CA LPC Juris study guide
CA LPC Juris · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The California LPC Jurisprudence Examination is a multiple-choice assessment of the legal knowledge and professional-conduct standards expected of licensed paralegals and legal practitioners in California. It tests whether a candidate can apply working knowledge of attorney regulation, civil litigation practice, substantive contract, tort and remedies doctrine, criminal procedure, evidence, business associations and real property, and the ethical framework that governs nonlawyer practice. The CA LPC Juris study guide has 7 sections and about 1,943 words.
01Rules of Professional Conduct and Attorney Regulation
California attorneys are governed by the State Bar Act (Bus. Code), the Rules of Professional Conduct (Rules 1.0–8.5), and the case law of the State Bar Court.
332 words, about 2 min02Civil Procedure and Litigation Practice
Start with subject-matter jurisdiction (federal question, diversity with complete diversity and $75,000 amount in controversy), then personal jurisdiction (minimum contacts, purposeful availment, fair play), then venue. California state courts are courts of general jurisdiction; superior courts handle most matters, with limited jurisdiction for smaller claims.
293 words, about 1 min03Contracts, Torts, and Remedies
Formation requires offer, acceptance, consideration, and mutual assent. Watch for the UCC Article 2 (goods) versus common law (services) distinction - the UCC's firm offer rule, the perfect tender rule, and the battle of the forms (2-207) are common traps.
273 words, about 1 min04Criminal Law and Procedure
Crimes require actus reus and mens rea. Mens rea categories: purposeful, knowing, reckless, negligent.
240 words, about 1 min05Evidence
Relevance is the threshold: evidence must tend to prove or disprove a fact of consequence. Even relevant evidence may be excluded under Cal.
272 words, about 1 min06Business Associations and Real Property
Sole proprietorship, general partnership, limited partnership, LLC, and corporation. Corporations: formation (articles of incorporation), board governance, fiduciary duties (care and loyalty), shareholder rights (inspection, derivative suits), and the business judgment rule.
254 words, about 1 min07Jurisprudence and Legal Ethics
Jurisprudence examines the nature of law. Natural law (law derives from morality), legal positivism (law is what is posited by authority - Austin, Hart), legal realism (law as what courts actually do - Holmes, Llewellyn), and critical approaches (critical legal studies, feminist jurisprudence, critical race theory).
279 words, about 1 min