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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. The judge informs the jurors of the law they need to know to make their decision.






2. Generally - an emergency situation that allows a search to proceed without a warrant.






3. Being informed of some act done or about to be done.






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






5. When an appellate court sends a case back to the trial court for a new trial or other action.






6. An agreement supported by consideration.






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. A national paralegal association.






14. Also known as real estate; land and items growing on or permanently attached to that land.






15. Books that contain appellate court decisions. There are both official and unofficial reporters.






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






17. Evidence that is derived from an illegal search or interrogation is inadmissible.






18. All property that is not real property.






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






20. A tangible object or a right or ownership interest.






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






22. The failure of an attorney to act reasonably.






23. A constitutional fairness requirement that a defendant have at least a certain minimum level of contact with a state before the state courts can have jurisdiction over the defendant.






24. Voluntarily and knowingly subjecting oneself to danger.






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






26. Someone who has the power to act in the place of another.






27. The process of finding the law.






28. Information about what happened procedurally to the cited case before it was heard by the cited court. Do not include this information in a citation.






29. A bank account used to hold money belonging to the client or to a third party.






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






31. A request that the court grant judgment in favor of the moving party because there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. It is similar to a 12(b)(6) motion except that the court a






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






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






34. Used to describe legislation that changes the common law.






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






36. Law dealing with ownership.






37. Someone in court testifying to what someone said out of court for the purpose of establishing the truth of what was said.






38. Once actual cause is found - as a policy matter - the court must also find that the act and the resulting harm were so foreseeably related as to justify a finding of liability.






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






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






41. Ownership by two or more persons who have equal rights in the use of the property. When a joint tenant dies - that person's share passes to the other joint tenant(s).






42. Bad intent.






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






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






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






46. A requirement that a party fulfill his or her contractual obligations.






47. 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.






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






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






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