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






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






3. A term used to describe a case that is similar to another case.






4. Generally accepted legal principles.






5. A form in which statutes are published; they are printed individually at the time they are first enacted.






6. The tort theory that an employer can be sued for the negligent acts of its employees.






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






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






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






10. The failure to act reasonably under the circumstances.






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






12. A trial court error that is not sufficient to warrant reversing the decision.






13. A group of people - usually 23 - whose function is to determine if probable cause exists to believe that a crime has been committed and that the defendant committed it.






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






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






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






17. 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.






18. Negligence by the plaintiff that contributed to his or her injury. Normally - it is a complete bar to the plaintiff's recovery.






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






20. All property that is not real property.






21. 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.






22. In a complaint - one cause of action.






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. The educated ability to apply law to specific facts.






25. A witness who possesses skill and knowledge beyond that of the average person.






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






27. Bad act.






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






29. A nonlawyer who provides legal services directly to the public without being under the supervision of an attorney. Absent a statute allowing this activity - it constitutes the unauthorized practice of law.






30. A request made to the court.






31. 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).






32. A set charge for a specific service - such as drafting a simple will.






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






34. A claim that based on the law and the facts is sufficient to support a lawsuit. If the plaintiff does not state a valid cause of action in the complaint - the court will dismiss it.






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






36. Voluntarily and knowingly subjecting oneself to danger.






37. A privately published statutory code that includes editorial features - such as summaries of court opinions that have interpreted the statutes.






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






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






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






41. Rules and regulations created by administrative agencies.






42. A reason for invalidating a statute where it covers both protected and criminal activity.






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






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






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






46. The questioning of your own witness.






47. The process of finding the law.






48. 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.






49. 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.






50. Any tangible object - like a bloody glove.