PP Paralegal case studies
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The PP Paralegal credential - sometimes written out as Professional Paralegal - is a certification for working paralegals and legal support staff who want to document breadth across the whole of the paralegal role rather than depth in one specialty. Candidates are typically practicing paralegals, litigation and transactional support staff, and legal assistants preparing to take on more substantive responsibility. The study outline used on this page divides the exam into five areas: ethics and professional responsibility, substantive law, legal research and writing, communication and human relations, and practice management and technology. Each area carries equal weight in that outline, which means a candidate cannot safely carry a weak area with a strong one - ethics and practice-management questions reward preparation just as much as substantive-law questions do. The PP Paralegal case studies are 5 cases and about 4,124 words.
1The Friday Afternoon Settlement Call
Maria is a paralegal at a three-attorney firm. on Friday, her supervising attorney, Ms.
852 words, about 4 min2Battle of the Forms on the Conveyor Purchase
Ridgeline Foods sent Hollow Oak Equipment a purchase order for a 96,000 conveyor system. The reverse side of the PO states that any dispute 'shall be resolved by binding arbitration in Denver' and that acceptance is 'expressly limited to these terms.' Hollow Oak responded with an acknowledgment form that raised the price to 101,500, added a 5% monthly late fee, and required all disputes to be litigated in Hollow Oak's home county.
866 words, about 4 min3The Case That Was Reversed
Attorney Duval tells paralegal Kenji: 'I remember a 2015 appellate case, Trenton v. Barlow, holding that a landowner owes no duty to warn a licensee about an open and obvious hazard.
767 words, about 4 min4The Daughter with Power of Attorney
Paralegal Denise has worked with Mr. Whitfield, age 82, for six years.
808 words, about 4 min5The Public Link and the Urgent Email
Paralegal Owen works at a 12-person firm. Client files are kept in a personal Dropbox account that a partner created using his own Gmail address and shares by link.
831 words, about 4 min