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






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






3. A professional entity in which the stockholders share in the organization's profits but have their liabilities limited to the amount of their investment.






4. A request that the court order a rehearing of a lawsuit because irregularities - such as errors of the court or jury misconduct - make it probable that an impartial trial do not occur.






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






6. When more than one court has jurisdiction to hear a case.






7. A defense requiring proof that the defendant was not mentally responsible.






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






9. The power of a court to force a person to appear before it.






10. A group of people - usually 23 - whose function is to determine if probable cause exists to believe that a crime has been committed and that the defendant committed it.






11. A temporary transfer of personal property to someone other than the owner for a specified purpose.






12. 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.






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






14. The rule requiring that the original document be produced at trial.






15. A request made to the court.






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






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






18. A national association of paralegal associations.






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. 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.






21. A computerized database that contains key information about the content of documents - such as medical records.






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






23. Techniques for resolving conflicts that are alternatives to full-scale litigation. The two most common are arbitration and mediation.






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






25. A worldwide network of computer networks.






26. A trial conducted without a jury.






27. Information about what happened procedurally to the cited case before it was heard by the cited court. Do not include this information in a citation.






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






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






30. Rules and regulations created by administrative agencies.






31. A professional entity in which the owners share in the organization's profits but are not liable for the malpractice of their partners.






32. A compilation of federal or state statutes in which the statutes are organized by subject matter rather than by year of enactment.






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






34. A computerized database that contains the full text of documents - such as court opinions or depositions.






35. Evidence that suggests the defendant's guilt.






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






37. The status of having received a certificate documenting that the person has successfully completed an educational program.






38. A person who initiates an appeal.






39. The delivery of a pleading or other paper in a lawsuit to the opposing party.






40. 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.






41. The publication of false statements that harm a person's reputation.






42. A court order authorizing a sheriff to take property in order to enforce a judgment.






43. 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.






44. A defense whereby the defendant offers new evidence to avoid judgment.






45. Being informed of some act done or about to be done.






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






47. The doctrine stating that normally once a court has decided one way on a particular issue - it and other courts in the same jurisdiction will decide the same way on that issue in future cases given similar facts unless they can be convinced of the ne






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






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






50. The highest federal appellate court - consisting of nine appointed members.