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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. When an appellate court that normally sits in panels sits as a whole.






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






3. All property that is not real property.






4. In a case brief - facts that relate to what happened procedurally in the lower courts or administrative agencies before the case reached the court issuing the opinion.






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






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






7. A term used to describe two cases that are almost identical - with similar facts and legal issues.






8. A book that contains court opinion headnotes arranged by subject matter.






9. 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.






10. In writing - a technique used to help your reader move from one thought to the next and to see the connections between them.






11. A claim by the defendant against the plaintiff.






12. A lawsuit brought by a person as a representative for a group of people who have been similarly injured.






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






14. A trial conducted without a jury.






15. 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.






16. Liability without a showing of fault.






17. A court order that a person who is not a party to the litigation appear at a trial or deposition and bring requested documents.






18. Bad act.






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






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






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






22. Without the need for a warrant - the police may seize objects that are openly visible.






23. A decision is affirmed when the litigants appeal the trial court decision and the higher court agrees with what the lower court has done.






24. Law dealing with ownership.






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






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






27. The questioning of your own witness.






28. A court's power to hear any type of case arising within its geographical area.






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






30. Information that can be presented in a court of law as proof of some fact.






31. A court's power to review statutes to decide if they conform to the federal or a state constitution.






32. A trial ended by the judge because of a major problem - such as a prejudicial statement by one of the attorneys.






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






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






35. An examination of a prospective juror to see if he or she is fit to serve as a juror on a specific case.






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






37. A worldwide network of computer networks.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. A tort committed by one who intends to do the act that creates the harm.






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






47. The process of legislative enactment of areas of the law previously governed solely by the common law.






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






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






50. The defense's request that the court find the prosecution failed to meet its burden and that it remove the case from the jury by finding the defendant not guilty.