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Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) Syllabus
Separate ethics exam on professional conduct rules required for admission in nearly all US jurisdictions.. The complete Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) outline — 8 subjects, 31 chapters and 98 topics — laid out so you can see exactly what has to be covered and tick each item off as you go.
Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) subjects
Each subject below has its own page with the full chapter → topic → sub-topic tree and a set of real exam-style flashcards.
4 chapters · 13 topics · 36 sub-topics
The Client-Lawyer Relationship4 chapters · 12 topics · 31 sub-topics
Confidentiality of Information3 chapters · 9 topics · 19 sub-topics
Conflicts of Interest5 chapters · 16 topics · 27 sub-topics
Fees, Client Property, and the Lawyer as Fiduciary3 chapters · 10 topics · 14 sub-topics
Advocacy, Litigation, and Dealings with Third Parties4 chapters · 13 topics · 25 sub-topics
Law Firms, Counselors, and Nonadjudicative Roles4 chapters · 13 topics · 26 sub-topics
Judicial Conduct and Public Service4 chapters · 12 topics · 21 sub-topics
Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) flashcard decks
423 question-and-answer cards across 8 decks, written against this syllabus. Preview any deck free.
- Foundations of the Regulation of the Legal Profession — 50 cards
- The Client-Lawyer Relationship — 50 cards
- Confidentiality of Information — 49 cards
- Conflicts of Interest — 50 cards
- Fees, Client Property, and the Lawyer as Fiduciary — 50 cards
- Advocacy, Litigation, and Dealings with Third Parties — 52 cards
- Law Firms, Counselors, and Nonadjudicative Roles — 51 cards
- Judicial Conduct and Public Service — 71 cards
How to work through the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) syllabus
The outline on this page is arranged the way the syllabus itself is: subject, then chapter, then topic, then sub-topic. That last level is what most study plans skip, and it is where coverage actually goes wrong — a chapter marked "done" often has three sub-topics inside it that were never touched.
Weight your plan accordingly: Conflicts of Interest carries 16 topics while Confidentiality of Information carries 9. Giving both the same number of weeks is the most common planning mistake for Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE).
The ~115 hour estimate above is a first pass only: roughly 45 minutes per topic plus 12 minutes per sub-topic. Revision cycles, past papers and mocks sit on top of that number.
Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) syllabus FAQ
What subjects are in the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) syllabus?
Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) covers 8 subjects: Foundations of the Regulation of the Legal Profession, The Client-Lawyer Relationship, Confidentiality of Information, Conflicts of Interest, Fees, Client Property, and the Lawyer as Fiduciary, Advocacy, Litigation, and Dealings with Third Parties, Law Firms, Counselors, and Nonadjudicative Roles and Judicial Conduct and Public Service. Together they contain 31 chapters and 98 named topics.
How many topics does the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) syllabus contain?
The full Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) outline breaks down into 31 chapters, 98 topics and 199 sub-topics. Conflicts of Interest is the largest single subject with 16 topics across 5 chapters.
How long does it take to cover the whole Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) syllabus?
Roughly 115 hours for one full pass. That estimate allows about 45 minutes per topic plus 12 minutes per sub-topic, so it is first-pass coverage — revision, past papers and mock tests sit on top of it. At 3 hours a day that is about 5 weeks.
Are there Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) flashcards?
Yes — 423 question-and-answer flashcards across 8 decks, one per subject, written against this syllabus. A sample of every deck is readable on this site for free, and the complete decks are in the Examius app.
Is this Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) syllabus free to use?
Yes. Every page here is free to read, and importing the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) syllabus into the Examius app to tick off topics as you finish them is free too, in United States and everywhere else. No account is needed to start.
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