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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. Voluntarily and knowingly subjecting oneself to danger.






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






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






4. The revocation of an attorney's license.






5. The party in a case against whom an appeal has been filed.






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






7. Law that regulates how the legal system operates.






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






9. The requirement that relief be sought from an administrative agency before proceeding to court.






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






11. A body of principles and rules that are either explicitly stated in - or inferred from - the constitutions of the United States and those of the individual states.






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






13. Ownership by two or more persons who have equal rights in the use of the property. When a joint tenant dies - that person's share passes to the other joint tenant(s).






14. Not susceptible to a precise definition; a belief based on specific facts that a crime has been or is about to be committed; more than a reasonable suspicion.






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






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






17. The ethical rule prohibiting attorneys and paralegals from disclosing information regarding a client or a client's case.






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






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






20. Located in most codified statutes - this table lists statutes by their popular names along with their citations.






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






22. The process of signaling that you are really listening - accomplished by using verbal and nonverbal clues - paraphrasing - and reflecting the client's feelings.






23. A claim by the defendant against the plaintiff.






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






25. Liability without a showing of fault.






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






27. An issue that the court has never faced before.






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






29. An act by a landlord that makes the premises unfit or unsuitable for occupancy.






30. All property that is not real property.






31. A computer program that allows the user to retrieve web documents that match the key words entered by the searcher.






32. Court decisions from an equal or a lower court from the same jurisidiction or from a higher court in a different jurisdiction; also includes secondary authority.






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






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






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






36. A form in which statutes are published; they are printed individually at the time they are first enacted.






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






38. When a judge formally recognizes something as being a fact without requiring the attorneys prove it through the introduction of other evidence.






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






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






42. Either a subcategory of relevancy or simply another word for relevancy - the requirement that the evidence be more probative than prejudicial.






43. The publication of false statements that harm a person's reputation.






44. A court order that ends a lawsuit; the suit cannot be refiled by the same parties.






45. The educated ability to apply law to specific facts.






46. 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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47. Bad intent.






48. A national association of paralegal managers.






49. A request that the court prohibit the use of certain evidence at the trial.






50. 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.