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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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1. An opinion that agrees with the majority's result but disagrees with its reasoning.






2. Law that deals with harm to society as a whole.






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






4. The background documents created during the process of a bill becoming a statute. These documents can include alternative versions of the legislation - proceedings of committee hearings and reports - and transcripts of floor debates.






5. An approach whereby the courts give a statute a broad interpretation.






6. The rules whereby all members of a law firm are treated as though they had represented the former client.






7. An error made by the trial judge sufficiently serious to warrant reversing the trial court's decision.






8. The right of the police to detain an individual for a brief period of time and to search the outside of the person's clothing if the police have a reasonable suspicion that the individual has committed or is about to commit crime.






9. Specific questions that usually demand very short or yes-no answers.






10. Voluntarily and knowingly subjecting oneself to danger.






11. A witness who has not been shown to have any special expertise.






12. The party in a case against whom an appeal has been filed.






13. A lawsuit brought by a person as a representative for a group of people who have been similarly injured.






14. An affidavit signed by the client indicating that he or she has read the complaint and that its contents are correct.






15. A reason for invalidating a statute where it covers both protected and criminal activity.






16. When more than one court has jurisdiction to hear a case.






17. In a case brief - the rule of law applied to the case's specific facts.






18. A special type of joint tenancy applicable only to married couples.






19. Money or something else of value that is held by the government to ensure the defendant's appearance in court.






20. Examples of legal writing include case briefs - law office memoranda - and documents filed with the court.






21. Ownership by two or more people. Ownership shares do not have to be equal - but each has an undivided interest in the property. When a tenant in common dies - that person's share passes either by will or by intestate statute.






22. An intentional tort that covers a variety of situations - including disclosure - intrusion - appropriation - and false light.






23. The party in a lawsuit against whom an appeal has been filed.






24. A computerized database that contains key information about the content of documents - such as medical records.






25. The way in which a question of fact is established. Evidence can consist of witness testimony or documents and exhibits. It is the proof presented at a trial.






26. Information about what happened procedurally to the litigation after the case cited. Include this information in a citation.






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






28. Indirect evidence - used to prove facts by implication.






29. A provision in a deed that prohibits specified uses of the property.






30. Being the victem of repeated attacks - self-defense is sometimes allowed to the victim - even when the victim is not in immediate danger.

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31. An intentional act that creates a harmful or offensive physical contact.






32. Liability without having to prove fault.






33. An attorney's written argument presented to an appeals court - setting forth a statement of the law as it should be applied to the client's facts.






34. Governmental publication of court opinions.






35. Federal and state rules that regulate how criminal proceedings are conducted.






36. A statute establishing and setting out the powers of an administrative agency.






37. 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






38. A court opinion that establishes new law in an important area.






39. In a lawsuit the person who is sued; in a criminal case the person who is being charged with a crime.






40. The pleading that begins a lawsuit.






41. The requirement that defendants be notified of their rights to remain silent and to have an attorney present prior to being questioned by the police.






42. A national association of paralegal managers.






43. Consists of the description of events that a witness testifies to under oath in a legal proceeding.






44. Rules of conduct promulgated and enforced by the government.






45. The process of finding the law.






46. A professional entity in which the stockholders share in the organization's profits but have their liabilities limited to the amount of their investment.






47. Usually organized as either a partnership or a professional corporation - law clinics provide low-cost legal services on routine matters by stressing low overhead and high volume.






48. A summary of a court opinion that appears at the beginning of the case.






49. The requirement in a legal malpractice case that the plaintiff-client prove that but for the attorney's negligence - the client would have won.






50. A computer search that identifies every place in which the search term appears in the actual text of the document being searched.