paralegal exam # 2 2023/2024

paralegal must always inform a client or porspective client that he/she is not a lawyer - ANSWER-... leading question - ANSWER-states or imply its owm answer. try to avoid leading questions at initial client interview open-ended questions - ANSWER-call for short narrative response FOIA - ANSWER-request freedom of information act entitles people to get information about vatious matters from federal agencies treatise - ANSWER-scwdarly a volume or set of volumes on a particular area of the law statutes of limitations - ANSWER-specify how long someone has to bring a particular kind of lawsuit-not about how long the court can take to resolve the case. ussually begin to run from date legal wrong occurs tolled - ANSWER-suspended pleadings - ANSWER-documents filled at start of case setting forth the parties claims defenses notice of claim - ANSWER-a document putting gov't or a branch of govermentation notice that you may be suing it default judgement - ANSWER-can be aside (invalidate) for good case. defendant losses a lawsuit becasue he/she did not defend it state: bill of particulars - ANSWER-a more exact and dedicated statment of the allegations in a pleading federal: is more a definate statment - ANSWER-... stipulation - ANSWER-an agreement between the lawyers in a lawsuit motion of agrrement on the pleadings - ANSWER-ask judge to rule one party wins case simply on basis of what is in complintand asnwer. if the judge grands motion there will be notrial. motion for summary judment - ANSWER-judge considers the contents of the pleadings plus additional material, such as deposition testimony. if motion granted there will be on trial