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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 set of standardized jury instructions.






2. Law that deals with harm to an individual.






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






4. 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.






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






6. An authoritative secondary source - written by a group of legal scholars - summarizing the existing common law - as well as suggesting what the law should be.






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






8. A term used to describe a case that is similar to another case.






9. A business run by two or more persons as co-owners.






10. The process by which individuals or organizations have their names placed on an official list kept by some private organization or governmental agency.






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






12. Voluntarily and knowingly subjecting oneself to danger.






13. An activity that requires professional judgment - or the educational ability to relate law to a specific legal problem.






14. A judgment entered against a party who fails to complete a required step - such as answering the complaint.






15. A method for excusing a prospective juror based on the juror's inability to serve in an unbiased manner.






16. 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.






17. When an appellate court sends a case back to the trial court for a new trial or other action.






18. Questions relating to the interpretation or application of the law.






19. Courts that determine whether lower courts have made errors of law.






20. 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.






21. The process of properly identifying and authenticating evidence so that it can be introduced.






22. A national paralegal association.






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






24. Questions that suggest the answer.






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






26. A summary of one legal point in a court opinion; written by the editors at West.






27. A test that provides that the defendant is not guity due to insanity if - at the time of the killing the defendant could not control his or her actions.






28. The failure to act reasonably under the circumstances.






29. A bank account used to hold money belonging to the client or to a third party.






30. Attorney compensation as a percentage of the amount recovered rather than a flat amount of money or an hourly fee.






31. A form of logical reasoning based on a major premise - a minor premise - and a conclusion.






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






33. A repeat offender; one who continues to commit more crimes.






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






35. The failure of an attorney to act reasonably.






36. Liability without having to prove fault.






37. A special type of joint tenancy applicable only to married couples.






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






39. The process of finding the law.






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






41. A defendant's plea meaning that the defendant neither admits nor denies the charges.






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






43. Written questions sent by one side to the opposing side - answered under oath.






44. How subsequent cases have affected the case you are Shepardizing. It is sometimes indicated by a one-letter abbreviation before the Shepard's citation.






45. Questions relating to what happened: who - what - when - where - and how.






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






47. A court order requiring a person to appear to testify at a trial or deposition.






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






49. A constitutional protection against being tried twice for the same crime.






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