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Paralegal 101

Subject : law
Instructions:
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1. The authority of a court to hear a case when it is initiated - as opposed to appellate jurisdiction.






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






3. The background documents created during the process of a bill becoming a statute. These documents can include alternative versions of the legislation - proceedings of committee hearings and reports - and transcripts of floor debates.






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






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






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






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






9. A verdict ordered by a trial judge if the plaintiff fails to present a prima facie case or if the defendant fails to present a necessary defense.






10. The failure to act reasonably under the circumstances.






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






12. 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.






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






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






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






16. The party in a lawsuit against whom an appeal has been filed.






17. The pleading that begins a lawsuit.






18. A grand jury's written accusation that a given individual has committed a crime.






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






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






21. The power of government to take private property for public purposes.






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






23. 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.






24. The power of a court to hear a case.






25. The intermediate appellate courts in the federal system.






26. Any tangible object - like a bloody glove.






27. When more than one court has jurisdiction to hear a case.






28. Once actual cause is found - as a policy matter - the court must also find that the act and the resulting harm were so foreseeably related as to justify a finding of liability.






29. Without the need for a warrant - the police may seize objects that are openly visible.






30. An introductory paragraph listing issues to be discussed in the order they are to be discussed.






31. Liability without a showing of fault.






32. Liability without having to prove fault.






33. Generally accepted legal principles.






34. A set of ethical rules developed by the American Bar Association in the 1980s. The Model rules have been adopted by most of the states.






35. A claim by the defendant against the plaintiff.






36. A temporary transfer of personal property to someone other than the owner for a specified purpose.






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






38. An error made by the trial judge sufficiently serious to warrant reversing the trial court's decision.






39. Bad act.






40. The way in which a question of fact is established. Evidence can consist of witness testimony or documents and exhibits. It is the proof presented at a trial.






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






42. Evidence that is derived from an illegal search or interrogation is inadmissible.






43. The standard of proof used in some civil trials. The evidence presented must be greater than a preponderance of the evidence but less than beyond a reasonable doubt.






44. The purpose of the legislature at the time it enacted the statute.






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






46. Indirect evidence - used to prove facts by implication.






47. A pamphlet inserted into the back of a book containing information new since the volume was published.






48. Examples of legal writing include case briefs - law office memoranda - and documents filed with the court.






49. A national association of paralegal managers.






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