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MPRE (2024) Exam Review Questions and answers/ VERIFIED/ Power to regulate the legal profession - -State's Highest Court -Adopts ethical rules -Enforces through disciplinary commission or bar association Congress and State Legislatures -Have enacted laws that govern certain aspects of law practice (e.g., attorney-client privilege). Admission to the legal profession: ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS (8.1) - -Must be *rationally related* to the practice of law, e.g.: 1. Graduation from accredited law school 2. Oath to uphold the constitution 3. Good moral character NOT Rational Admission Requirements to legal profession - -1. Citizenship 2. Residency (of state seeking admission) Duty to cooperate with character investigations - -1. Cannot knowingly make *false statements* of material fact 2. Must *respond* to all requests for information 3. Must *correct* any misapprehensions But NOT required to disclose *confidential information*. Admission to legal profession: Effect of Criminal Acts and Other Misconduct - -To result in rejection, the misconduct must involve *moral turpitude*: i. Crimes involving intentional dishonesty ii. Crimes of violence iii. Lying is always moral turpitude even if not crime What constitutes professional misconduct? - -- Violating the RPC - Attempting to violate the RPC - Helping someone else violate the RPC - Using someone else to violate the RPC What constitutes professional misconduct?: Committing certain crimes - -Crimes relevant to honesty, trustworthiness, or fitness (relevant to practice of law) Ex. substantial interference w/ administration of justice What constitutes professional miscond