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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. An ADR mechanism whereby a neutral third party assists the parties in reaching a mutually agreeable - voluntary compromise.






2. A statement of the court's decision that contains many of the case's specific facts - thereby limiting its future applicability to a narrow range of cases.






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






4. In a lawsuit the person who is sued; in a criminal case the person who is being charged with a crime.






5. The rule that in order to claim self-defense there must have been no possibility of retreat.






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






7. A worldwide network of computer networks.






8. In a case brief - the rule of law applied to the case's specific facts.






9. The failure of an attorney to act reasonably.






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






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






12. General principles that guide the courts in their interpretation of statutes.






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






14. A decision is reversed when the litigants appeal the trial court decision and the higher court disagrees with the decision of a lower court.






15. An agreement supported by consideration.






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






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






18. The party in a case against whom an appeal has been filed.






19. 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.






20. Evidence that does not add any new information but that confirms facts that already have been established.






21. The result reached in a particular case.






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






23. Land and objects permanently attached to land.






24. A national organization of paralegal programs that promotes high standards for paralegal education.






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






26. A person who initiates a lawsuit.






27. A motion brought before the beginning of a trial either to eliminate the necessity for a trial or to limit the information that can be heard at the trial.






28. Summary of one legal point in a court opinion; written by the editors at West.






29. Federal and state rules that regulate how criminal proceedings are conducted.






30. The process of finding the law.






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






32. The process of organizing statutes by subject matter.






33. A constitutional fairness requirement that a defendant have at least a certain minimum level of contact with a state before the state courts can have jurisdiction over the defendant.






34. When a judge formally recognizes something as being a fact without requiring the attorneys prove it through the introduction of other evidence.






35. Including more than one count in a complaint; the counts do not need to be consistent.






36. The final paragraph in a written legal analysis that summarizes the writer's conclusions.






37. Not susceptible to a precise definition; a belief based on specific facts that a crime has been or is about to be committed; more than a reasonable suspicion.






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






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






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






41. Generally someone operating within the law - representing persons before administrtive agencies that permit this practice.






42. A request that the court order that certain information not be mentioned in the presence of the jury.






43. The papers that begin a lawsuit-generally - the complaint and the answer.






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






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






46. The division of governmental power among the legislative - executive - and judicial branches.






47. The person who is being asked questions at a deposition.






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






49. Federal and state rules that govern the admissibility of evidence in court.






50. A rule of evidence that prevents an attorney or a paralegal from being compelled to testify about confidential client information.