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






2. Money is awarded to a plaintiff in payment for his or her actual losses.






3. A token sum awarded when liability has been found but monetary damages cannot be shown.






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






5. A person who permits or directs another person to act on the principal's behalf.






6. A statute that changes the common law.






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






8. In a complaint - one cause of action.






9. Evidence that supports previous testimony but that comes in a different form.






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






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






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






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






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






15. A defense requiring proof that the defendant was forced to take an action to avoid a greater harm.






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






17. A question that suggests the answer; generally - leading questions may not be asked during direct examination of a witness.






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






19. Something of value exchanged to form the basis of a contract.






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






21. A motion brought before the beginning of a trial either to eliminate the necessity for a trial or to limit the information that can be heard at the trial.






22. Land and objects permanently attached to land.






23. Governmental publication of court opinions.






24. Relates to the ability of a witness to testify; generally - the witness must be capable of being understood by the jury; must understand the duty to tell the truth; and if a lay witness - must give testimony based on personal knowledge.






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






26. A compilation of federal administrative regulations arranged by agency.






27. A decision is reversed when an appellate court overturns or negates the decision of a lower court.






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






29. A right to use property owned by another for a limited purpose.






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






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






32. 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.






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






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






35. Establishes a direct link to the event that must be proven.






36. 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.






37. The papers that begin a lawsuit-generally - the complaint and the answer.






38. The court's power to review statutes to decide whether they conform to the Constitution.






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






40. 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.






41. The justified use of force to protect oneself or others.






42. The process of signaling that you are really listening - accomplished by using verbal and nonverbal clues - paraphrasing - and reflecting the client's feelings.






43. An intentional act that creates a harmful or offensive physical contact.






44. The requirement that relief be sought from an administrative agency before proceeding to court.






45. A transfer of real property rights that occurs after someone other than the owner has had actual - open - adverse - and exclusive use of the property for a statutorily determined number of years.






46. The standard of proof used in criminal trials. The evidence represented must be so conclusive and complete that all reasonable doubts regarding the facts are removed from the jurors' minds.






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






48. In a case brief - the general legal principle in existence before the case began.






49. Money or something else of value that is held by the government to ensure the defendant's appearance in court.






50. An ADR mechanism whereby the parties submit their disagreement to a third party - whose decision is binding.