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Paralegal 101

Subject : law
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1. Questions that suggest the answer.






2. A set charge for a specific service - such as drafting a simple will.






3. A set of standardized jury instructions.






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






5. The power of a court to hear a particular type of case.






6. The final paragraph in a written legal analysis that summarizes the writer's conclusions.






7. A case listed in Shepard's that cites your case.






8. The transfer of a case from one state court to a federal court.






9. The process of using Shepard's citations to check a court citation to see whether there has been any subsequent history or treatment by other court decisions.






10. The requirement that defendants be notified of their rights to remain silent and to have an attorney present prior to being questioned by the police.






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






12. 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.






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






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






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






16. In a complaint - one cause of action.






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






18. A computerized database that contains the full text of documents - such as court opinions or depositions.






19. A notice informing the defendant of the lawsuit and requiring the defendant to respond or risk losing the suit.






20. A request that the court grant judgment in favor of the moving party because there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. It is similar to a 12(b)(6) motion except that the court a






21. An online legal database containing court decisions and statutes from the entire country - as well as secondary authority; a competitor to Westlaw.






22. 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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23. Affiliated with the federal government's Legal Services Corporation - these offices serve those who would otherwise be unable to afford legal assistance.






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






25. Someone in court testifying to what someone said out of court for the purpose of establishing the truth of what was said.






26. 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.






27. A request that the court order a rehearing of a lawsuit because irregularities - such as errors of the court or jury misconduct - make it probable that an impartial trial do not occur.






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






29. A national organization of paralegal programs that promotes high standards for paralegal education.






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






31. When only one court has the power to hear a case.






32. The power of a court to force a person to appear before it.






33. A meeting of the attorneys and the judge prior to the beginning of the trial.






34. The court's power to review statutes to decide whether they conform to the Constitution.






35. Any tangible object - like a bloody glove.






36. Courts that determine whether lower courts have made errors of law.






37. Negligence by the plaintiff that contributed to his or her injury. Normally - it is a complete bar to the plaintiff's recovery.






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






39. 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.






40. An ADR mechanism whereby a neutral third party assists the parties in reaching a mutually agreeable - voluntary compromise.






41. A decision is overruled when a court in a later case changes the law so that its prior decision is no longer good law.






42. A method for excusing a prospective juror; no reason need be given.






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






44. 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.






45. Not factually true - but accepted by the courts as being legally true.






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






47. 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.






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






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






50. A group of people - usually 23 - whose function is to determine if probable cause exists to believe that a crime has been committed and that the defendant committed it.







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