A Short & Happy Guide to the MPRE
Author:
Christensen, Leah
Edition:
2nd
Copyright Date:
2023
7 chapters
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Chapter 3. Dishonesty and Misconduct 2 results
- As an attorney, you are ethically bound by the duty of honesty, which the ethics rules more commonly refer to as the duty of
- report the conduct. There are not a lot of places in the ethics rules that require absolutely that a lawyer act. This is one of those places, so pay careful attention to this rule.
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- Is an Attorney’s Website Considered Lawyer Advertising Under the Ethics Rules?
- The answer is a definite “yes.” A website is a communication about a lawyer’s services and often contain claims, areas of expertise, and/or solicitations for employment. All of the advertising rules discussed above apply to an attorney’s website, and there are a few areas in particular where it’s easy to run afoul of the ethics rules.
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- The ethics rules contemplate this possibility through an exception to the duty of confidentiality in Rule 1.6. The subsection states that lawyers changing jobs may reveal to prospective firms or employers, without the consent of the affected clients or ex-clients, “conflict-checking information” including the identity of the
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- The exam is offered nationwide each Spring, Summer, and Fall, and the majority of states allow students to take the MPRE before graduation from law school. Most students take the exam sometime after their second year of law school. A law school course in ethics is not crucial to your success on the MPRE. Unlike with the bar exam, you can take the MPRE in any state and have your score submitted to another state. In fact, you don’t even need to know where you will be taking the bar exam when you take the MPRE. Your score can be transferred at a later date.
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- The main rule of competence is Rule 1.1, which states that a lawyer has a duty to use the legal knowledge, skill, thoroughness, and preparation reasonably necessary for the representation of a client. Perfect competence is not required, but a lawyer cannot be so incompetent that reasonable preparation on a case would not bring him or her up to speed. Lawyers get into trouble with clients and the ethics rules if they take on a case that they are incapable of handling, whether it be due to their lack of training or experience, or even because the volume of work is simply too much for one person to handle.
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- Publication Date: May 10th, 2023
- ISBN: 9781636592930
- Subject: Professional Responsibility/Ethics
- Series: Short & Happy Guides
- Type: Overviews
- Description: 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.
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