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Paralegal 101

Subject : law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Cases that involve similar facts and rules of law.






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






3. 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






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






5. 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.






6. A court where a permanent record is kept of the testimony - lawyers' remarks - and judges' rulings.






7. The decision of the court regarding the claims of each side. It may be based on a jury's verdict.






8. A request that the court order that certain information not be mentioned in the presence of the jury.






9. Cases that involve different facts and/or rules of law.






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






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






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






13. 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.






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






15. A trial conducted without a jury.






16. A person who initiates a lawsuit.






17. A system developed to shield an attorney or a paralegal from a case that otherwise would create a conflict of interest.






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






19. Voluntarily and knowingly subjecting oneself to danger.






20. Law that regulates how the legal system operates.






21. When a higher court agrees with what lower court has done.






22. A situation in which a conflict of interest may arise in the future--for example - representing business partners.






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






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






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






26. The power of a court to force a person to appear before it.






27. 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.






28. A national voluntary organization of lawyers.






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






31. A statute that changes the common law.






32. A notice informing the defendant of the lawsuit and requiring the defendant to respond or risk losing the suit.






33. The publication of false statements that harm a person's reputation.






34. 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.






35. A business run by two or more persons as co-owners.






36. A document that lists statements regarding specific items for the other party to admit or deny.






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






38. 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.






39. An issue that the court has never faced before.






40. A law promulgated by an administrative agency.






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






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






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






44. To perform.






45. A worldwide network of computer networks.






46. A national association of paralegal associations.






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






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






49. An opinion that disagrees with the majority's decision and its reasoning.






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