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Paralegal 101

Subject : law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A tangible object or a right or ownership interest.






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






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






4. A statement in a judicial opinion not necessary for the decision of the case.






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






6. A trial court error that is not sufficient to warrant reversing the decision.






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






8. Attorney compensation as a percentage of the amount recovered rather than a flat amount of money or an hourly fee.






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






10. Evidence that suggests the defendant's innocence.






11. Ownership by two or more people. Ownership shares do not have to be equal - but each has an undivided interest in the property. When a tenant in common dies - that person's share passes either by will or by intestate statute.






12. An activity that requires professional judgment - or the educational ability to relate law to a specific legal problem.






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






14. Including more than one count in a complaint; the counts do not need to be consistent.






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






16. A decision is overruled when a court in a later case changes the law so that its prior decision is no longer good law.






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






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






19. To perform.






20. An intentional act that creates a reasonable apprehension of an immediate harmful or offensive physical contact.






21. 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.






22. The process of using Shepard's citations to check a court citation to see whether there has been any subsequent history or treatment by other court decisions.






23. A defense requiring proof that force or a threat of force was used to cause a person to commit a criminal act.






24. Being the victem of repeated attacks - self-defense is sometimes allowed to the victim - even when the victim is not in immediate danger.

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






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






27. 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.






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






29. Law that deals with harm to an individual.






30. Ownership by two or more persons who have equal rights in the use of the property. When a joint tenant dies - that person's share passes to the other joint tenant(s).






31. The application of legal rules to a client's specific factual situation; also known as legal analysis.






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






33. A professional entity in which the owners share in the organization's profits but are not liable for the malpractice of their partners.






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






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






36. Relates to the ability of a witness to testify; generally - the witness must be capable of being understood by the jury; must understand the duty to tell the truth; and if a lay witness - must give testimony based on personal knowledge.






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






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






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






40. Evidence that does not add any new information but that confirms facts that already have been established.






41. 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.






42. The opinion of a jury on a question of fact.






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






44. When only one court has the power to hear a case.






45. Powers not stated in the Constitution but that are necessary for Congress to carry out other - expressly granted powers.






46. An assumption that something that is not real is real-for example - saying that a corporation is a person for purposes of its being able to sue and be sued.






47. A public or private statement that an attorney's conduct violated the code of ethics.






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






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






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