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Paralegal 101

Subject : law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






2. The judge informs the jurors of the law they need to know to make their decision.






3. A computerized database that contains the full text of documents - such as court opinions or depositions.






4. A pamphlet inserted into the back of a book containing information new since the volume was published.






5. A fee calculated as a percentage of the settlement or award in the case.






6. The ethical rule prohibiting attorneys and paralegals from disclosing information regarding a client or a client's case.






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






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






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






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






11. A claim by a defendant against someone in addition to the persons the plaintiff has already sued.






12. All property that is not real property.






13. A statement of the court's decision in which the facts are either omitted or given in very general terms so that it will apply to a wider range of cases.






14. How subsequent cases have affected the case you are Shepardizing. It is sometimes indicated by a one-letter abbreviation before the Shepard's citation.






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






16. A law enacted by a state legislature or by Congress.






17. Rules and regulations created by administrative agencies.






18. The chronological publication of statutes at the end of a legislative session.






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






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






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






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






23. A means of gaining appellate review; in the U.S. Supreme Court the writ is discretionary and will be issued to another court to review a federal question if four of the nine justices vote to hear the case.






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






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






26. A right to use property owned by another for a limited purpose.






27. A statement of the court's decision that contains many of the case's specific facts - thereby limiting its future applicability to a narrow range of cases.






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






29. The process after arrest that includes taking the defendant's personal information - giving the defendant an opportunity to read and sign a Miranda card - and allowing the defendant the opportunity to use a telephone.






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






31. 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.






32. Generally someone operating within the law - representing persons before administrtive agencies that permit this practice.






33. The highest federal appellate court - consisting of nine appointed members.






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






35. Courts that determine whether lower courts have made errors of law.






36. A worldwide network of computer networks.






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






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






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






40. A computerized database that contains key information about the content of documents - such as medical records.






41. A test that provides that the defendant is not guilty due to insanity if - at the time of the killing - the defendant suffered from a defect or disease of the mind and could not understand whether the act was right or wrong.

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42. A law promulgated by an administrative agency.






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






44. The process of finding the law.






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






46. When a person must be brought into a lawsuit as either a plaintiff or a defendant.






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






48. An agreement supported by consideration.






49. Books that contain appellate court decisions. There are both official and unofficial reporters.






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






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