MPRE Litigation and Advocacy Practice Questions
Area VI 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 Litigation and Advocacy so you know where you stand.
Free Litigation and Advocacy drillAn attorney witnessed the car accident at issue and will be a necessary witness about the disputed events. May she act as trial counsel for the plaintiff?
Litigation and Other Forms of Advocacy on the MPRE
Litigation and other forms of advocacy are Area VI of NCBE’s outline and 10–16% of the MPRE, about 5 to 8 of the 50 scored questions. The questions test a lawyer’s duties to the court and the other side, which can override duties to the client.
- 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 38 Litigation and Advocacy questions, untimed, an explanation after every answer; one free attempt, unlimited with a pass
What litigation and advocacy questions test
- Meritorious claims and expediting litigation, including litigation sanctions (Rules 3.1, 3.2; FRCP 11)
- Candor to the tribunal: false statements, adverse controlling authority, false evidence, criminal defendants’ testimony and ex parte proceedings (Rule 3.3)
- Fairness to the opposing party: evidence, witness payments, discovery and trial conduct (Rule 3.4)
- Impartiality and decorum: ex parte contact with judges and jurors and disruptive conduct (Rule 3.5)
- Trial publicity and the lawyer as witness (Rules 3.6, 3.7)
Sit the full exam under the real clock
60 questions across all twelve areas in 2 hours, with a score for Litigation and Advocacy so you know where you stand.
Free Litigation and Advocacy drillHow to study it
- Learn the three Rule 3.3 duties and how long they last: to the conclusion of the proceeding.
- Remember the criminal defendant exception: a lawyer may refuse to offer evidence reasonably believed false, but not the defendant’s own testimony unless the lawyer knows it is false.
- Learn the list of statements Rule 3.6(b) allows about a pending case.
- Take the litigation and advocacy drill until you score 80% or better.
Common questions
How many litigation questions are on the MPRE?
Litigation and other forms of advocacy are 10-16% of the exam in NCBE’s outline, about 5 to 8 of the 50 scored questions.
Must a lawyer disclose adverse law to the court?
Yes, if it is legal authority in the controlling jurisdiction, known to the lawyer, directly adverse to the client’s position and not disclosed by opposing counsel (Rule 3.3(a)(2)).
60 questions across all twelve areas in 2 hours, with a score for Litigation and Advocacy so you know where you stand.
Free Litigation and Advocacy 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
- 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.