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






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






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






4. Negligence by the plaintiff that contributed to his or her injury. Normally - any finding of contributory negligence acts as a complete bar to a plaintiff's recovery.






5. 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.






6. The heading section of a pleading that contains the names of the parties - the name of the court - the title of the action - the docket or file number - and the name of the pleading.






7. A method for excusing a prospective juror; no reason need be given.






8. 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.






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






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






11. A decision is overruled when a court in a later case changes the law so that its prior decision is no longer good law.






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






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






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






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






16. Violation of a statute as proof of negligence






17. A set of standardized jury instructions.






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






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






20. Being the victem of repeated attacks - self-defense is sometimes allowed to the victim - even when the victim is not in immediate danger.

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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. 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.






23. A court's power to hear only specialized cases.






24. The failure to act reasonably under the circumstances.






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






26. The new legal principle established by a court opinion.






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






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






29. 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






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






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






32. In deductive reasoning - the statement of a broad proposition that forms the starting point; in law - the statement of a legal rule that you can find in a statute or court opinion.






33. A defense requiring proof that the defendant would not have committed the crime but for police trickery.






34. A defendant's plea meaning that the defendant neither admits nor denies the charges.






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






36. The decision of the court regarding the claims of each side. It may be based on a jury's verdict.






37. The failure of an attorney to act reasonably.






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






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






40. 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.






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






42. A request made to the court.






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






44. Law that regulates how the legal system operates.






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






46. A body of principles and rules that are either explicitly stated in - or inferred from - the constitutions of the United States and those of the individual states.






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






48. Evidence that suggests the defendant's guilt.






49. The party in a case against whom an appeal has been filed.






50. Attorney compensation as a percentage of the amount recovered rather than a flat amount of money or an hourly fee.