PCCE Paralegal study plan

Sequence the stages of a civil action from client intake through pleadings, discovery, dispositive motions, trial, and appeal into a single chronological map

Differentiate subject-matter jurisdiction, personal jurisdiction, venue, and removal by writing a one-line rule statement for each

Distinguish the scope and tools of discovery (interrogatories, depositions, requests for production, requests for admission) and the limits on each

Apply the rules of pleading, amendment, and motion practice to three fact patterns

Complete 30 timed Civil Litigation practice questions and log every miss by rule category

Identify offer, acceptance, consideration, capacity, and legality in new fact patterns without reference notes

Contrast common-law contract rules with UCC Article 2 rules on formation, modification, and the statute of frauds

Evaluate defenses to enforceability, including mistake, misrepresentation, duress, unconscionability, and impossibility

Compute expectation, reliance, restitution, and liquidated damages in three breach scenarios

Write four timed IRAC essays on formation and remedies

Compare sole proprietorships, general and limited partnerships, LLCs, and corporations on formation, liability, taxation, and management

Diagram the roles and duties of shareholders, directors, and officers, including the business judgment rule and fiduciary duties

Explain agency formation, authority types, and principal liability for agent acts

Outline the paralegal's compliance role in entity formation, minutes, and annual filings

Answer 25 practice questions on entity selection and corporate governance

Sequence criminal procedure from arrest through initial appearance, bail, arraignment, trial, and appeal

Distinguish Fourth Amendment search, seizure, and warrant exceptions and match each to a fact pattern

Apply Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights, including Miranda custody and interrogation analysis

Classify the elements of major offenses against persons, property, and the public

Complete a 40-question mixed set spanning Civil Litigation, Contracts, Business Organizations, and Criminal Law

Order the probate process from petition through inventory, claims, distribution, and closing

Differentiate testate and intestate succession, and identify the formalities required for a valid will and codicil

Distinguish forms of ownership and future interests, including joint tenancy, tenancy in common, and life estates

Trace deed requirements, delivery and acceptance, recording statutes, and priority of interests

Resolve three landlord-tenant and easement scenarios using the correct controlling rule

Outline the dissolution process, including grounds, filing requirements, service, and provisional orders

Distinguish community property and equitable distribution treatment of marital assets, and compute a sample division

Explain custody standards, support calculations, and modification and enforcement procedures

Identify the elements of negligence, intentional torts, strict liability, and products liability

Apply comparative fault, assumption of risk, and other defenses to negligence fact patterns

Rank all eight domains by practice-set accuracy and target the two weakest for remediation

Re-read condensed outlines for every domain, converting each missed concept into a flashcard

Complete four timed 25-question domain-specific sets under exam pacing

Draft a personal rule sheet of the 30 rules most frequently missed across all practice to date

Simulate full exam conditions with two complete timed practice exams

Review every incorrect answer and restate the governing rule in your own words

Consolidate the final one-page-per-domain summary sheets into a single cram packet

Verify logistics: test-day timing strategy, question allocation per domain, and flagging technique