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,TABLE OF CONTENT
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1. Managing Your Legal Affairs
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2. Introduction to the Legal System u u u u
3. The Resolution of Disputes: The Courts and Alternatives to Litigation
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4. Intentional Torts and Torts Impacting Business
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5. Negligence, Professional Liability, and Insurance
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6. The Elements of a Contract: Consensus and Consideration
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7. The Elements of a Contract: Capacity, Legality, and Intention
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8. Factors Affecting the Contractual Relationship
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9. The End of the Contractual Relationship
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10. Agency and Partnership
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11. Corporations
12. Employment
13. Intellectual Property u
14. Real and Personal Property and Protection of the Environment
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15. Priority of Creditors
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16. Sales and Consumer Protection
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,Chu1.uManaginguYouruLegaluAffairs
1. Inutheucontextuofuausophisticateduclient,u"sophisticated"ucanubestubeudefineduas
a. complicated,uself-reliant,uanducosmopolitan.
b. refineduanducultured.
c. simpleuandunaïve.
d. confident,uknowledgeable,uanduuputoudate.
e. aggressive,udynamic,uanduforceful.
2. Whichuofutheufollowingubestudescribesutheulikelihooduofuaustudentubecominguinvolveduinu
ausituationunecessitatingulegaluadvice?
, a. Austudent,uorusomeoneucloseutouaustudent,usometimesubecomesuinvolveduinusuchuausituation.
b. Austudent,uorusomeoneucloseutoutheustudent,uwillualwaysubecomeuinvolveduinusuchuausituation.
c. Becauseustudentsuareunotubusinessupeople,utheyuneverubecomeuinvolveduinusuchusituations.
d. Becauseustudentsucannotubeusophisticated,utheyuwilluoftenubecomeuinvolveduinusuchusituations.
e. Legaluadviceuisunotuavailableutoustudents.
3. Ramanuisuausophisticateduclient.uThisumeansuthatushe
a. understandsuhowutoumanageuaulawyer-clienturelationship.
b. hasuaulawudegree.
c. isuausmallubusinessuowner.
d. managesuherulegaluaffairsuwithoutuassistanceufromuaulawyer.
e. willuprobablyuneverufinduherselfuinuausituationunecessitatingulegaluadvice.
4. Whichuofutheufollowinguisunotuaugoodureasonuforuaubusinesspersonutouseekuadviceufromuaulawyer?
a. Theubusinesspersonucannotufindutheunecessaryulegaluinformation.
b. Theubusinesspersonucannotuunderstandutheunecessaryulegaluinformation.
c. Theunecessaryulegaluinformationuisuavailableuonline.
d. Ituwouldutakeutooulonguforutheubusinesspersonutoufindutheunecessaryulegaluinformation.
e. Theubusinesspersonuisufacingucriminalucharges.
5. Forusophisticateduclients,utheuavailabilityuofuanuabundanceuofulegaluinformationuonlineuis
a. aunegativeudevelopment,ubecauseuonlineuinformationuisurarelyuaccurateuoruhelpful.
b. aupositiveudevelopment,ubecauseuitumeansuthatutheyuwillunoulongeruneedutouretainulawyersuasupartuofu
theiruteam.
c. aunegativeudevelopment,ubecauseuaccessinguthisuinformationutendsutoubeumoreucostlyuthanuretainingua
ulawyer.
d. aupositiveudevelopment,ubecauseuituprovidesugreateruaccessutouinformationutheyucanuuseuasupartuofu
theirudecision-makinguprocess.
e. auneutraludevelopment,ubecauseulawyersuareustillutheuonlyuonesuableutouaccessuthisuinformation.
6. Whenusearchinguonlineuforulegaluinformation,uituisubestuto
a. trustuthatuifuituisupublisheduonline,uitumustubeuaccurate.
b. neverutrustutheuinformationufounduonuauwebsite.
c. useuAmericanusources,uasutheyutendutoubeumoreucomprehensiveuthanuCanadianuones.
d. gaugeutheuaccuracyuofutheuinformationubyutheulookuofutheuwebsite.
e. seekuinputufromuaulawyeruwhenuanswersucannotubeureadilyufound.
7. Sophisticateduclients
a. dounotuneedutouretainuaulawyer.
b. knowuthatuituisubetterutouhireuaulawyeruthanutouconducturesearchuonuone'suown.
c. areuwillingutoupayuforulegaluadviceuatuanyucost.
d. tendutoubeuembarrassedutourequestulegaluadvice.
e. haveutheuskilluanduconfidenceutoufindubasiculegaluinformation.