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Paralegal 101

Subject : law
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1. Located in most codified statutes - this table lists statutes by their popular names along with their citations.






2. The heading section of a pleading that contains the names of the parties - the name of the court - the title of the action - the docket or file number - and the name of the pleading.






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






4. 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.






5. A defense requiring proof that the defendant was forced to take an action to avoid a greater harm.






6. The process of organizing statutes by subject matter.






7. A court opinion that establishes new law in an important area.






8. A person who initiates a lawsuit.






9. Liability without a showing of fault.






10. The pretrial oral questioning of a witness under oath.






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






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






13. A means of gaining appellate review; in the U.S. Supreme Court the writ is discretionary and will be issued to another court to review a federal question if four of the nine justices vote to hear the case.






14. In a case brief - the court's answer to the issue presented to it; the new legal principle established by a court opinion.






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






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






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






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






19. The pleading that begins a lawsuit.






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






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






22. The party in a case who has initiated an appeal.






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






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






25. A statement in a judicial opinion not necessary for the decision of the case.






26. A paralegal who works as an independent contractor rather than as an employee of a law firm or corporation.






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






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






29. 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.






30. 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.






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






32. A system developed to shield an attorney or a paralegal from a case that otherwise would create a conflict of interest.






33. A method adopted by the federal rules in which the plaintiff simply informs the defendant of the claim and the general basis for it.






34. A provision in a deed that prohibits specified uses of the property.






35. The process after arrest that includes taking the defendant's personal information - giving the defendant an opportunity to read and sign a Miranda card - and allowing the defendant the opportunity to use a telephone.






36. A witness who possesses skill and knowledge beyond that of the average person.






37. A provision that purports to waive liability.






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






39. 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.






40. A statement of the court's decision in which the facts are either omitted or given in very general terms so that it will apply to a wider range of cases.






41. Written questions sent by one side to the opposing side - answered under oath.






42. 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.






43. Relates to the ability of a witness to testify; generally - the witness must be capable of being understood by the jury; must understand the duty to tell the truth; and if a lay witness - must give testimony based on personal knowledge.






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






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






46. An intentional act that creates a harmful or offensive physical contact.






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






48. A national voluntary organization of lawyers.






49. A computer search that identifies every place in which the search term appears in the actual text of the document being searched.






50. A defendant's plea meaning that the defendant neither admits nor denies the charges.







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