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Paralegal 101

Subject : law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A defense requiring proof that force or a threat of force was used to cause a person to commit a criminal act.






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






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






4. A book that contains court opinion headnotes arranged by subject matter.






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






6. 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.






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






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






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






10. 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.






11. The judge informs the jurors of the law they need to know to make their decision.






12. 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.






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






14. A court's power to review statutes to decide if they conform to the federal or a state constitution.






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






16. A request that the court release the defendant because of the illegality of the incarceration.






17. Liability without a showing of fault.






18. The papers that begin a lawsuit-generally - the complaint and the answer.






19. 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.






20. The person who is being asked questions at a deposition.






21. A fee calculated as a percentage of the settlement or award in the case.






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






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






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






25. A person who assists an attorney and - working under the attorney's supervision - does tasks that - absent the paralegal - the attorney would do. A paralegal cannot give advice or appear in court.






26. A determination that an attorney may not practice law for a set period of time.






27. 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.






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 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.






30. 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.






31. A national voluntary organization of lawyers.






32. 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.






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






34. A person who initiates a lawsuit.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. The standard of proof used in criminal trials. The evidence represented must be so conclusive and complete that all reasonable doubts regarding the facts are removed from the jurors' minds.






43. The authority of a court to hear a case when it is initiated - as opposed to appellate jurisdiction.






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






45. The decision of the court regarding the claims of each side. It may be based on a jury's verdict.






46. The standard of proof most commonly used in civil trials. The evidence presented must prove that it is more likely than not the defendant committed the wrong.






47. Law that creates rights and duties.






48. An opinion that disagrees with the majority's decision and its reasoning.






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






50. A requirement that a party fulfill his or her contractual obligations.