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PARALEGAL TODAY THE ESSENTIALS 6TH EDITION BY ROGER LEROY
MILLER TEST BANK
CHAPTER 1: CAREERS IN TODAY’S PARALEGAL PROFESSION
TEST BANK
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. Experienced paralegals earn average compensation around:
a. $30,000
b. $40,000
c. $70,000
d. $200,000
2. Which of the following professional organizations agree on a definition of a
paralegal?
a. NALA
b. NFPA
c. ABA
d. NALA and ABA
e. NFPA and ABA
f. NALA and NFPA
3. The term paralegal is often used interchangeably with the term:
a. Legal secretary
b. Law clerk
c. Legal assistant
d. Partner
4. In addition to legal assistant, a paralegal may be referred to as a(n):
a. Legal technician
b. Legal research specialist
c. Official legal specialist
d. Legal technician or legal research specialist
5. 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
6. A paralegal is employed by a:
a. Doctor
b. Lawyer
c. Building contractor
,d. Private individuals
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7. The tasks that paralegals perform today were traditionally performed by:
a. Doctors
b. Law professors
c. Low-paid secretaries
d. Attorneys
e. Law professors and low-paid secretaries
8. Paralegals typically obtain their training through:
a. Experience
b. Education
c. Undergraduate courses
d. Law school
e. Experience and education
9. Today paralegals often work in:
a. Corporations
b. Government agencies
c. Courts
d. Insurance companies
e. All of these choices are correct
10. Which of the following is not a place a paralegal is likely to work?
a. A corporation
b. An insurance company
c. A farm
d. A real estate firm
e. None of these choices are correct
11. Today paralegals often work in:
a. Restaurants
b. Schools
c. Courts
d. Farms
12. Today paralegals often work in nontraditional places such as:
a. Restaurants
b. Schools
c. Farms
d. None of these choices are correct
13. Which of the following are tasks that paralegals may perform?
a. Draft legal documents
b. Conduct legal research
c. Interview clients and witnesses
d. Conduct legal investigations
e. All of these choices are correct
PARALEGAL TODAY THE ESSENTIALS 6TH EDITION BY ROGER LEROY
MILLER TEST BANK
CHAPTER 1: CAREERS IN TODAY’S PARALEGAL PROFESSION
TEST BANK
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. Experienced paralegals earn average compensation around:
a. $30,000
b. $40,000
c. $70,000
d. $200,000
2. Which of the following professional organizations agree on a definition of a
paralegal?
a. NALA
b. NFPA
c. ABA
d. NALA and ABA
e. NFPA and ABA
f. NALA and NFPA
3. The term paralegal is often used interchangeably with the term:
a. Legal secretary
b. Law clerk
c. Legal assistant
d. Partner
4. In addition to legal assistant, a paralegal may be referred to as a(n):
a. Legal technician
b. Legal research specialist
c. Official legal specialist
d. Legal technician or legal research specialist
5. 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
6. A paralegal is employed by a:
a. Doctor
b. Lawyer
c. Building contractor
,d. Private individuals
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, 240 Chapter 1 Careers in Today’s Paralegal Profession
7. The tasks that paralegals perform today were traditionally performed by:
a. Doctors
b. Law professors
c. Low-paid secretaries
d. Attorneys
e. Law professors and low-paid secretaries
8. Paralegals typically obtain their training through:
a. Experience
b. Education
c. Undergraduate courses
d. Law school
e. Experience and education
9. Today paralegals often work in:
a. Corporations
b. Government agencies
c. Courts
d. Insurance companies
e. All of these choices are correct
10. Which of the following is not a place a paralegal is likely to work?
a. A corporation
b. An insurance company
c. A farm
d. A real estate firm
e. None of these choices are correct
11. Today paralegals often work in:
a. Restaurants
b. Schools
c. Courts
d. Farms
12. Today paralegals often work in nontraditional places such as:
a. Restaurants
b. Schools
c. Farms
d. None of these choices are correct
13. Which of the following are tasks that paralegals may perform?
a. Draft legal documents
b. Conduct legal research
c. Interview clients and witnesses
d. Conduct legal investigations
e. All of these choices are correct
