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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. Questions relating to what happened: who - what - when - where - and how.






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






3. Evidence that supports previous testimony but that comes in a different form.






4. A nonbinding process in which attorneys for both sides present synopses of their cases to a jury - which renders an advisory opinion on the basis of these presentations.






5. A case listed in Shepard's that cites your case.






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






7. A requirement that property be fit for the purpose for which it is being rented. Owners are required to repair and maintain the premises at certain minimum levels.






8. Cases that involve different facts and/or rules of law.






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






10. What the prosecution or plaintiff must be able to prove in order for the case to go to the jury-that is - the elements of the prosecution's case or the plaintiff's cause of action.






11. A repeat offender; one who continues to commit more crimes.






12. The transfer of a case from one state court to a federal court.






13. A trial conducted without a jury.






14. Rules and regulations created by administrative agencies.






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






16. The process of using Shepard's citations to check a court citation to see whether there has been any subsequent history or treatment by other court decisions.






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






18. Establishes a direct link to the event that must be proven.






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






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






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






22. Federal and state rules that regulate how criminal proceedings are conducted.






23. A statutory citation is a formalized method for referring to a statute's chapter (or title) and section numbers.






24. How subsequent cases have affected the case you are Shepardizing. It is sometimes indicated by a one-letter abbreviation before the Shepard's citation.






25. Violation of a statute as proof of negligence






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






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






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






29. 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.






30. The process by which individuals or organizations have their names placed on an official list kept by some private organization or governmental agency.






31. An online legal databease containing court decisions and statutes from the entire country - as well as secondary authority; a competitor to Lexis.






32. When a higher court agrees with what lower court has done.






33. A computerized database that contains key information about the content of documents - such as medical records.






34. Evidence that is derived from an illegal search or interrogation is inadmissible.






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






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






37. A business run by two or more persons as co-owners.






38. The background documents created during the process of a bill becoming a statute. These documents can include alternative versions of the legislation - proceedings of committee hearings and reports - and transcripts of floor debates.






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






40. A defendant's personal promise to appear in court.






41. Money is awarded to a plaintiff in payment for his or her actual losses.






42. Being the victem of repeated attacks - self-defense is sometimes allowed to the victim - even when the victim is not in immediate danger.

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43. Techniques for resolving conflicts that are alternatives to full-scale litigation. The two most common are arbitration and mediation.






44. A claim by the defendant against the plaintiff.






45. 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.






46. A group of people - usually 23 - whose function is to determine if probable cause exists to believe that a crime has been committed and that the defendant committed it.






47. A nonlawyer who provides legal services directly to the public without being under the supervision of an attorney. Absent a statute allowing this activity - it constitutes the unauthorized practice of law.






48. A defense requiring proof that the defendant was not mentally responsible.






49. Bad intent.






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