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Paralegal 101

Subject : law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Law dealing with ownership.






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






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






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






5. An attorney's written argument presented to an appeals court - setting forth a statement of the law as it should be applied to the client's facts.






6. 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.






7. Occurs whenever one person - through force or the threat of force - unlawfully detains another person against his or her will.






8. Monetary compensation - including compensatory - punitive - and nominal damages.






9. 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.






10. The delivery of a pleading or other paper in a lawsuit to the opposing party.






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






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






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






14. Information about what happened procedurally to the litigation after the case cited. Include this information in a citation. There is no entry for the topic Husband and Wife.






15. A worldwide network of computer networks.






16. Determined by whether the evidence leads one to logically conclude that an asserted fact is either more or less probable.






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






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






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






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






21. A claim that based on the law and the facts is sufficient to support a lawsuit. If the plaintiff does not state a valid cause of action in the complaint - the court will dismiss it.






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






23. A decision is reversed when the litigants appeal the trial court decision and the higher court disagrees with the decision of a lower court.






24. When more than one court has jurisdiction to hear a case.






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






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






27. The pretrial oral questioning of a witness under oath.






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






29. 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.






30. A witness who possesses skill and knowledge beyond that of the average person.






31. A judgment entered against a party who fails to complete a required step - such as answering the complaint.






32. The requirement in a legal malpractice case that the plaintiff-client prove that but for the attorney's negligence - the client would have won.






33. Intangible assets - such as trade secrets - copyrights - patents - and trade or service marks.






34. A court's prior permission for the police to search and seize.






35. The law itself - such as statutes and court opinions.






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






37. The pleading that begins a lawsuit.






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






39. A group of people - usually 23 - whose function is to determine if probable cause exists to believe that a crime has been committed and that the defendant committed it.






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






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






43. The power of the federal courts to hear matters of state law if the opposing parties are from different states and the amounts in controversy exceeds $75 -000.00






44. An opinion that agrees with the majority's result but disagrees with the reasoning.






45. A court order requiring a person to appear to testify at a trial or deposition.






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






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






48. A provision that purports to waive liability.






49. A requirement that property be fit for the purpose for which it is being rented. Owners are required to repair and maintain the premises at certain minimum levels.






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