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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. Law that regulates how the legal system operates.






2. A court's prior permission for the police to search and seize.






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






4. A form of logical reasoning based on a major premise - a minor premise - and a conclusion.






5. A request that the court order that certain information not be mentioned in the presence of the jury.






6. Information about what happened procedurally to the cited case before it was heard by the cited court. Do not include this information in a citation.






7. To perform.






8. Courts that determine whether lower courts have made errors of law.






9. The final paragraph in a written legal analysis that summarizes the writer's conclusions.






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






11. 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.






12. Intangible assets - such as trade secrets - copyrights - patents - and trade or service marks.






13. Ownership by two or more persons who have equal rights in the use of the property. When a joint tenant dies - that person's share passes to the other joint tenant(s).






14. A court's power to hear only specialized cases.






15. Law dealing with ownership.






16. Examples of legal writing include case briefs - law office memoranda - and documents filed with the court.






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






18. A provision that purports to waive liability.






19. Money awarded to a plaintiff in cases of intentional torts in order to punish the defendant and serve as a warning to others.






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






21. An issue that the court has never faced before.






22. 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.






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






24. Generally - an emergency situation that allows a search to proceed without a warrant.






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






26. A warrant that allows the police to enter without announcing their presence in advance.






27. A person who initiates a lawsuit.






28. A judgment that reverses the verdict of the jury when the verdict had no reasonable factual support or was contrary to law.






29. 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.






30. The result reached in a particular case.






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






32. A grand jury's written accusation that a given individual has committed a crime.






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






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






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






36. In a case brief - facts that deal with what happened to the parties before the litigation began.






37. A law enacted by a state legislature or by Congress.






38. A set charge for a specific service - such as drafting a simple will.






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






40. All property that is not real property.






41. A claim by one defendant against another defendant or by one plaintiff against another plaintiff.






42. In a case brief - the rule of law applied to the case's specific facts.






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






44. An opinion that agrees with the majority's result but disagrees with the reasoning.






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






46. Disregarding a substantial and unjustifiable risk that harm will result.






47. 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.






48. An opinion that agrees with the majority's result but disagrees with its reasoning.






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






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