Library Guides: Bar Exam and MPRE Success: MPRE

About the MPRE

The Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) is a two-hour, 60-question multiple-choice examination administered three times per year by the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) on Pearson VUE's testing center computers. The MPRE consists of 60 multiple-choice questions: 50 scored questions and 10 unscored pretest questions.

Visit NCBE's Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination webpage for more information on the MPRE. The webpage also includes a subject matter outline, a list of key words and phrases used on the exam, and a set of free sample test questions.

Model Rules

The MPRE tests the law governing the conduct and discipline of lawyers and judges, which primarily comes from the American Bar Association's Model Rules of Professional Conduct and Model Code of Judicial Conduct. Both publications are freely available online:

Free MPRE Courses

A number of free courses are available to help you study for and pass the MPRE. These courses generally include an outline, video lectures, practice questions, and practice exams.

Study Aids

In the Physical Collection

Strategies and Tactics for the MPRE by Alex Ruskell
Call Number: KF306.Z9 E46 2021
Strategies & Tactics for the MPRE is filled with questions released from the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE). Thorough explanations of the correct and incorrect answers provide you with the analyses you need to master the MPRE.

Aspen Learning Library

The Glannon Guide to Professional Responsibility by Dru Stevenson
The Glannon Guide to Professional Responsibility is a clear, concise textbook on the important topic of professional responsibility in legal practice. Using the tried-and-true Glannon Guide format of topical explanation followed by multiple-choice questions and explanations of the answers, the book allows students not only to learn and review course content, but also to pass the MPRE.

LexisNexis Digital Library

Questions and Answers: Professional Responsibility by Patrick Longan
This book is a comprehensive tool for students to test their understanding of the Model Rules of Professional Conduct, the Model Code of Judicial Conduct, and other doctrines of the law of lawyering. Its 208 questions are organized to track the topics and the emphasis of the MPRE and thus can be used productively for bar exam preparation as well as for review of material covered in a student's required professional responsibility course.

West Academic Study Aid Collection

Acing Professional Responsibility by Leslie W. Abramson
Acing Professional Responsibility provides a dual benefit to law students who, to become licensed lawyers, have to pass both a law school exam in a Legal Ethics course as well as the MPRE. To prepare for the law school examination, there are pages of text, numerous outlines, bullet points, sample essay questions and answers, and mini-checklists to learn the basics and fine points of Professional Responsibility.
A Short and Happy Guide to the MPRE by Leah M. Christensen
This Short and Happy Guide provides students with the essential concepts and overarching themes that are most frequently tested on the MPRE. The Guide covers the rules of professional responsibility giving students the best introduction they can have as they begin their exam preparation.
The Weekend MPRE: Complete Preparation for the MPRE in Only a Weekend's Time by Leah Christensen
The Weekend MPRE book and video course is designed to prepare users for the MPRE in a single weekend, primarily through thoughtful explanations of the most tested aspects of the rules of professional responsibility. This package, which includes videos, quizzes, and practice exams, gives you everything you need to prepare for the MPRE and pass the first time.