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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. A national association of paralegal associations.






2. A contract that outlines the attorney's duties and the client's obligations regarding payment - on either an hourly or a contingency fee basis - as well as the client's responsibility reagarding costs and expenses.






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






4. 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.






5. An assumption that something that is not real is real-for example - saying that a corporation is a person for purposes of its being able to sue and be sued.






6. A rule that states that evidence obtained in violation of an individual's constitutional rights cannot be used against that individual in a criminal trial.






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






8. A statute enacted to correct a defect in prior law or to provide a remedy where none existed.






9. 'The thing speaks for itself'; the doctrine that suggest negligence can be presumed if an event happens that would not ordinarily happen unless someone was negligent.






10. A request that the court find the plaintiff has failed to state a valid claim and dismiss the complaint.






11. A determination that an attorney may not practice law for a set period of time.






12. Law dealing with ownership.






13. Information about the law - such as that contained in encyclopedias and law review articles.






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






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






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






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






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






19. Defendant's reply to the complaint. It may contain statements of denial - admission - or lack of knowledge and affirmative defenses.






20. A special type of joint tenancy applicable only to married couples.






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






22. A defense requiring proof that the defendant would not have committed the crime but for police trickery.






23. When only one court has the power to hear a case.






24. In writing - a technique used to help your reader move from one thought to the next and to see the connections between them.






25. Voluntarily and knowingly subjecting oneself to danger.






26. A question that suggests the answer; generally - leading questions may not be asked during direct examination of a witness.






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






28. The questioning of an opposing witness.






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






30. A person appointed by the court to manage the affairs or property of a person who is incompetent due to age or some other reason.






31. A set of ethical rules developed by the American Bar Association in the 1980s. The Model rules have been adopted by most of the states.






32. The power of the federal courts to hear matters of federal law.






33. A summary of a court opinion that appears at the beginning of the case.






34. Bad act.






35. 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.






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






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






38. The power of a court to hear a particular type of case.






39. The rule that in order to claim self-defense there must have been no possibility of retreat.






40. The questioning of your own witness.






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






42. Also known as real estate; land and items growing on or permanently attached to that land.






43. A statute that changes the common law.






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






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






46. The authority of a court to hear a case when it is initiated - as opposed to appellate jurisdiction.






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






48. An intentional act that creates a reasonable apprehension of an immediate harmful or offensive physical contact.






49. 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.






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