MPRE Roles of the Lawyer Practice Questions
Area VIII 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 Roles of the Lawyer so you know where you stand.
Free Roles of the Lawyer drillIn negotiating a contract for a client, a lawyer must decide how to present the client's position. Which statement best describes the lawyer's duties to the other side?
Different Roles of the Lawyer on the MPRE
Different roles of the lawyer are Area VIII of NCBE’s outline and 4–10% of the MPRE, about 2 to 5 of the 50 scored questions. The questions ask how a lawyer’s duties change with the role: advisor, evaluator for a third party, negotiator, neutral, prosecutor or lawyer for an organization.
- 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 26 Roles of the Lawyer questions, untimed, an explanation after every answer; one free attempt, unlimited with a pass
What roles of the lawyer questions test
- Advisor and evaluator: candid advice and evaluations for third parties (Rules 2.1, 2.3)
- Negotiator and third-party neutral (Rules 4.1, 2.4)
- Prosecutors and other government lawyers: probable cause, disclosure, waivers, subpoenas to lawyers and new evidence of innocence (Rule 3.8)
- Nonadjudicative proceedings before legislatures and agencies (Rule 3.9)
- The organization as client: reporting up and out, constituents and dual representation (Rule 1.13)
Sit the full exam under the real clock
60 questions across all twelve areas in 2 hours, with a score for Roles of the Lawyer so you know where you stand.
Free Roles of the Lawyer drillHow to study it
- Learn the prosecutor’s list in Rule 3.8; each paragraph is a likely question.
- For organization questions, ask who the client is, then whether Rule 1.13(b) requires reporting up and whether 1.13(c) permits reporting out.
- Remember that a neutral must tell unrepresented parties she does not represent them.
- Take the roles drill until you score 80% or better.
Common questions
How many questions on lawyer roles are on the MPRE?
Different roles of the lawyer are 4-10% of the exam in NCBE’s outline, about 2 to 5 of the 50 scored questions.
Does a prosecutor have special disclosure duties?
Yes. Rule 3.8(d) requires timely disclosure of all evidence or information that tends to negate guilt or mitigate the offense, and Rule 3.8(g)-(h) covers new evidence that a convicted person is innocent.
60 questions across all twelve areas in 2 hours, with a score for Roles of the Lawyer so you know where you stand.
Free Roles of the Lawyer 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
- 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.