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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. The tenant's right to be free from interference from the landlord with respect to how the property is used.






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






3. Usually organized as either a partnership or a professional corporation - law clinics provide low-cost legal services on routine matters by stressing low overhead and high volume.






4. A national association of paralegal associations.






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






6. When nonlawyers do things that only lawyers are allowed to do. In most states this is a crime.






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






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






9. Occurs whenever one person - through force or the threat of force - unlawfully detains another person against his or her will.






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






11. The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution.






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






13. A claim that based on the law and the facts is sufficient to support a lawsuit. If the plaintiff does not state a valid cause of action in the complaint - the court will dismiss it.






14. Consists of records - contracts - leases - wills - and other written instruments.






15. Computer codes that - when clicked on with a mouse - connect the user to other web pages with related information






16. Rules and regulations created by administrative agencies.






17. Proof that the evidence is what it is said to be.






18. Land and objects permanently attached to land.






19. The tort theory that an employer can be sued for the negligent acts of its employees.






20. In logic - a belief that justifies one in arguing a conclusion.






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






22. An approach whereby the courts give a statute a broad interpretation.






23. 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.






24. A law enacted by a state legislature or by Congress.






25. A calendering system that records key dates and important deadlines.






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






27. A nonbinding process in which attorneys for both sides present synopses of their cases to a jury - which renders an advisory opinion on the basis of these presentations.






28. An approach whereby the courts give a statute a narrow interpretation.






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






30. When an appellate court that normally sits in panels sits as a whole.






31. Broad questions that put few limits on the freedom of the respondent.






32. The intermediate appellate courts in the federal system.






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






34. A fee based on how many hours attorneys or paralegals spend on the case. Different hourly rates are often charged for different attorneys and paralegals within the firm - based on their seniority and experience.






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






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






37. The opinion of a jury on a question of fact.






38. The chronological publication of statutes at the end of a legislative session.






39. Law that deals with harm to society as a whole.






40. Governmental publication of court opinions.






41. The process of organizing statutes by subject matter.






42. In writing - a technique used to help your reader move from one thought to the next and to see the connections between them.






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






44. A court's power to hear only specialized cases.






45. Ownership by two or more persons who have equal rights in the use of the property. When a joint tenant dies - that person's share passes to the other joint tenant(s).






46. An intentional act that creates a harmful or offensive physical contact.






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






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






49. A contract that outlines the attorney's duties and the client's obligations regarding payment - on either an hourly or a contingency fee basis - as well as the client's responsibility reagarding costs and expenses.






50. A court order that a person who is not a party to the litigation appear at a trial or deposition and bring requested documents.