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Paralegal 101

Subject : law
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1. A meeting of the attorneys and the judge prior to the beginning of the trial.






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






3. Affiliated with the federal government's Legal Services Corporation - these offices serve those who would otherwise be unable to afford legal assistance.






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






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






6. Including more than one count in a complaint; the counts do not need to be consistent.






7. The process of legislative enactment of areas of the law previously governed solely by the common law.






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






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






10. 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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11. A defendant's plea meaning that the defendant neither admits nor denies the charges.






12. Evidence that suggests the defendant's innocence.






13. Monetary compensation - including compensatory - punitive - and nominal damages.






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






15. 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.






16. A national association of paralegal managers.






17. The pretrial oral questioning of a witness under oath.






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






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






20. 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.






21. Once actual cause is found - as a policy matter - the court must also find that the act and the resulting harm were so foreseeably related as to justify a finding of liability.






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






23. All property that is not real property.






24. In law - a per curium decision (or opinion) is a ruling issued by an appellate court of multiple judges in which the decision rendered is made by the court (or at least a majoirty of the court) acting collectively and anonymously.






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






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






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






28. In logic - an argument is considered to be valid or sound if the assumption underlying the argument are true.






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






30. Liability without a showing of fault.






31. A law promulgated by an administrative agency.






32. A defense requiring proof that force or a threat of force was used to cause a person to commit a criminal act.






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






34. Bad intent.






35. Law that deals with harm to a person or a person's property.






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






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






38. Governmental publication of court opinions.






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






40. A verdict ordered by a trial judge if the plaintiff fails to present a prima facie case or if the defendant fails to present a necessary defense.






41. 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.






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






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






44. Defendant's reply to the complaint. It may contain statements of denial - admission - or lack of knowledge and affirmative defenses.






45. 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.






46. A term used to describe two cases that are almost identical - with similar facts and legal issues.






47. Land and objects permanently attached to land.






48. When the law is applied to the client's facts and the result is not obvious - an issue is created.






49. A worldwide network of computer networks.






50. A person who initiates a lawsuit.







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