MPRE Advertising and Solicitation Practice Questions
Area X of NCBE’s MPRE outline · 4–10% of the exam, about 2 to 5 of the 50 scored questions
60 questions across all twelve areas in 2 hours, with a score for Advertising and Solicitation so you know where you stand.
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Communications About Legal Services on the MPRE
Communications about legal services are Area X of NCBE’s outline and 4–10% of the MPRE, about 2 to 5 of the 50 scored questions. The questions test the advertising and solicitation rules as amended by the ABA in 2018.
- Share of the exam
- 4–10% in NCBE’s subject matter outline, about 2 to 5 of the 50 scored questions
- Our drill
- 10 questions from 24 Advertising and Solicitation questions, untimed, an explanation after every answer; one free attempt, unlimited with a pass
What advertising and solicitation questions test
- Advertising and other public communications: false or misleading statements, past results and firm names (Rules 7.1, 7.2(a), (d))
- Solicitation: live person-to-person contact, its exceptions and the do-not-contact and coercion limits (Rule 7.3)
- Group and prepaid legal service plans (Rule 7.3(e))
- Referrals: what a lawyer may pay for, reciprocal referral agreements and nominal gifts (Rule 7.2(b))
- Fields of practice and certification as a specialist (Rule 7.2(c))
Sit the full exam under the real clock
60 questions across all twelve areas in 2 hours, with a score for Advertising and Solicitation so you know where you stand.
Free Advertising and Solicitation drillHow to study it
- Learn what counts as live person-to-person contact: in person, live phone and real-time video, but not texts or email.
- Learn the three groups a lawyer may solicit live: other lawyers, family and close or prior relationships, and routine business users of the service.
- Learn the five exceptions to the ban on paying for recommendations.
- Take the advertising drill until you score 80% or better.
Common questions
How many advertising questions are on the MPRE?
Communications about legal services are 4-10% of the exam in NCBE’s outline, about 2 to 5 of the 50 scored questions.
Does the MPRE test the 2018 advertising amendments?
Yes. NCBE tests the current Model Rules, and amendments are tested once a year has passed after the ABA adopts them. The 2018 changes rewrote Rules 7.1 to 7.3 and deleted Rules 7.4 and 7.5.
60 questions across all twelve areas in 2 hours, with a score for Advertising and Solicitation so you know where you stand.
Free Advertising and Solicitation drillThe other MPRE areas
- Regulation of the Legal Profession
- The Client-Lawyer Relationship
- Client Confidentiality
- Conflicts of Interest
- Competence, Legal Malpractice and Other Civil Liability
- Litigation and Other Forms of Advocacy
- Transactions and Communications with Persons Other Than Clients
- Different Roles of the Lawyer
- Safekeeping Funds and Other Property
- Lawyers’ Duties to the Public and the Legal System
- Judicial Conduct
- MPRE practice exam (60 questions, 2 hours)
- Mixed drill: all twelve areas
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Sources
- NCBE: About the MPRE (length, administrations, jurisdictions)
- NCBE: Preparing for the MPRE (format, pretest questions, subject matter)
- NCBE: MPRE Subject Matter Outline (PDF)
- NCBE: MPRE Key Words and Phrases (PDF)
- NCBE: MPRE Registration (fee, dates, rescheduling)
- NCBE: MPRE Scores (scale, equating, release)
- NCBE: MPRE Test Day Policies
- The Bar Examiner: 2025 MPRE statistics (examinees, mean score, passing scores)
- ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct
- ABA Model Code of Judicial Conduct
Original practice questions for exam preparation, written to NCBE’s MPRE Subject Matter Outline and the ABA Model Rules; they are not NCBE questions. Independent practice, not affiliated with or endorsed by the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) or the American Bar Association. MPRE is a mark of NCBE.