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Paralegal 101

Subject : law
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1. Being informed of some act done or about to be done.






2. 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.






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






4. When nonlawyers do things that only lawyers are allowed to do. In most states this is a crime.






5. Someone who has the power to act in the place of another.






6. A professional entity in which the stockholders share in the organization's profits but have their liabilities limited to the amount of their investment.






7. Law that creates rights and duties.






8. Law dealing with ownership.






9. Generally accepted legal principles.






10. A claim by a defendant against someone in addition to the persons the plaintiff has already sued.






11. A system of government in which the authority to govern is split between a single - nationwide central government and several regional governments that control specific geographical areas.






12. Liability without a showing of fault.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. A reason for invalidating a statute where it covers both protected and criminal activity.






21. 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.






22. The theory holding manufacturers and sellers liable for defective products when the defects make the products unreasonably dangerous.






23. Body of law that has evolved from judicial decisions in cases that do not involve constitutional - statutory - or administrative regulation interpretation.






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






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






26. 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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27. The party in a case who has initiated an appeal.






28. A criminal proceeding at which the court informs the defendant of the charges being brought against him or her and the defendant enters a plea.






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






30. 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.






31. A national voluntary organization of lawyers.






32. An intentional act that creates a reasonable apprehension of an immediate harmful or offensive physical contact.






33. A decision is overruled when a court in a later case changes the law that the decision in the earlier case is no longer good law.






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






35. A right to use property owned by another for a limited purpose.






36. Court decisions from an equal or a lower court from the same jurisidiction or from a higher court in a different jurisdiction; also includes secondary authority.






37. 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.






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






39. Liability without having to prove fault.






40. 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.






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






42. 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






43. The application of legal rules to a client's specific factual situation; also known as legal analysis.






44. When a person must be brought into a lawsuit as either a plaintiff or a defendant.






45. Books that contain appellate court decisions. There are both official and unofficial reporters.






46. A request that the court find the plaintiff has failed to state a valid claim and dismiss the complaint.






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






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






49. An assumption that something that is not real is real-for example - saying that a corporation is a person for purposes of its being able to sue and be sued.






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







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