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Paralegal 101

Subject : law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The pretrial oral questioning of a witness under oath.






2. A court order that a person who is not a party to the litigation appear at a trial or deposition and bring requested documents.






3. Being informed of some act done or about to be done.






4. The number of hours - or parts of an hour - that can be charged to a specific client.






5. The party in a case who has initiated an appeal.






6. Information that tells the reader the name of the case - where it can be located - the court that decided it - and the year it was decided. The Bluebook gives precise rules as to how case citations are to be written.






7. An advance or down payment that is given to engage the services of an attorney.






8. Federal and state rules that govern the admissibility of evidence in court.






9. The person who is being asked questions at a deposition.






10. A paralegal who works as an independent contractor rather than as an employee of a law firm or corporation.






11. A statement of the court's decision in which the facts are either omitted or given in very general terms so that it will apply to a wider range of cases.






12. The power of a court to hear a particular type of case.






13. A rule that states that evidence obtained in violation of an individual's constitutional rights cannot be used against that individual in a criminal trial.






14. A court order requiring a person to appear to testify at a trial or deposition.






15. Private publication of court opinions-for example - the regional reporters - such as N.E.2d - published by West.






16. A decision is reversed when the litigants appeal the trial court decision and the higher court disagrees with the decision of a lower court.






17. A motion brought before the beginning of a trial either to eliminate the necessity for a trial or to limit the information that can be heard at the trial.






18. A situation in which a conflict of interest may arise in the future--for example - representing business partners.






19. A method adopted by the federal rules in which the plaintiff simply informs the defendant of the claim and the general basis for it.






20. The law that sets the length of time from when something happens to when a lawsuit must be filed before the right to bring it is lost.






21. Court decisions from an equal or a lower court from the same jurisidiction or from a higher court in a different jurisdiction; also includes secondary authority.






22. A defendant's personal promise to appear in court.






23. Not susceptible to a precise definition; a belief based on specific facts that a crime has been or is about to be committed; more than a reasonable suspicion.






24. Bad act.






25. A compilation of federal administrative regulations arranged by agency.






26. The ethical rule prohibiting attorneys and paralegals from disclosing information regarding a client or a client's case.






27. When only one court has the power to hear a case.






28. In a case brief - the general legal principle in existence before the case began.






29. The general jurisdiction trial courts in the federal system.






30. Occurs whenever one person - through force or the threat of force - unlawfully detains another person against his or her will.






31. A method for excusing a prospective juror based on the juror's inability to serve in an unbiased manner.






32. A case listed in Shepard's that cites your case.






33. The tenant's right to be free from interference from the landlord with respect to how the property is used.






34. An agreement supported by consideration.






35. A trial ended by the judge because of a major problem - such as a prejudicial statement by one of the attorneys.






36. A claim by one defendant against another defendant or by one plaintiff against another plaintiff.






37. Rules and regulations created by administrative agencies.






38. Any tangible object - like a bloody glove.






39. Money is awarded to a plaintiff in payment for his or her actual losses.






40. The publication of false statements that harm a person's reputation.






41. The delivery of a pleading or other paper in a lawsuit to the opposing party.






42. A document that lists statements regarding specific items for the other party to admit or deny.






43. The defense's request that the court find the prosecution failed to meet its burden and that it remove the case from the jury by finding the defendant not guilty.






44. The result reached in a particular case.






45. A trial conducted without a jury.






46. A contract that outlines the attorney's duties and the client's obligations regarding payment - on either an hourly or a contingency fee basis - as well as the client's responsibility reagarding costs and expenses.






47. The power of the federal courts to hear matters of state law if the opposing parties are from different states and the amounts in controversy exceeds $75 -000.00






48. When the defendant does not have sufficient money or other assets to pay the judgment.






49. Land and objects permanently attached to land.






50. A method for measuring the relative negligence of the plaintiff and the defendant - with a commensurate sharing of the compensation for the injuries.