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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 process of organizing statutes by subject matter.






2. 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.






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






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






5. The authority of a court to hear a case when it is initiated - as opposed to appellate jurisdiction.






6. When more than one court has jurisdiction to hear a case.






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






8. Private publication of court opinions-for example - the regional reporters - such as N.E.2d - published by West.






9. 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.






10. 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.






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






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






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






14. Ownership by two or more people. Ownership shares do not have to be equal - but each has an undivided interest in the property. When a tenant in common dies - that person's share passes either by will or by intestate statute.






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






16. A method for excusing a prospective juror based on the juror's inability to serve in an unbiased manner.






17. A requirement that property be fit for the purpose for which it is being rented. Owners are required to repair and maintain the premises at certain minimum levels.






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






19. 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.






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






21. When the defendant does not have sufficient money or other assets to pay the judgment.






22. Summary of one legal point in a court opinion; written by the editors at West.






23. The process of properly identifying and authenticating evidence so that it can be introduced.






24. An online legal databease containing court decisions and statutes from the entire country - as well as secondary authority; a competitor to Lexis.






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






26. An intentional tort that covers a variety of situations - including disclosure - intrusion - appropriation - and false light.






27. A set of ethical rules developed by the American Bar Association in the 1980s. The Model rules have been adopted by most of the states.






28. The standard of proof most commonly used in civil trials. The evidence presented must prove that it is more likely than not the defendant committed the wrong.






29. Information about what happened procedurally to the litigation after the case cited. Include this information in a citation.






30. An intentional act that creates a reasonable apprehension of an immediate harmful or offensive physical contact.






31. The questioning of your own witness.






32. A canon of construction meaning 'of the same class.:






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






34. 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.






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






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






37. The principle that courts cannot decide abstract issues or render advisory opinions; rather - they are limited to deciding cases that involve litigants who are personally affected by the court's decision.






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






39. A court's power to review statutes to decide if they conform to the federal or a state constitution.






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






41. An approach whereby the courts give a statute a broad interpretation.






42. Determined by whether the evidence leads one to logically conclude that an asserted fact is either more or less probable.






43. 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.






44. The ethical rule prohibiting attorneys and paralegals from working for opposing sides in a case.






45. Land and objects permanently attached to land.






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






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






48. In a case brief - facts that relate to what happened procedurally in the lower courts or administrative agencies before the case reached the court issuing the opinion.






49. A separable part of a statute that must be satisfied for the statute to apply.






50. 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).