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






2. 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.






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






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






5. 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.






6. Occurs when the police restrain a person's freedom and charge the person with a crime.






7. A professional entity in which the owners share in the organization's profits but are not liable for the malpractice of their partners.






8. A national association of paralegal associations.






9. A verdict ordered by a trial judge if the plaintiff fails to present a prima facie case or if the defendant fails to present a necessary defense.






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






11. An authoritative secondary source - written by a group of legal scholars - summarizing the existing common law - as well as suggesting what the law should be.






12. Books that contain appellate court decisions. There are both official and unofficial reporters.






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






14. Generally - an emergency situation that allows a search to proceed without a warrant.






15. A decision is affirmed when the litigants appeal the trial court decision and the higher court agrees with what the lower court has done.






16. Monetary compensation - including compensatory - punitive - and nominal damages.






17. The power of government to take private property for public purposes.






18. An approach whereby the courts give a statute a narrow interpretation.






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






20. Money awarded to a plaintiff in cases of intentional torts in order to punish the defendant and serve as a warning to others.






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






22. In a lawsuit the person who is sued; in a criminal case the person who is being charged with a crime.






23. The court's power to review statutes to decide whether they conform to the Constitution.






24. In deductive reasoning - the statement of a broad proposition that forms the starting point; in law - the statement of a legal rule that you can find in a statute or court opinion.






25. A test that provides that the defendant is not guilty due to insanity if - at the time of the killing - the defendant suffered from a defect or disease of the mind and could not understand whether the act was right or wrong.

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26. 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.






27. Summary of one legal point in a court opinion; written by the editors at West.






28. 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.






29. 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.






30. A bank account used to hold money belonging to the client or to a third party.






31. A grand jury's written accusation that a given individual has committed a crime.






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






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






34. 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.






35. A lawsuit brought by a person as a representative for a group of people who have been similarly injured.






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






37. The requirement in a legal malpractice case that the plaintiff-client prove that but for the attorney's negligence - the client would have won.






38. A court order requiring a party to perform a specific act or to cease doing a specific act.






39. A separable part of a statute that must be satisfied for the statute to apply.






40. 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.






41. Ownership by two or more people. Ownership shares do not have to be equal - but each has an undivided interest in the property. When a tenant in common dies - that person's share passes either by will or by intestate statute.






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






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






44. An opinion in which a majority of the court joins.






45. A tangible object or a right or ownership interest.






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






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






48. A calendering system that records key dates and important deadlines.






49. Land and objects permanently attached to land.






50. 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.