mitigated but fails to take
reasonable remedial action
duties of subordinate lawyer: must conform to model rules; not liable for violation
of the rules if the subordinate acts in accordance with the supervising lawyer's
reasonable resolution of an arguable question of professional duty
Regulation of Legal Profession: Regulation after Admission - Misconduct Outside
the Jurisdiction - --Answer --a lawyer is subject to discipline for misconduct
in any jurisdiction where the lawyer is admitted to practice, even if the misconduct
occurred outside of that jurisdiction; also subject to discipline by the jurisdiction
where misconduct occurred
Regulation of Legal Profession: Regulation after Admission - Sanctions for
Misconduct - --Answer --set by each state; ranges from public/private
censure to disbarment
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and Answers
Regulation of Legal Profession: Inherent Powers of Courts to Regulate Lawyers -
State Courts - --Answer --Regulate all aspects of the practice of law within
their jurisdiction, each state with its own rules of professional conduct often based
on the ABA Model Rules
Regulation of Legal Profession: Inherent Powers of Courts to Regulate Lawyers -
Federal Courts - --Answer --Each court has its own bar to which a lawyer
must be admitted in order to practice before the court
Regulation of Legal Profession: Admission to the Profession - Requirements for
Admission - --Answer --Education: most states require graduation from an
ABA-accredited law school
Knowledge: most states require applicants to pass a bar examination
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,Character: past conduct may be considered when assessing an applicant's good
character and general fitness to practice law; false statements to the bar examiners
may result in a denial of admission
Residency: no residency requirements
Regulation of Legal Profession: Admission to the Profession - Application Process
- --Answer --prohibited from knowingly making a false statement of material
fact regarding bar admission, failing to disclose a material fact, or knowingly failing
to respond to lawful demand by an admissions authority regarding application
can invoke the 5th amendment privilege; must do so openly, not simply omit info
violations of the model rules may prevent admission
Regulation of Legal Profession: Regulation after Admission - Grounds of
Misconduct - --Answer --Violate or attempt to violate model rules, or
knowingly assist or induce another to do so
commit a criminal act that adversely reflect on the lawyer's honesty,
trustworthiness, or fitness as lawyerr
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,engage in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation
engage in conduct prejudicial to administration of justice
state or imply an ability to influence improperly gov't agency or official
knowingly assist a judge or judicial officer in violation of judicial conduct rules or
other laws
engage in conduct that the lawyer knows or reasonably should know is harassment
or discrimination
Regulation of Legal Profession: Regulation after Admission - Misconduct
Committed by Others in Law Firm - --Answer --manager's responsibility:
make reasonable efforts to ensure firm has measures in place to give reasonable
assurance that conduct of lawyers and non-lawyers conforms to model rules
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, direct supervisor's responsibility: make reasonable efforts to ensure that the
supervised person's conduct conforms to model rules
failure to remediate: when a lawyer with managerial authority knows that the
consequences of misconduct can be avoided or mitigated but fails to take
reasonable remedial action
duties of subordinate lawyer: must conform to model rules; not liable for violation
of the rules if the subordinate acts in accordance with the supervising lawyer's
reasonable resolution of an arguable question of professional duty
Regulation of Legal Profession: Regulation after Admission - Misconduct Outside
the Jurisdiction - --Answer --a lawyer is subject to discipline for misconduct
in any jurisdiction where the lawyer is admitted to practice, even if the misconduct
occurred outside of that jurisdiction; also subject to discipline by the jurisdiction
where misconduct occurred
Regulation of Legal Profession: Regulation after Admission - Sanctions for
Misconduct - --Answer --set by each state; ranges from public/private
censure to disbarment
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