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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The ethical rule prohibiting attorneys and paralegals from working for opposing sides in a case.






2. The modern pretrial procedure by which one party gains information from the adverse party.






3. 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.






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






5. Governmental publication of court opinions.






6. Law dealing with ownership.






7. 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.






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






9. Rules and regulations created by administrative agencies.






10. A body of principles and rules that are either explicitly stated in - or inferred from - the constitutions of the United States and those of the individual states.






11. 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.






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






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






14. A person who permits or directs another person to act on the principal's behalf.






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






16. Evidence that does not add any new information but that confirms facts that already have been established.






17. Violation of a statute as proof of negligence






18. A person who initiates a lawsuit.






19. When the product was not being used for its intended purpose or was being used in a dangerous manner; it is a defense to a products liability claim so long as the misuse was not foreseeable.






20. The result reached in a particular case.






21. Bad act.






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






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






24. 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.






25. A document that lists statements regarding specific items for the other party to admit or deny.






26. 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






27. A judicial philosophy that supports an active role for the judiciary in changing the law.






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






29. Law that deals with harm to an individual.






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






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






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






33. Part of the Model Penal Code; a test that provides that the defendant is not guilty due to insanity if - at the time of the killing - the defendant lacked either the ability to understand that the act was wrong or the ability to control the behavior.






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






35. 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.






36. Attorney compensation as a percentage of the amount recovered rather than a flat amount of money or an hourly fee.






37. An error made by the trial judge sufficiently serious to warrant reversing the trial court's decision.






38. A defense whereby the defendant offers new evidence to avoid judgment.






39. An agreement supported by consideration.






40. Any tangible object - like a bloody glove.






41. Information about what happened procedurally to the litigation after the case cited. Include this information in a citation. There is no entry for the topic Husband and Wife.






42. The purpose of the legislature at the time it enacted the statute.






43. The process of finding the law.






44. The tort theory that an employer can be sued for the negligent acts of its employees.






45. Private publication of court opinions-for example - the regional reporters - such as N.E.2d - published by West.






46. The right of the police to detain an individual for a brief period of time and to search the outside of the person's clothing if the police have a reasonable suspicion that the individual has committed or is about to commit crime.






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






48. The number of hours - or parts of an hour - that can be charged to a specific client.






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






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