MPRE Client-Lawyer Relationship Practice Questions
Area II of NCBE’s MPRE outline · 10–16% of the exam, about 5 to 8 of the 50 scored questions
60 questions across all twelve areas in 2 hours, with a score for Client-Lawyer Relationship so you know where you stand.
Free Client-Lawyer Relationship drillA tenant asks an attorney to review only the security deposit clause of a lease, not the rest. The attorney agrees to the limited task and the tenant consents after an explanation. Is the limitation proper?
The Client-Lawyer Relationship on the MPRE
The client-lawyer relationship is Area II of NCBE’s outline and 10–16% of the MPRE, about 5 to 8 of the 50 scored questions. The questions follow a representation from start to finish: when it begins, what the client decides, what the lawyer must tell the client, how fees work and how the relationship ends.
- Share of the exam
- 10–16% in NCBE’s subject matter outline, about 5 to 8 of the 50 scored questions
- Our drill
- 10 questions from 40 Client-Lawyer Relationship questions, untimed, an explanation after every answer; one free attempt, unlimited with a pass
What client-lawyer relationship questions test
- Formation and scope: implied relationships, limited-scope representation and declining a matter (Rules 1.2(c), 1.16)
- Decision-making: settlement, plea, jury waiver and testifying belong to the client; tactics to the lawyer (Rule 1.2(a))
- Counseling within the law: discussing legal consequences without assisting crime or fraud (Rule 1.2(d))
- Communication: settlement offers, status reports and the lawyer’s own mistakes (Rule 1.4)
- Fees and termination: reasonableness, contingent fees, fee division, refunds and mandatory and permissive withdrawal (Rules 1.5, 1.16)
Sit the full exam under the real clock
60 questions across all twelve areas in 2 hours, with a score for Client-Lawyer Relationship so you know where you stand.
Free Client-Lawyer Relationship drillHow to study it
- Learn the client’s four decisions by heart: settle, plea, jury trial, testify.
- Learn what a contingent-fee agreement must contain and the two matters where contingent fees are barred.
- Sort withdrawal questions into must (Rule 1.16(a)) and may (Rule 1.16(b)), then check whether a court must approve.
- Take the client-lawyer relationship drill until you score 80% or better.
Common questions
How many client-lawyer relationship questions are on the MPRE?
The client-lawyer relationship is 10-16% of the exam in NCBE’s outline, about 5 to 8 of the 50 scored questions, one of the two largest areas after conflicts of interest.
Are contingent fees allowed in divorce cases?
Not when payment depends on securing a divorce or on the amount of alimony, support or a property settlement (Rule 1.5(d)(1)). Contingent fees are also barred for defending a criminal case.
60 questions across all twelve areas in 2 hours, with a score for Client-Lawyer Relationship so you know where you stand.
Free Client-Lawyer Relationship drillThe other MPRE areas
- Regulation of the Legal Profession
- 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
- Communications About Legal Services
- Lawyers’ Duties to the Public and the Legal System
- Judicial Conduct
- MPRE practice exam (60 questions, 2 hours)
- Mixed drill: all twelve areas
- MPRE practice test: exam facts and every area
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.