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Paralegal 101

Subject : law
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1. 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.






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






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






4. 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.






5. Written questions sent by one side to the opposing side - answered under oath.






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






7. The doctrine stating that normally once a court has decided one way on a particular issue - it and other courts in the same jurisdiction will decide the same way on that issue in future cases given similar facts unless they can be convinced of the ne






8. The way in which a question of fact is established. Evidence can consist of witness testimony or documents and exhibits. It is the proof presented at a trial.






9. Evidence that is derived from an illegal search or interrogation is inadmissible.






10. A court order authorizing a sheriff to take property in order to enforce a judgment.






11. Defendant's reply to the complaint. It may contain statements of denial - admission - or lack of knowledge and affirmative defenses.






12. 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






13. A person who initiates an appeal.






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






15. A judicial philosophy that supports a limited role for the judiciary in changing the law - including deference to the legislative branch.






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






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






18. A question that suggests the answer; generally - leading questions may not be asked during direct examination of a witness.






19. Money or something else of value that is held by the government to ensure the defendant's appearance in court.






20. The division of governmental power among the legislative - executive - and judicial branches.






21. 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.






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






23. Proof that the evidence is what it is said to be.






24. A defense requiring proof that the defendant was forced to take an action to avoid a greater harm.






25. 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.






26. A person who permits or directs another person to act on the principal's behalf.






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






28. 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.






29. The purpose of the legislature at the time it enacted the statute.






30. Located in most codified statutes - this table lists statutes by their popular names along with their citations.






31. An intentional act that creates a harmful or offensive physical contact.






32. A form of logical reasoning based on a major premise - a minor premise - and a conclusion.






33. A trial conducted without a jury.






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






35. A decision is reversed when an appellate court overturns or negates the decision of a lower court.






36. 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.






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






38. The process of organizing statutes by subject matter.






39. The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution.






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






41. Federal and state rules that regulate how criminal proceedings are conducted.






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






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






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






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






46. When the product was not being used for its intended purpose or was being used in a dangerous manner; it is a defense to a products liability claim so long as the misuse was not foreseeable.






47. Law dealing with ownership.






48. Generally accepted legal principles.






49. A computer program that allows the user to retrieve web documents that match the key words entered by the searcher.






50. Law that regulates how the legal system operates.







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