legal assistant exam
A client desires to neither admit to nor contest the charge that has been brought against him. What is
the proper Latin phrase to describe his plea?
a. non obstante veredicto
b. nolo contendere
c. fiat justitia
d. inter vivos - ✔✔ correct answer b. nolo contendere
What is the difference between an interrogatory & a deposition?
a. The former involves statements of the attorneys only, while the latter involves witnesses.
b. An interrogation consists of written questions, while a deposition is an oral statement made under
oath.
c. Document production can only be done with iwritten interrogatories.
d. There is no difference between an interrogatory & a deposition. - ✔✔ correct answer b. An
interrogation consists of written questions, while a deposition is an oral statement made under oath.
A paralegal has been asked by her attorney to file an appeal from a final order of the trial court. Which of
the following is the first step that should be taken by the paralegal?
a. Prepare the notice of appeal for filing.
b. Collect the trial exhibits into an appellate record.
c. Order the trial transcripts.
d. Determine the date the initial filing with the appeals court must be made. - ✔✔ correct answer d.
Determine the date the initial filing with the appeals court must be made.
A paralegal may represent a client in court if the attorney who employees the paralegal authorizes her to
do so.
a. true
b. false - ✔✔ correct answer a. true
, legal assistant exam
What conditions must be met for a judge to grant a motion for summary judgment?
a. No material facts exist to prove the defendant's guilt.
b. The defendant fails to answer the complaint.
c. The facts in the complaint are either untrue or can not be proved.
d. Evidence outside the pleadings establishes that there is no material issue of fact such that the moving
party is entitles to judgment. - ✔✔ correct answer d. Evidence outside the pleadings establishes that
there is no material issue of fact such that the moving party is entitled to judgment.
Which of the following is not part of a summons & service of process?
a. the complaint
b. the answer
c. a date set by the court to respond to the complaint
d. evidence of service of process - ✔✔ correct answer b. the answer
The attorney you work for is trying to prove that a contract her client signed is invalid. Which of following
conditions would have to be true for this to be the case?
a. There is a minor typo misspelling the client's first, but not last, name.
b. The client was a minor at the time the contract was signed.
c. The other party performed the contracted but the client simply does not want to pay.
d. The client had an alcoholic drink before she signed the contract. - ✔✔ correct answer b. The client
was a minot at the time the contract was signed.
Contracts have to be signed under seal to be enforceable.
a. true
b. false - ✔✔ correct answer b. false
A client desires to neither admit to nor contest the charge that has been brought against him. What is
the proper Latin phrase to describe his plea?
a. non obstante veredicto
b. nolo contendere
c. fiat justitia
d. inter vivos - ✔✔ correct answer b. nolo contendere
What is the difference between an interrogatory & a deposition?
a. The former involves statements of the attorneys only, while the latter involves witnesses.
b. An interrogation consists of written questions, while a deposition is an oral statement made under
oath.
c. Document production can only be done with iwritten interrogatories.
d. There is no difference between an interrogatory & a deposition. - ✔✔ correct answer b. An
interrogation consists of written questions, while a deposition is an oral statement made under oath.
A paralegal has been asked by her attorney to file an appeal from a final order of the trial court. Which of
the following is the first step that should be taken by the paralegal?
a. Prepare the notice of appeal for filing.
b. Collect the trial exhibits into an appellate record.
c. Order the trial transcripts.
d. Determine the date the initial filing with the appeals court must be made. - ✔✔ correct answer d.
Determine the date the initial filing with the appeals court must be made.
A paralegal may represent a client in court if the attorney who employees the paralegal authorizes her to
do so.
a. true
b. false - ✔✔ correct answer a. true
, legal assistant exam
What conditions must be met for a judge to grant a motion for summary judgment?
a. No material facts exist to prove the defendant's guilt.
b. The defendant fails to answer the complaint.
c. The facts in the complaint are either untrue or can not be proved.
d. Evidence outside the pleadings establishes that there is no material issue of fact such that the moving
party is entitles to judgment. - ✔✔ correct answer d. Evidence outside the pleadings establishes that
there is no material issue of fact such that the moving party is entitled to judgment.
Which of the following is not part of a summons & service of process?
a. the complaint
b. the answer
c. a date set by the court to respond to the complaint
d. evidence of service of process - ✔✔ correct answer b. the answer
The attorney you work for is trying to prove that a contract her client signed is invalid. Which of following
conditions would have to be true for this to be the case?
a. There is a minor typo misspelling the client's first, but not last, name.
b. The client was a minor at the time the contract was signed.
c. The other party performed the contracted but the client simply does not want to pay.
d. The client had an alcoholic drink before she signed the contract. - ✔✔ correct answer b. The client
was a minot at the time the contract was signed.
Contracts have to be signed under seal to be enforceable.
a. true
b. false - ✔✔ correct answer b. false
