CLA/CP Exam Study Guide 2027–2028 | Certified Paralegal Knowledge & Skills Exam Prep, 200 Practice Questions (PDF)

Prepare for the NALA Certified Paralegal (CP) exam, still called the CLA or CLA/CP exam by many employers, with a complete study guide built on the ten Knowledge Exam subject areas in NALA's order and a full section on the Skills Exam essay. Every chapter teaches the federal or general rule the exam tests and frames it the way the exam does: what a paralegal does under a lawyer's supervision.

What's Inside

• Exam overview: the two-part structure, Knowledge and Skills Exam format, scoring categories, retakes, eligibility, credential renewal and what law is tested

• United States legal system: sources of law, courts, legal research, remedies and administrative law, including judicial review after Loper Bright

• Civil litigation: jurisdiction, venue, removal, pleadings, Rule 12 motions, discovery, the Federal Rules of Evidence (including the amended prior-inconsistent-statement rule), trial, appeals and ADR

• Contracts, business organizations and commercial law (UCC Articles 2, 3 and 9), criminal law and procedure, estate planning and probate, real estate and property, and torts

• Professional and ethical responsibility: the ABA Model Rules, the NALA Code, confidentiality, conflicts, fees, trust accounts and the unauthorized practice of law

• Debtor/creditor relations and bankruptcy: chapters, the automatic stay, claims, preferences, fraudulent transfers and discharge

• The Skills Exam: issue spotting, IRAC-style analysis, memo structure, mechanics without spellcheck, sample tasks with model answers and a self-scoring rubric

• Worked examples for Rule 6 deadlines, removal and appeal dates, comparative-fault damages, per stirpes and per capita shares, partnership profit splits and bankruptcy look-back periods

• Visuals of the subject weights, the Rule 6 method, the hearsay decision path, intestate shares and bankruptcy look-back periods, plus 117 quick-reference tables

• Exam Tips, Common Traps, Memory Aids and Practice Scenarios in every chapter

• Study schedules (4, 8 and 12 weeks), FAQs and test-taking strategies

• 2 practice tests of 100 questions each (200 questions total), four options per question, weighted exactly like the ten official subject areas, with a complete answer key and an explanation for every question

Format

• Instant digital download (PDF), 8.5 × 11 in

• Clickable table of contents

• Print it or study on a tablet, laptop or phone

Please note: This is a digital product. No physical item will be shipped.

This is an independent study resource and is not affiliated with or endorsed by NALA - The Paralegal Association.