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Paralegal 101

Subject : law
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1. A means of gaining appellate review; in the U.S. Supreme Court the writ is discretionary and will be issued to another court to review a federal question if four of the nine justices vote to hear the case.






2. The application of legal rules to a client's specific factual situation; also known as legal analysis.






3. In deductive reasoning - the statement of a broad proposition that forms the starting point; in law - the statement of a legal rule that you can find in a statute or court opinion.






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






5. The requirement that relief be sought from an administrative agency before proceeding to court.






6. A trial conducted without a jury.






7. The judge informs the jurors of the law they need to know to make their decision.






8. Something of value exchanged to form the basis of a contract.






9. A document that lists statements regarding specific items for the other party to admit or deny.






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






11. A worldwide network of computer networks.






12. Land and objects permanently attached to land.






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






14. Law that creates rights and duties.






15. Information about what happened procedurally to the litigation after the case cited. Include this information in a citation.






16. Evidence that suggests the defendant's guilt.






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






18. Law that deals with harm to an individual.






19. 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.






20. A statute enacted to correct a defect in prior law or to provide a remedy where none existed.






21. The law itself - such as statutes and court opinions.






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






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






24. An ADR mechanism whereby the parties submit their disagreement to a third party - whose decision is binding.






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






26. A claim by the defendant against the plaintiff.






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






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






29. 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






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






31. Generally accepted legal principles.






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






33. A defense requiring proof that force or a threat of force was used to cause a person to commit a criminal act.






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






35. A request made to the court.






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






37. In deductive reasoning - the second proposition - which along with the major premise leads to the conclusion; in law - the minor premise consists of the client's facts.






38. 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.






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






40. Information about what happened procedurally to the litigation after the case cited. Include this information in a citation. There is no entry for the topic Husband and Wife.






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






42. A test that provides that the defendant is not guilty due to insanity if - at the time of the killing - the defendant suffered from a defect or disease of the mind and could not understand whether the act was right or wrong.

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43. Powers not stated in the Constitution but that are necessary for Congress to carry out other - expressly granted powers.






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






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






46. Questions that suggest the answer.






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






48. An intentional tort that covers a variety of situations - including disclosure - intrusion - appropriation - and false light.






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






50. The educated ability to apply law to specific facts.







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