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Multistate Professional Responsibility
Examination (MPRE) Complete Exam
Updated Summer 2025 Questions and
Correct Answers/ Latest Update /
Already Graded
Rule 1.1 Competence
Ans: A lawyer shall provide competent representation to a client.
Competent representation requires the legal knowledge, skill,
thoroughness and preparation reasonably necessary for the
representation.
Rule 1.2 Scope of Representation & Allocation of Authority Between
Client & Lawyer
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Ans: (a) Subject to paragraphs (c) and (d), a lawyer shall abide by a
client's decisions concerning the objectives of representation and, as
required by Rule 1.4, shall consult with the client as to the means by which
they are to be pursued. A lawyer may take such action on behalf of the
client as is impliedly authorized to carry out the representation. A lawyer
shall abide by a client's decision whether to settle a matter. In a criminal
case, the lawyer shall abide by the client's decision, after consultation
with the lawyer, as to a plea to be entered, whether to waive jury trial and
whether the client will testify.
(b) A lawyer's representation of a client, including representation by
appointment, does not constitute an endorsement of the client's political,
economic, social or moral views or activities.
(c) A lawyer may limit the scope of the representation if the limitation is
reasonable under the circumstances and the client gives informed
consent.
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(d) A lawyer shall not counsel a client to engage, or assist a client, in
conduct that the lawyer knows is criminal or fraudulent, but a lawyer may
discuss the legal consequences of any proposed course of conduct with
a client and may counsel or assist a client to make a good faith effort to
determine the validity, scope, meaning or application of the law.
Rule 1.3 Diligence
Ans: A lawyer shall act with reasonable diligence and promptness in
representing a client.
Rule 1.4 Communications
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Ans: A lawyer shall:
(1) promptly inform the client of any decision or circumstance with
respect to which the client's informed consent, as defined in Rule 1.0(e), is
required by these Rules;
(2) reasonably consult with the client about the means by which the
client's objectives are to be accomplished;
(3) keep the client reasonably informed about the status of the matter;
(4) promptly comply with reasonable requests for information; and
(5) consult with the client about any relevant limitation on the lawyer's
conduct when the lawyer knows that the client expects assistance not
permitted by the Rules of Professional Conduct or other law.
A lawyer shall explain a matter to the extent reasonably necessary to
permit the client to make informed decisions regarding the
representation.
Rule 1.5 Fees
Multistate Professional Responsibility
Examination (MPRE) Complete Exam
Updated Summer 2025 Questions and
Correct Answers/ Latest Update /
Already Graded
Rule 1.1 Competence
Ans: A lawyer shall provide competent representation to a client.
Competent representation requires the legal knowledge, skill,
thoroughness and preparation reasonably necessary for the
representation.
Rule 1.2 Scope of Representation & Allocation of Authority Between
Client & Lawyer
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Ans: (a) Subject to paragraphs (c) and (d), a lawyer shall abide by a
client's decisions concerning the objectives of representation and, as
required by Rule 1.4, shall consult with the client as to the means by which
they are to be pursued. A lawyer may take such action on behalf of the
client as is impliedly authorized to carry out the representation. A lawyer
shall abide by a client's decision whether to settle a matter. In a criminal
case, the lawyer shall abide by the client's decision, after consultation
with the lawyer, as to a plea to be entered, whether to waive jury trial and
whether the client will testify.
(b) A lawyer's representation of a client, including representation by
appointment, does not constitute an endorsement of the client's political,
economic, social or moral views or activities.
(c) A lawyer may limit the scope of the representation if the limitation is
reasonable under the circumstances and the client gives informed
consent.
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(d) A lawyer shall not counsel a client to engage, or assist a client, in
conduct that the lawyer knows is criminal or fraudulent, but a lawyer may
discuss the legal consequences of any proposed course of conduct with
a client and may counsel or assist a client to make a good faith effort to
determine the validity, scope, meaning or application of the law.
Rule 1.3 Diligence
Ans: A lawyer shall act with reasonable diligence and promptness in
representing a client.
Rule 1.4 Communications
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Ans: A lawyer shall:
(1) promptly inform the client of any decision or circumstance with
respect to which the client's informed consent, as defined in Rule 1.0(e), is
required by these Rules;
(2) reasonably consult with the client about the means by which the
client's objectives are to be accomplished;
(3) keep the client reasonably informed about the status of the matter;
(4) promptly comply with reasonable requests for information; and
(5) consult with the client about any relevant limitation on the lawyer's
conduct when the lawyer knows that the client expects assistance not
permitted by the Rules of Professional Conduct or other law.
A lawyer shall explain a matter to the extent reasonably necessary to
permit the client to make informed decisions regarding the
representation.
Rule 1.5 Fees
