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Paralegal 101

Subject : law
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1. Information that tells the reader the name of the case - where it can be located - the court that decided it - and the year it was decided. The Bluebook gives precise rules as to how case citations are to be written.






2. The tenant's right to be free from interference from the landlord with respect to how the property is used.






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






4. Rules of conduct promulgated and enforced by the government.






5. 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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6. A court order requiring a person to appear to testify at a trial or deposition.






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






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






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






10. A judgment entered against a party who fails to complete a required step - such as answering the complaint.






11. The power of the federal courts to hear matters of federal law.






12. A determination that an attorney may not practice law for a set period of time.






13. A means of gaining appellate review; in the U.S. Supreme Court the writ is discretionary and will be issued to another court to review a federal question if four of the nine justices vote to hear the case.






14. A meeting of the attorneys and the judge prior to the beginning of the trial.






15. A court order requiring a party to perform a specific act or to cease doing a specific act.






16. In logic - an argument is considered to be valid or sound if the assumption underlying the argument are true.






17. A request that the court order a rehearing of a lawsuit because irregularities - such as errors of the court or jury misconduct - make it probable that an impartial trial do not occur.






18. 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.






19. 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.






20. Examples of legal writing include case briefs - law office memoranda - and documents filed with the court.






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






22. Part of the Model Penal Code; a test that provides that the defendant is not guilty due to insanity if - at the time of the killing - the defendant lacked either the ability to understand that the act was wrong or the ability to control the behavior.






23. 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.






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






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






26. A contract that outlines the attorney's duties and the client's obligations regarding payment - on either an hourly or a contingency fee basis - as well as the client's responsibility reagarding costs and expenses.






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






28. The modern pretrial procedure by which one party gains information from the adverse party.






29. 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.






30. Court decisions from a higher court in the same jurisdiction.






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






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






33. A nonbinding process in which attorneys for both sides present synopses of their cases to a jury - which renders an advisory opinion on the basis of these presentations.






34. When nonlawyers do things that only lawyers are allowed to do. In most states this is a crime.






35. A system of government in which the authority to govern is split between a single - nationwide central government and several regional governments that control specific geographical areas.






36. Computer codes that - when clicked on with a mouse - connect the user to other web pages with related information






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






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






39. A national organization of paralegal programs that promotes high standards for paralegal education.






40. A law promulgated by an administrative agency.






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






42. A court where a permanent record is kept of the testimony - lawyers' remarks - and judges' rulings.






43. A statement of the court's decision in which the facts are either omitted or given in very general terms so that it will apply to a wider range of cases.






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






45. Law that regulates how the legal system operates.






46. A person who initiates an appeal.






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






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






49. Money awarded to a plaintiff in cases of intentional torts in order to punish the defendant and serve as a warning to others.






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







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