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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. A tort committed by one who intends to do the act that creates the harm.






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






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






4. 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.






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






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






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






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






9. The educated ability to apply law to specific facts.






10. Affiliated with the federal government's Legal Services Corporation - these offices serve those who would otherwise be unable to afford legal assistance.






11. The number of hours - or parts of an hour - that can be charged to a specific client.






12. Broad questions that put few limits on the freedom of the respondent.






13. A constitutional protection against being tried twice for the same crime.






14. An approach whereby the courts give a statute a narrow interpretation.






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






16. In a case brief - the court's answer to the issue presented to it; the new legal principle established by a court opinion.






17. A process whereby the prosecutor and the defendant's attorney agree for the defendant to plead guilty in exchange for the prosecutor's promise to charge him or her with a lesser offense - drop some additional charges - or request a lesser sentence.






18. A temporary transfer of personal property to someone other than the owner for a specified purpose.






19. A request made to the court.






20. A suspicion based on specific facts; less than probable cause.






21. A calendering system that records key dates and important deadlines.






22. The party in a case who has initiated an appeal.






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






24. 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






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






26. Money is awarded to a plaintiff in payment for his or her actual losses.






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






28. The result reached in a particular case.






29. A person who initiates a lawsuit.






30. A constitutional protection against being tried twice for the same crime.






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






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






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






34. A request that the court prohibit the use of certain evidence at the trial.






35. A method for excusing a prospective juror; no reason need be given.






36. Indirect evidence - used to prove facts by implication.






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






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






39. A witness who has not been shown to have any special expertise.






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






41. The transfer of a case from one state court to a federal court.






42. A law promulgated by an administrative agency.






43. Questions relating to what happened: who - what - when - where - and how.






44. A court's power to hear any type of case arising within its geographical area.






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






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






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






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






49. The failure to act reasonably under the circumstances.






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