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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 failure to act reasonably under the circumstances.






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






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






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






5. The reference to a particular page within an opinion.






6. A meeting of the attorneys and the judge prior to the beginning of the trial.






7. An online legal database containing court decisions and statutes from the entire country - as well as secondary authority; a competitor to Westlaw.






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






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






10. The process of finding the law.






11. Questions relating to the interpretation or application of the law.






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






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






14. A method for excusing a prospective juror; no reason need be given.






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






16. A trial court error that is not sufficient to warrant reversing the decision.






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






18. A provision that purports to waive liability.






19. Any tangible object - like a bloody glove.






20. A national voluntary organization of lawyers.






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






22. 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.






23. A suspicion based on specific facts; less than probable cause.






24. Representing someone who is in a position adverse to a prior client.






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






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






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






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






30. An opinion in which a majority of the court joins.






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






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






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






34. Fairness; a court's power to do justice. Equity powers allow judges to take action when otherwise the law would limit their decisions to monetary awards. Equity powers include a judge's ability to issue an injunction and to order specific performance






35. 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.






36. Evidence that suggests the defendant's innocence.






37. The questioning of your own witness.






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






39. The highest federal appellate court - consisting of nine appointed members.






40. 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.






41. A person appointed by the court to manage the affairs or property of a person who is incompetent due to age or some other reason.






42. A request that the court order a rehearing of a lawsuit because irregularities - such as errors of the court or jury misconduct - make it probable that an impartial trial do not occur.






43. A pamphlet inserted into the back of a book containing information new since the volume was published.






44. 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.






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






46. Liability without having to prove fault.






47. 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.






48. A summary of one legal point in a court opinion; written by the editors at West.






49. A claim that based on the law and the facts is sufficient to support a lawsuit. If the plaintiff does not state a valid cause of action in the complaint - the court will dismiss it.






50. Without the need for a warrant - the police may seize objects that are openly visible.