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






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






3. The failure of an attorney to act reasonably.






4. 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.






5. A law promulgated by an administrative agency.






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






7. The delivery of a pleading or other paper in a lawsuit to the opposing party.






8. A claim by the defendant against the plaintiff.






9. A temporary transfer of personal property to someone other than the owner for a specified purpose.






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






11. The chronological publication of statutes at the end of a legislative session.






12. Bad act.






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






14. The power of the federal government to prevent the states from passing conflicting laws - and sometimes even to prohibit states from passing any laws on a particular subject.






15. A trial conducted without a jury.






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






17. The ethical rule prohibiting attorneys and paralegals from disclosing information regarding a client or a client's case.






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






19. 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.






20. Violation of a statute as proof of negligence






21. A process whereby the prosecutor and the defendant's attorney agree for the defendant to plead guilty in exchange for the prosecutor's promise to charge him or her with a lesser offense - drop some additional charges - or request a lesser sentence.






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






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






24. The opinion of a jury on a question of fact.






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






26. An agreement supported by consideration.






27. Without the need for a warrant - the police may seize objects that are openly visible.






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






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






30. An introductory paragraph listing issues to be discussed in the order they are to be discussed.






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






32. The requirement that relief be sought from an administrative agency before proceeding to court.






33. Computer codes that - when clicked on with a mouse - connect the user to other web pages with related information






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






35. When an appellate court that normally sits in panels sits as a whole.






36. The rule requiring that the original document be produced at trial.






37. General principles that guide the courts in their interpretation of statutes.






38. Standard used by appellate courts when reviewing a trial court's findings of fact.






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






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






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






42. An attorney's written argument presented to an appeals court - setting forth a statement of the law as it should be applied to the client's facts.






43. The party in a lawsuit against whom an appeal has been filed.






44. A constitutional fairness requirement that a defendant have at least a certain minimum level of contact with a state before the state courts can have jurisdiction over the defendant.






45. Law that creates rights and duties.






46. An approach whereby the courts give a statute a broad interpretation.






47. A test that provides that the defendant is not guity due to insanity if - at the time of the killing the defendant could not control his or her actions.






48. A request made to the court.






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






50. The tenant's right to be free from interference from the landlord with respect to how the property is used.