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Paralegal 101

Subject : law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Consists of the description of events that a witness testifies to under oath in a legal proceeding.






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






3. A case listed in Shepard's that cites your case.






4. 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.






5. 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.






6. A court's prior permission for the police to search and seize.






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






8. An attorney's written argument presented to an appeals court - setting forth a statement of the law as it should be applied to the client's facts.






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






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






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






12. Indirect evidence - used to prove facts by implication.






13. A statement in a judicial opinion not necessary for the decision of the case.






14. When the product was not being used for its intended purpose or was being used in a dangerous manner; it is a defense to a products liability claim so long as the misuse was not foreseeable.






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






16. 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.






17. In a case brief - facts that deal with what happened to the parties before the litigation began.






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






19. A test that provides that the defendant is not guilty due to insanity if - at the time of the killing - the defendant suffered from a defect or disease of the mind and could not understand whether the act was right or wrong.

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






21. The pretrial oral questioning of a witness under oath.






22. The intermediate appellate courts in the federal system.






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






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






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






26. A statute establishing and setting out the powers of an administrative agency.






27. A request that the court find the plaintiff has failed to state a valid claim and dismiss the complaint.






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






29. Law that regulates how the legal system operates.






30. A calendering system that records key dates and important deadlines.






31. A separable part of a statute that must be satisfied for the statute to apply.






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






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






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






35. A warrant that allows the police to enter without announcing their presence in advance.






36. The general jurisdiction trial courts in the federal system.






37. A person who initiates a lawsuit.






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






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






40. A judicial philosophy that supports a limited role for the judiciary in changing the law - including deference to the legislative branch.






41. A provision that purports to waive liability.






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






43. An intentional act that creates a reasonable apprehension of an immediate harmful or offensive physical contact.






44. A method adopted by the federal rules in which the plaintiff simply informs the defendant of the claim and the general basis for it.






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






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






47. A judgment that reverses the verdict of the jury when the verdict had no reasonable factual support or was contrary to law.






48. Questions that suggest the answer.






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






50. A computer program that allows the user to retrieve web documents that match the key words entered by the searcher.