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Paralegal 101

Subject : law
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1. A judicial philosophy that supports an active role for the judiciary in changing the law.






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






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






4. Federal and state rules that govern the admissibility of evidence in court.






5. 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.






6. 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.






7. 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.






8. In law - a per curium decision (or opinion) is a ruling issued by an appellate court of multiple judges in which the decision rendered is made by the court (or at least a majoirty of the court) acting collectively and anonymously.






9. 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.






10. When an appellate court overturns or negates the decision of a lower court.






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






12. A provision in a deed that prohibits specified uses of the property.






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






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






15. 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.






16. In writing - a technique used to help your reader move from one thought to the next and to see the connections between them.






17. A method for measuring the relative negligence of the plaintiff and the defendant - with a commensurate sharing of the compensation for the injuries.






18. The rule requiring that the original document be produced at trial.






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






20. Law that deals with harm to society as a whole.






21. A claim by one defendant against another defendant or by one plaintiff against another plaintiff.






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






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






24. An affidavit signed by the client indicating that he or she has read the complaint and that its contents are correct.






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






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






27. A book that contains court opinion headnotes arranged by subject matter.






28. The intermediate appellate courts in the federal system.






29. In deductive reasoning - the second proposition - which along with the major premise leads to the conclusion; in law - the minor premise consists of the client's facts.






30. Usually organized as either a partnership or a professional corporation - law clinics provide low-cost legal services on routine matters by stressing low overhead and high volume.






31. The process by which individuals or organizations have their names placed on an official list kept by some private organization or governmental agency.






32. The process of legislative enactment of areas of the law previously governed solely by the common law.






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






34. Establishes a direct link to the event that must be proven.






35. The law that sets the length of time from when something happens to when a lawsuit must be filed before the right to bring it is lost.






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






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






38. Law that creates rights and duties.






39. A trial ended by the judge because of a major problem - such as a prejudicial statement by one of the attorneys.






40. A statute establishing and setting out the powers of an administrative agency.






41. A law promulgated by an administrative agency.






42. Generally accepted legal principles.






43. A provision that purports to waive liability.






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






45. The law that sets the length of time from when something happens to when a lawsuit must be filed before the right to bring it is lost.






46. The standard of proof used in criminal trials. The evidence represented must be so conclusive and complete that all reasonable doubts regarding the facts are removed from the jurors' minds.






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






48. The questioning of an opposing witness.






49. The defense's request that the court find the prosecution failed to meet its burden and that it remove the case from the jury by finding the defendant not guilty.






50. The pleading that begins a lawsuit.






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