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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. A request that the court release the defendant because of the illegality of the incarceration.






2. To perform.






3. 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.






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






5. Violation of a statute as proof of negligence






6. The highest federal appellate court - consisting of nine appointed members.






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






8. The reference to a particular page within an opinion.






9. Private publication of court opinions-for example - the regional reporters - such as N.E.2d - published by West.






10. Consists of records - contracts - leases - wills - and other written instruments.






11. A fee calculated as a percentage of the settlement or award in the case.






12. 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.






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






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






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






16. 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.






17. Questions that suggest the answer.






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






19. The new legal principle established by a court opinion.






20. Used to describe legislation that changes the common law.






21. A trial court error that is not sufficient to warrant reversing the decision.






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






23. Representing someone who is in a position adverse to a prior client.






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






25. 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.






26. A law promulgated by an administrative agency.






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






28. An agreement supported by consideration.






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. When an appellate court sends a case back to the trial court for a new trial or other action.






36. Any tangible object - like a bloody glove.






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






38. The number of hours - or parts of an hour - that can be charged to a specific client.






39. The justified use of force to protect oneself or others.






40. Land and objects permanently attached to land.






41. Law that regulates how the legal system operates.






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






43. Voluntarily and knowingly subjecting oneself to danger.






44. A person who assists an attorney and - working under the attorney's supervision - does tasks that - absent the paralegal - the attorney would do. A paralegal cannot give advice or appear in court.






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






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






47. All property that is not real property.






48. Federal and state rules that govern the admissibility of evidence in court.






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






50. Law that deals with harm to society as a whole.