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






2. Any tangible object - like a bloody glove.






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






4. 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.






5. Bad act.






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






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






8. Negligence by the plaintiff that contributed to his or her injury. Normally - it is a complete bar to the plaintiff's recovery.






9. A notice informing the defendant of the lawsuit and requiring the defendant to respond or risk losing the suit.






10. 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.






11. A process whereby the prosecutor and the defendant's attorney agree for the defendant to plead guilty in exchange for the prosecutor's promise to charge him or her with a lesser offense - drop some additional charges - or request a lesser sentence.






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






13. The standard of proof used in some civil trials. The evidence presented must be greater than a preponderance of the evidence but less than beyond a reasonable doubt.






14. An approach whereby the courts give a statute a narrow interpretation.






15. A compilation of federal or state statutes in which the statutes are organized by subject matter rather than by year of enactment.






16. The power of the federal courts to hear matters of federal law.






17. A test that provides that the defendant is not guilty due to insanity if - at the time of the killing - the defendant suffered from a defect or disease of the mind and could not understand whether the act was right or wrong.

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






19. The justified use of force to protect oneself or others.






20. A rule of evidence that prevents an attorney or a paralegal from being compelled to testify about confidential client information.






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






22. A judicial philosophy that supports a limited role for the judiciary in changing the law - including deference to the legislative branch.






23. A requirement that property be fit for the purpose for which it is being rented. Owners are required to repair and maintain the premises at certain minimum levels.






24. The pleading that begins a lawsuit.






25. The process of signaling that you are really listening - accomplished by using verbal and nonverbal clues - paraphrasing - and reflecting the client's feelings.






26. A method for interpreting statutes in which the ordinary meaning of the statute's language is examined.






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






28. The process of properly identifying and authenticating evidence so that it can be introduced.






29. The status of having received a certificate documenting that the person has successfully completed an educational program.






30. In deductive reasoning - the second proposition - which along with the major premise leads to the conclusion; in law - the minor premise consists of the client's facts.






31. A repeat offender; one who continues to commit more crimes.






32. A canon of construction meaning 'of the same class.:






33. A form in which statutes are published; they are printed individually at the time they are first enacted.






34. 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






35. A set of standardized jury instructions.






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






37. Broad questions that put few limits on the freedom of the respondent.






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






39. Written questions sent by one side to the opposing side - answered under oath.






40. 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.






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






42. The questioning of your own witness.






43. A fee based on how many hours attorneys or paralegals spend on the case. Different hourly rates are often charged for different attorneys and paralegals within the firm - based on their seniority and experience.






44. A defense whereby the defendant offers new evidence to avoid judgment.






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






46. A court order that ends a lawsuit; the suit cannot be refiled by the same parties.






47. An activity that requires professional judgment - or the educational ability to relate law to a specific legal problem.






48. The power of a court to hear a case.






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






50. A person who initiates a lawsuit.