February 3, 2014

Dear Student Member:

The Pittsburgh Paralegal Association (“PPA”) is pleased toannounce that it is accepting applications for their annual StudentScholarship in the amount of $1000. This year, Precise, Inc., a provider oflitigation support services, and Marjorie Peters Court Reporting, havepartnered with the PPA to offer this scholarship to our Student Members.

We encourage you to continue your academic achievements andbecome actively involved with PPA.

An applicant must be a current Student Member of PPA and must becurrently enrolled in a paralegal program at one of the approved schoolslisted on the application. Applicants must have at least one semester ofcoursework to complete.

Attached is an application form that further details the scholarshiprequirements. Applications should be mailed to the following address andpostmarked no later than February 28th:

Pittsburgh Paralegal AssociationAttn: Scholarship Committee

P.O. Box 704Pittsburgh, PA 15230

Our President will notify the winner in writing by mid-March andwill announce the winner at our annual Spring Conference. Thank you foryour participation.

Very truly yours,

Scholarship Committee

Pittsburgh Paralegal AssociationScholarship Committee

AttachmentCo-Sponsors:

Precise, Inc. | 429 Fourth Ave, 2nd Fl., Pittsburgh, PA 15219 | precise-law.com

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STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP INSTRUCTIONSPITTSBURGH PARALEGAL ASSOCIATION

1. Criteria for applying:a. Must be a Student Member of the Pittsburgh Paralegal Association.b. Must submit proof of enrollment in one of the following accredited

paralegal studies program*:Bradford School of BusinessCalifornia University of PennsylvaniaClarion UniversityCommunity College of Allegheny CountyDuquesne UniversitySaint Francis UniversityWestmoreland County Community College

* All other schools and programs must apply for approval prior to theannouncement of the Student Scholarship

c. Applicants must submit their most current academic transcript (copyis acceptable). If transcript is unavailable, verification of current academicstanding in paralegal courses from your school will be accepted (the PPAretains the right to verify academic standings with school). Eligiblestudents must have earned an overall GPA of 3.50 or higher in paralegalcourses.

d. Applicants must submit two (2) Letters of Recommendation thatcomment on the character, academic ability and potential as a paralegal.One letter must be from an instructor; the second letter should be from amember of the legal community (another paralegal, attorney, law officemanager, volunteer group leader, etc.)

2. RecipientThe PPA Student Scholarship recipient is selected by an impartial

committee which does not include any faculty members, nor do theydiscriminate among applicants based on race, religion, color, gender, age,national origin or any other status. The recipient is selected based on thefollowing criteria:

a. Your submitted application.b. An essay of no less than 1,000 words, the details of which

are listed on the attached application.c. Your cumulative GPA.d. Two (2) Letters of Recommendation.e. Participation in extracurricular activities on campus and/or

in the community.

In the event of a tie, PPA’s Scholarship Committee Chairperson willcast the deciding vote.PLEASE NOTE: THE SCHOLARSHIP AWARD CANNOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF

OUTSTANDING TUITION AFTER OTHER SCHOLARSHIPS OR SPONSORSHIPS ARE

APPLIED. ANY AND ALL SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS SHALL BE MADE AT THE SOLE

DISCRETION OF THE PPA. INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL BE

AUTOMATICALLY REJECTED.

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APPLICATION FOR STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPPITTSBURGH PARALEGAL ASSOCIATION

APPLICANT NAME: _________________________________________

APPLICANT ADDRESS: ______________________________________

APPLICANT EMAIL: _________________________________________

ARE YOU CURRENTLY A MEMBER OF THE PPA? ____Y ____N

IN WHICH PARALEGAL STUDIES PROGRAM ARE YOUCURRENTLY ENROLLED? ___________________________________

DESCRIBE YOUR ON-CAMPUS OR COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES:_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

BRIEFLY DESCRIBE WHAT LED TO YOUR DECISION TOPURSUE A PARALEGAL CAREER:_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

LIST ORGANIZATIONS IN WHICH YOU ARE AN ACTIVEMEMBER:_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

LIST ANY AWARDS YOU HAVE RECEIVED:_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

DATE: ______________________________________________________

SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT: ________________________________

TYPE OR PRINT NAME: _____________________________________

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ESSAY QUESTIONPITTSBURGH PARALEGAL ASSOCIATION

Read the following Case, Research and Writing Task. Your “essay” will be a legalmemorandum based on this information and the attached printout of a recentPennsylvania case. The scoring team will be evaluating your ideas, language useand format, including any citations you provide.

CASE:You are a newly hired paralegal working for Jane Jones, Esq., who has retained anew client. The client is a local sports celebrity, whose case involves a long nightof socializing on the South Side, a fist fight and a police chase that resulted in hisapprehension. The immediate task is to locate witnesses and corroborate testimonyand facts. Because news sources reported that the client was actually tweeting andposting during the entire episode, Ms. Jones’ team of e-discovery experts hasconducted an initial search of the client’s publically accessible Facebook andTwitter accounts. The client gave her his passwords to conduct a full review.

After her initial consultation, Ms. Jones believes that someone was provoking thesituation, possibly organized crime contacts. They would be motivated by theirability to change the odds on the upcoming championship game with hissuspension looming. The client’s social networks revealed two culprits (potentialwitnesses). Ms. Jones wants to compel these two witnesses to produce theirFacebook and Twitter user names and passwords to be able to fully access theiraccounts. She will have to ask the Court for a ruling on this matter. But before shecan write the pleading, she has to know if there is any case law on this subjectmatter.

You have been assigned to conduct the initial research on this aspect of the case.The first step is to research Pennsylvania case law for social media privacy cases.The second step is to write a legal memorandum for both Ms. Jones and her e-discovery team to review.

RESEARCH: For time-saving purposes, PPA has done the preliminary researchand discovered two relevant Pennsylvania cases regarding social media discovery:

(1) Largent v. Reed Case No. 2009-1823 (C.P. Franklin Nov. 8, 2011)(2) Trail et al. v. Lesko et al. GD-10-017249 (Allegheny Co. 2012)

WRITING TASK: Write a Memorandum of Law by using the Largent and Trailcases. Your document should single spaced and no shorter that two pages in length(10-12 point font). Your law firm’s preferred format for a Memorandum of Law is:

1. HEADING or CAPTION2. QUESTION(S) PRESENTED3. BRIEF ANSWER(S)4. FACTS5. DISCUSSION6. CONCLUSION

You may use these headings to organize your memorandum.

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SUBMITTING APPLICATIONPITTSBURGH PARALEGAL ASSOCIATION

This application must be postmarked no later than February 28thwith the required attachments to:

Pittsburgh Paralegal AssociationAttn: Scholarship Committee

P.O. Box 704Pittsburgh, PA 15230

Attachments to be included: Your application. Your essay. Proof of enrollment in one of the aforementioned accredited

paralegal studies program. Copy of academic transcript or verification of academic

standing. Two (2) Letters of Recommendation.

*************************************************************For Committee Use Only:

Received by Scholarship Committee on: ____________________________

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