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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. Ownership by two or more people. Ownership shares do not have to be equal - but each has an undivided interest in the property. When a tenant in common dies - that person's share passes either by will or by intestate statute.






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






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






4. 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.






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






6. A criminal proceeding at which the court informs the defendant of the charges being brought against him or her and the defendant enters a plea.






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






8. An opinion that disagrees with the majority's decision and reasoning.






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






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






11. Located in most codified statutes - this table lists statutes by their popular names along with their citations.






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






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






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






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






16. Governmental publication of court opinions.






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






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






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






20. 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.






21. A person appointed by the court to manage the affairs or property of a person who is incompetent due to age or some other reason.






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






23. The ethical rule prohibiting attorneys and paralegals from working for opposing sides in a case.






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






25. The questioning of your own witness.






26. Someone in court testifying to what someone said out of court for the purpose of establishing the truth of what was said.






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






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






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






30. A defense requiring proof that the defendant would not have committed the crime but for police trickery.






31. An issue that the court has never faced before.






32. 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.






33. 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.






34. 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.






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






36. Not factually true - but accepted by the courts as being legally true.






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






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






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






40. A pamphlet inserted into the back of a book containing information new since the volume was published.






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






42. When only one court has the power to hear a case.






43. 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.






44. A method for interpreting statutes in which the ordinary meaning of the statute's language is examined.






45. The power of the federal courts to hear matters of state law if the opposing parties are from different states and the amounts in controversy exceeds $75 -000.00






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






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






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






49. Evidence that is derived from an illegal search or interrogation is inadmissible.






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