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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 actual incident or condition; not a legal consequence.






2. Evidence that does not add any new information but that confirms facts that already have been established.






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






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






5. 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.






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






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






8. 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.






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






10. A decision is reversed when an appellate court overturns or negates the decision of a lower court.






11. The process of legislative enactment of areas of the law previously governed solely by the common law.






12. When the product was not being used for its intended purpose or was being used in a dangerous manner; it is a defense to a products liability claim so long as the misuse was not foreseeable.






13. 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.






14. A book that contains court opinion headnotes arranged by subject matter.






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






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






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






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






19. Generally accepted legal principles.






20. Land and objects permanently attached to land.






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






22. A compilation of federal or state statutes in which the statutes are organized by subject matter rather than by year of enactment.






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






24. Bad act.






25. An activity that requires professional judgment - or the educational ability to relate law to a specific legal problem.






26. 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.






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






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






29. A term used to describe two cases that are almost identical - with similar facts and legal issues.






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






31. The failure of an attorney to act reasonably.






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






33. 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.






34. A law promulgated by an administrative agency.






35. A computer search that identifies every place in which the search term appears in the actual text of the document being searched.






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






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






38. A method for excusing a prospective juror based on the juror's inability to serve in an unbiased manner.






39. A canon of construction meaning 'of the same class.:






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






41. 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.






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






43. Money or something else of value that is held by the government to ensure the defendant's appearance in court.






44. A rule of evidence that prevents an attorney or a paralegal from being compelled to testify about confidential client information.






45. The status of being formally recognized by a nongovernmental organization for having met special criteria - such as fulfilling educational requirements and passing an exam - established by that organization.






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






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






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






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






50. The tort theory that an employer can be sued for the negligent acts of its employees.