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






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






3. The pretrial oral questioning of a witness under oath.






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






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






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






7. Rules of conduct promulgated and enforced by the government.






8. A summary of a court opinion that appears at the beginning of the case.






9. Law that deals with harm to a person or a person's property.






10. Books that contain appellate court decisions. There are both official and unofficial reporters.






11. The ethical rule prohibiting attorneys and paralegals from disclosing information regarding a client or a client's case.






12. The principle that courts cannot decide abstract issues or render advisory opinions; rather - they are limited to deciding cases that involve litigants who are personally affected by the court's decision.






13. A person who initiates a lawsuit.






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






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






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






17. Information about the law - such as that contained in encyclopedias and law review articles.






18. To perform.






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






20. 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.






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






22. A court's power to review statutes to decide if they conform to the federal or a state constitution.






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






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






25. A decision is affirmed when the litigants appeal the trial court decision and the higher court agrees with what the lower court has done.






26. A requirement that a party fulfill his or her contractual obligations.






27. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






33. The rules whereby all members of a law firm are treated as though they had represented the former client.






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






35. A right to use property owned by another for a limited purpose.






36. A tangible object or a right or ownership interest.






37. A decision is overruled when a court in a later case changes the law that the decision in the earlier case is no longer good law.






38. Representing someone who is in a position adverse to a prior client.






39. 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.






40. Liability without having to prove fault.






41. A set of standardized jury instructions.






42. The number of hours - or parts of an hour - that can be charged to a specific client.






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






44. A law promulgated by an administrative agency.






45. 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.






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






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






48. The failure to act reasonably under the circumstances.






49. A national association of paralegal managers.






50. In a case brief - the general legal principle in existence before the case began.