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






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






3. A situation in which a conflict of interest may arise in the future--for example - representing business partners.






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






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






6. A system developed to shield an attorney or a paralegal from a case that otherwise would create a conflict of interest.






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






8. A privately published statutory code that includes editorial features - such as summaries of court opinions that have interpreted the statutes.






9. Proof that the evidence is what it is said to be.






10. Someone who has the power to act in the place of another.






11. A public or private statement that an attorney's conduct violated the code of ethics.






12. In a complaint - one cause of action.






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






14. All property that is not real property.






15. A nonlawyer who provides legal services directly to the public without being under the supervision of an attorney. Absent a statute allowing this activity - it constitutes the unauthorized practice of law.






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






17. A claim by the defendant against the plaintiff.






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






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






20. The result reached in a particular case.






21. The general jurisdiction trial courts in the federal system.






22. The judge informs the jurors of the law they need to know to make their decision.






23. A nonbinding process in which attorneys for both sides present synopses of their cases to a jury - which renders an advisory opinion on the basis of these presentations.






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






25. The ethical rule prohibiting attorneys and paralegals from working for opposing sides in a case.






26. A paralegal who works as an independent contractor rather than as an employee of a law firm or corporation.






27. Something of value exchanged to form the basis of a contract.






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






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






30. The failure to act reasonably under the circumstances.






31. A compilation of federal administrative regulations arranged by agency.






32. The power of the federal courts to hear matters of state law if the opposing parties are from different states and the amounts in controversy exceeds $75 -000.00






33. An advance or down payment that is given to engage the services of an attorney.






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






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






36. Being informed of some act done or about to be done.






37. The standard of proof used in criminal trials. The evidence represented must be so conclusive and complete that all reasonable doubts regarding the facts are removed from the jurors' minds.






38. 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.






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






40. A judicial philosophy that supports an active role for the judiciary in changing the law.






41. 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.






42. A court where a permanent record is kept of the testimony - lawyers' remarks - and judges' rulings.






43. The party in a case who has initiated an appeal.






44. A national association of paralegal associations.






45. The process of organizing statutes by subject matter.






46. A witness who has not been shown to have any special expertise.






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






48. In law - a per curium decision (or opinion) is a ruling issued by an appellate court of multiple judges in which the decision rendered is made by the court (or at least a majoirty of the court) acting collectively and anonymously.






49. A court order that a person who is not a party to the litigation appear at a trial or deposition and bring requested documents.






50. The revocation of an attorney's license.