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PARALEGAL EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL 2025/2026
WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS.VERIFED/GRADED A+/ LATEST
Which of the following is true of paralegals?
a. They may practice law
b. They may not practice law
c. They only do secretarial work
d. They are granted a license to work by the state - (ANSWER)b.
Which of the following are tasks that paralegals may perform?
a.Draft legal documents
b. Conduct legal research
c. Interview clients and witnesses
d. All of the above - (ANSWER)d.
As a paralegal getting a case ready for trial, you will NOT spend time:
a. Contacting witnesses
b. Arguing pretrial motions in court
c. Preparing a trial notebook
d. Researching issues - (ANSWER)b.
Legal assistants must be able to keep confidences because:
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a. Clients do not like their secrets told
b. Confidential information could be used by others to the detriment of the client
c. It is an ethical rule imposed on attorneys
d. All of the above - (ANSWER)d.
How does the regulation of attorneys protect the public?
a. By ensuring that an attorney is competent to practice
b. By creating state bar associations
c. By imposing specific ethical requirements
d. (a) and (c) only - (ANSWER)d.
Engaging in actions defined by a state legislature as constituting the "practice of
law" without the legal authorization to do so, describes which of the following?
a. Licensing
b. Unauthorized practice of law
c. Malpractice
d. Self-regulation - (ANSWER)b.
In a rush to get out of work early, Paralegal Sam carelessly performs legal
research by failing to update a court's decision to find out if the state court of
appeals of state supreme court reversed the decision that he found. This is an
example of a breach of which of the following ethical rules?
a. Conflict of interest
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b. Zealous representation
c. Communication with client
d. Fairness toward opposing counsel
e. Competence and Diligence - (ANSWER)e.
Which of the following are methods for obtaining adequate attorney supervision?
a. Communicating with the supervising attorney
b. Asking the attorney for feedback on your work
c. Placing feedback reminders on your personal calendar.
d. Attaching a note to a document that you have prepared for the attorney,
requesting him or her to review the document carefully before signing
e. All of the above - (ANSWER)e.
An attorney usually conducts the initial client interview because:
a. Only an attorney can give legal advice
b. Only an attorney can agree to represent a client
c. Only an attorney can agree to the legal fees
d. All of the above - (ANSWER)d.
Attorney Chapman assigns paralegal Hughes a complex brief, tells her to research
the law, prepare the brief, proofread it, and then sign attorney Chapman's name
to the brief and submit it to the court. Attorney Chapman will not be available to
review or sign the brief, because she is going on a business trip and will not return
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before the deadline for filing the brief. Attorney Chapman has violated the ethical
rule regarding:
a. Fairness to opposing party and counsel
b. Candor toward the tribunal
c. Expecting litigation
d. Adequate supervision of a non-lawyer assistant - (ANSWER)d.
Paralegal Samantha discusses confidential client information over the telephone
in a reception area where several other clients can hear her. As a result, the client
files a grievance with the state bar association and Samantha's supervising
attorney is disciplined by the state bar. Samantha has breached the rule regarding
client confidentiality. What ethical rule(s) below are implicated in this situation?
a. Competence
b. Advertising ans solicitation
c. Conflicts of interest
d. responsibilities regarding non-lawyer assistants
e. (a) and (d) only - (ANSWER)e.
Ann Marie is a paralegal who sells "do-it-yourself" divorce and will kits to the
public. She offers assistance in the form of typing services. According to your
textbook, this type of practice is:
a. considered to be UPL and it's banned in all states
b. Allowed in some states
c. Encouraged by NALA
PARALEGAL EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL 2025/2026
WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS.VERIFED/GRADED A+/ LATEST
Which of the following is true of paralegals?
a. They may practice law
b. They may not practice law
c. They only do secretarial work
d. They are granted a license to work by the state - (ANSWER)b.
Which of the following are tasks that paralegals may perform?
a.Draft legal documents
b. Conduct legal research
c. Interview clients and witnesses
d. All of the above - (ANSWER)d.
As a paralegal getting a case ready for trial, you will NOT spend time:
a. Contacting witnesses
b. Arguing pretrial motions in court
c. Preparing a trial notebook
d. Researching issues - (ANSWER)b.
Legal assistants must be able to keep confidences because:
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a. Clients do not like their secrets told
b. Confidential information could be used by others to the detriment of the client
c. It is an ethical rule imposed on attorneys
d. All of the above - (ANSWER)d.
How does the regulation of attorneys protect the public?
a. By ensuring that an attorney is competent to practice
b. By creating state bar associations
c. By imposing specific ethical requirements
d. (a) and (c) only - (ANSWER)d.
Engaging in actions defined by a state legislature as constituting the "practice of
law" without the legal authorization to do so, describes which of the following?
a. Licensing
b. Unauthorized practice of law
c. Malpractice
d. Self-regulation - (ANSWER)b.
In a rush to get out of work early, Paralegal Sam carelessly performs legal
research by failing to update a court's decision to find out if the state court of
appeals of state supreme court reversed the decision that he found. This is an
example of a breach of which of the following ethical rules?
a. Conflict of interest
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b. Zealous representation
c. Communication with client
d. Fairness toward opposing counsel
e. Competence and Diligence - (ANSWER)e.
Which of the following are methods for obtaining adequate attorney supervision?
a. Communicating with the supervising attorney
b. Asking the attorney for feedback on your work
c. Placing feedback reminders on your personal calendar.
d. Attaching a note to a document that you have prepared for the attorney,
requesting him or her to review the document carefully before signing
e. All of the above - (ANSWER)e.
An attorney usually conducts the initial client interview because:
a. Only an attorney can give legal advice
b. Only an attorney can agree to represent a client
c. Only an attorney can agree to the legal fees
d. All of the above - (ANSWER)d.
Attorney Chapman assigns paralegal Hughes a complex brief, tells her to research
the law, prepare the brief, proofread it, and then sign attorney Chapman's name
to the brief and submit it to the court. Attorney Chapman will not be available to
review or sign the brief, because she is going on a business trip and will not return
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before the deadline for filing the brief. Attorney Chapman has violated the ethical
rule regarding:
a. Fairness to opposing party and counsel
b. Candor toward the tribunal
c. Expecting litigation
d. Adequate supervision of a non-lawyer assistant - (ANSWER)d.
Paralegal Samantha discusses confidential client information over the telephone
in a reception area where several other clients can hear her. As a result, the client
files a grievance with the state bar association and Samantha's supervising
attorney is disciplined by the state bar. Samantha has breached the rule regarding
client confidentiality. What ethical rule(s) below are implicated in this situation?
a. Competence
b. Advertising ans solicitation
c. Conflicts of interest
d. responsibilities regarding non-lawyer assistants
e. (a) and (d) only - (ANSWER)e.
Ann Marie is a paralegal who sells "do-it-yourself" divorce and will kits to the
public. She offers assistance in the form of typing services. According to your
textbook, this type of practice is:
a. considered to be UPL and it's banned in all states
b. Allowed in some states
c. Encouraged by NALA
