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Paralegal 101

Subject : law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An approach whereby the courts give a statute a narrow interpretation.






2. Voluntarily and knowingly subjecting oneself to danger.






3. 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.






4. 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.






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






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






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






8. A court's power to hear any type of case arising within its geographical area.






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






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






11. A statutory citation is a formalized method for referring to a statute's chapter (or title) and section numbers.






12. Information about what happened procedurally to the litigation after the case cited. Include this information in a citation.






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






14. 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.






15. 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).






16. Courts that determine the facts and apply the law to the facts.






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






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






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






20. A request made to the court.






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






22. A national voluntary organization of lawyers.






23. Law that creates rights and duties.






24. 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.






25. In a case brief - the rule of law applied to the case's specific facts.






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






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






28. Court decisions from a higher court in the same jurisdiction.






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






30. The process by which individuals or organizations have their names placed on an official list kept by some private organization or governmental agency.






31. When an appellate court that normally sits in panels sits as a whole.






32. A law promulgated by an administrative agency.






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






34. 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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35. Evidence that supports previous testimony but that comes in a different form.






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






37. 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.






38. The delivery of a pleading or other paper in a lawsuit to the opposing party.






39. The status of having received a certificate documenting that the person has successfully completed an educational program.






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






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






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






43. Any tangible object - like a bloody glove.






44. An examination of a prospective juror to see if he or she is fit to serve as a juror on a specific case.






45. The tenant's right to be free from interference from the landlord with respect to how the property is used.






46. A method for measuring the relative negligence of the plaintiff and the defendant - with a commensurate sharing of the compensation for the injuries.






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






48. An opinion that agrees with the majority's result but disagrees with its reasoning.






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






50. A decision is reversed when the litigants appeal the trial court decision and the higher court disagrees with the decision of a lower court.