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Paralegal 101

Subject : law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A document that lists statements regarding specific items for the other party to admit or deny.






2. An online legal database containing court decisions and statutes from the entire country. While its coverage of other legal mateirals is not as extensive as that of Westlaw and Lexis - it is also less expensive.






3. A computer search that identifies every place in which the search term appears in the actual text of the document being searched.






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






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






6. The transfer of a case from one state court to a federal court.






7. The number of hours - or parts of an hour - that can be charged to a specific client.






8. A court opinion that establishes new law in an important area.






9. Specific questions that usually demand very short or yes-no answers.






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






11. When the defendant does not have sufficient money or other assets to pay the judgment.






12. Law that deals with harm to an individual.






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






14. A worldwide network of computer networks.






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






16. An opinion in which a majority of the court joins.






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






18. The power of a court to hear a case.






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






20. Also known as real estate; land and items growing on or permanently attached to that land.






21. An assumption that something that is not real is real-for example - saying that a corporation is a person for purposes of its being able to sue and be sued.






22. A statute enacted to correct a defect in prior law or to provide a remedy where none existed.






23. The process after arrest that includes taking the defendant's personal information - giving the defendant an opportunity to read and sign a Miranda card - and allowing the defendant the opportunity to use a telephone.






24. An affidavit signed by the client indicating that he or she has read the complaint and that its contents are correct.






25. 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.






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






27. Disregarding a substantial and unjustifiable risk that harm will result.






28. A privately published statutory code that includes editorial features - such as summaries of court opinions that have interpreted the statutes.






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






30. Cases that involve similar facts and rules of law.






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






32. Liability without a showing of fault.






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






34. An introductory paragraph listing issues to be discussed in the order they are to be discussed.






35. What the prosecution or plaintiff must be able to prove in order for the case to go to the jury-that is - the elements of the prosecution's case or the plaintiff's cause of action.






36. Cases that involve different facts and/or rules of law.






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






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






40. Court decisions from an equal or a lower court from the same jurisidiction or from a higher court in a different jurisdiction; also includes secondary authority.






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






42. An agreement supported by consideration.






43. Law that creates rights and duties.






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






45. 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.






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






47. Used to describe legislation that changes the common law.






48. The requirement in a legal malpractice case that the plaintiff-client prove that but for the attorney's negligence - the client would have won.






49. The ethical rule prohibiting attorneys and paralegals from disclosing information regarding a client or a client's case.






50. A provision that purports to waive liability.







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