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Paralegal 101

Subject : law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Information about the law - such as that contained in encyclopedias and law review articles.






2. Evidence that does not add any new information but that confirms facts that already have been established.






3. Someone in court testifying to what someone said out of court for the purpose of establishing the truth of what was said.






4. A constitutional protection against being tried twice for the same crime.






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






6. When an appellate court overturns or negates the decision of a lower court.






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






8. A decision is reversed when an appellate court overturns or negates the decision of a lower court.






9. A nonbinding process in which attorneys for both sides present synopses of their cases to a jury - which renders an advisory opinion on the basis of these presentations.






10. The process of using Shepard's citations to check a court citation to see whether there has been any subsequent history or treatment by other court decisions.






11. When a higher court agrees with what lower court has done.






12. Evidence that supports previous testimony but that comes in a different form.






13. An ADR mechanism whereby a neutral third party assists the parties in reaching a mutually agreeable - voluntary compromise.






14. The opinion of a jury on a question of fact.






15. A decision is affirmed when the litigants appeal the trial court decision and the higher court agrees with what the lower court has done.






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






17. 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.






18. Generally - an emergency situation that allows a search to proceed without a warrant.






19. A calendering system that records key dates and important deadlines.






20. A person who permits or directs another person to act on the principal's behalf.






21. The process after arrest that includes taking the defendant's personal information - giving the defendant an opportunity to read and sign a Miranda card - and allowing the defendant the opportunity to use a telephone.






22. All property that is not real property.






23. The questioning of your own witness.






24. A defense requiring proof that the defendant was forced to take an action to avoid a greater harm.






25. A tort committed by one who intends to do the act that creates the harm.






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






27. The heading section of a pleading that contains the names of the parties - the name of the court - the title of the action - the docket or file number - and the name of the pleading.






28. The law itself - such as statutes and court opinions.






29. The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution.






30. Generally someone operating within the law - representing persons before administrtive agencies that permit this practice.






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






32. The new legal principle established by a court opinion.






33. Questions relating to what happened: who - what - when - where - and how.






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






35. An examination of a prospective juror to see if he or she is fit to serve as a juror on a specific case.






36. A transfer of real property rights that occurs after someone other than the owner has had actual - open - adverse - and exclusive use of the property for a statutorily determined number of years.






37. An online legal database containing court decisions and statutes from the entire country. While its coverage of other legal mateirals is not as extensive as that of Westlaw and Lexis - it is also less expensive.






38. The power of government to take private property for public purposes.






39. A request that the court prohibit the use of certain evidence at the trial.






40. A term used to describe a case that is similar to another case.






41. Something of value exchanged to form the basis of a contract.






42. Ownership by two or more persons who have equal rights in the use of the property. When a joint tenant dies - that person's share passes to the other joint tenant(s).






43. Bad act.






44. A separable part of a statute that must be satisfied for the statute to apply.






45. Liability without having to prove fault.






46. A token sum awarded when liability has been found but monetary damages cannot be shown.






47. 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.






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






49. Determined by whether the evidence leads one to logically conclude that an asserted fact is either more or less probable.






50. Used to describe legislation that changes the common law.