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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. A national association of paralegal managers.






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






3. A question that suggests the answer; generally - leading questions may not be asked during direct examination of a witness.






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






5. A trial conducted without a jury.






6. A defense requiring proof that the defendant was forced to take an action to avoid a greater harm.






7. Used to describe legislation that changes the common law.






8. A provision in a deed that prohibits specified uses of the property.






9. A defense whereby the defendant offers new evidence to avoid judgment.






10. A lawsuit brought by a person as a representative for a group of people who have been similarly injured.






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






12. An online legal databease containing court decisions and statutes from the entire country - as well as secondary authority; a competitor to Lexis.






13. A constitutional fairness requirement that a defendant have at least a certain minimum level of contact with a state before the state courts can have jurisdiction over the defendant.






14. In a case brief - facts that relate to what happened procedurally in the lower courts or administrative agencies before the case reached the court issuing the opinion.






15. The modern pretrial procedure by which one party gains information from the adverse party.






16. A defense whereby the defendant offers new evidence to avoid judgment.






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






18. The rule that in order to claim self-defense there must have been no possibility of retreat.






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






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






21. What the prosecution or plaintiff must be able to prove in order for the case to go to the jury-that is - the elements of the prosecution's case or the plaintiff's cause of action.






22. To perform.






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






24. All property that is not real property.






25. The authority of a court to hear a case when it is initiated - as opposed to appellate jurisdiction.






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






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






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






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






30. 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.






31. A token sum awarded when liability has been found but monetary damages cannot be shown.






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






33. 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.






34. A statute establishing and setting out the powers of an administrative agency.






35. Specific questions that usually demand very short or yes-no answers.






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






37. The revocation of an attorney's license.






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






39. In a case brief - the court's answer to the issue presented to it; the new legal principle established by a court opinion.






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






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






42. When the law is applied to the client's facts and the result is not obvious - an issue is created.






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






44. The failure to act reasonably under the circumstances.






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






46. The division of governmental power among the legislative - executive - and judicial branches.






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






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






49. A court opinion that establishes new law in an important area.






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