Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) Exam 1 – Sample

Any crime IS NOT sufficient to deny the admission of the applicant to practice law, Professional discipline imposed by one state IS/IS NOT binding on another state, or A lawyer who is admitted to practice law in one jurisdiction IS NOT authorized to practice in any other jurisdiction

Factors in determining requisite skill of a lawyer to act competently

A local lawyer who is working with an out of state lawyer must

A local lawyer who is working with an out of state lawyer must actively participate in the matter

A judge must disqualify himself in a proceeding in which the judge’s impartiality might reasonably be quenstioned

In emergency situations a lawyer may NOT assist a client even if the lawyer does not have the skill ordinarily required in the field in question, if referral to or consultation with another lawyer would be impractical. The assistance should not exceed what is reasonably necessary to meet the emergency

Subject to the general restrictions on extrajudicial activities, a judge may take part in activities sponsored by organizations or governmental entities concerned with the law, the legal system or the administration of justice, and those sponsored by or on behalf of educational religious, charitable, fraternal or civic organizations not conducted for profit

A laywer must not enter into a business transaction with a client or knowingly acquire an ownership, possessory, security, or money interest that is adverse to a client, unless all of the following conditions are satisfied: (i) The terms of the business transaction are fair the client (ii) The terms are fully disclosed to the client in writing expressed in manner that the client can reasonably understand. The lawyer’s disclosure to the client must cover the essential terms of the transaction and the lawyer’s role in the transaction (iii) The client is advised in writing that he should get the advice of an independent lawyer about the arrangement before entering into it and (iv) The client gives informed consent, in a writing that the client signs

If the lawyer for an organization learns that a person associated with the organization has acted, or is about to act, in a way that violates a duty to the organization or a law in a way that might be imputed to the organization, and if the violation is likely to cause substantial injury to the organization, the lawyer must proceed as is reasonably necessary to protect the interests of the organization. Report to a higher authority in the organization.

If the lawyer knows that the client is planning a course of action that will have substantial legal consequences for the client, the lawyer may NOT volunteer advice without being asked