PARALEGAL 101 EXAMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
SURE A+
✔✔When using the past to support your current case, the most effective resource is -
✔✔Enacted law from the controlling jurisdiction
✔✔Chapter 8:When a client hires a law firm, the client will - ✔✔Sign a retainer (this is
the time they become represented by an attorney)
✔✔The initial contact with the client is critical because - ✔✔All choices;
-It should make the client feel as if this case is important
-It should establish a warm, trusting, professional, and goal-oriented relationship
-It should help to reverse any negative perceptions the client may have
✔✔Which of the following is not a major type of client interview? - ✔✔Case closing
interview
✔✔Which of the following tasks is not associated with a successful client interview? -
✔✔Base all of your information strictly on what the client states as his or her desires
✔✔Preparing a document with a Heading, Client Personal Data, a Statement of the
Assignment, and a Conclusion in this atmosphere best describes a/n - ✔✔Intake Memo
✔✔An inclination, a tendency to think or to act in a certain way that creates a danger of
prejudgment is called - ✔✔Bias
✔✔Chapter 9
Police departments, hospitals, and social media are all sources that may assist in
locating - ✔✔Missing persons
, ✔✔Which of the following is not a method for gaining access to records? - ✔✔Writing a
letter of demand to the record holder.
✔✔Evaluating evidence involves - ✔✔All choices:
-Organizing fact options
-Determining the trustworthiness
-Knowing the rules of admissible evidence
✔✔Real property records, tax liens and SEC records can all be used to assist with -
✔✔Judgement collections
✔✔Scaled drawings, police reports and insurance records can be used to assist with -
✔✔Automobile accidents
✔✔Which of the following is not a requirement for a witness to testify in court? -
✔✔Must be 18 years of age
✔✔Facts, damages, loss and expenses are all components of a - ✔✔Settlement workup
✔✔Chapter 10:
A legal dispute that is resolved outside of a special tribunal such as a court is -
✔✔Alternative Dispute Resolution
✔✔Which is a guideline for a successful complaint filing? - ✔✔Obtain an official record
that the filing has been made
✔✔A criminal law case is - ✔✔A local, state or federal government alleges the
commission of a crime
✔✔To digest a document means - ✔✔To summarize it according to a given
organizational principle
✔✔Which of the following is not typically part of the paralegal's role in the trial phase of
a case? - ✔✔Researching the legislative history of relevant statutes
✔✔Which of the following is not a typical method of Alternative Dispute Resolution? -
✔✔Submission for public survey
✔✔Chapter 11A:
The skill of legal research is important since - ✔✔Laws are always changing and being
added
✔✔Which of the following is not a typical term used in legal research? - ✔✔Codicil
SURE A+
✔✔When using the past to support your current case, the most effective resource is -
✔✔Enacted law from the controlling jurisdiction
✔✔Chapter 8:When a client hires a law firm, the client will - ✔✔Sign a retainer (this is
the time they become represented by an attorney)
✔✔The initial contact with the client is critical because - ✔✔All choices;
-It should make the client feel as if this case is important
-It should establish a warm, trusting, professional, and goal-oriented relationship
-It should help to reverse any negative perceptions the client may have
✔✔Which of the following is not a major type of client interview? - ✔✔Case closing
interview
✔✔Which of the following tasks is not associated with a successful client interview? -
✔✔Base all of your information strictly on what the client states as his or her desires
✔✔Preparing a document with a Heading, Client Personal Data, a Statement of the
Assignment, and a Conclusion in this atmosphere best describes a/n - ✔✔Intake Memo
✔✔An inclination, a tendency to think or to act in a certain way that creates a danger of
prejudgment is called - ✔✔Bias
✔✔Chapter 9
Police departments, hospitals, and social media are all sources that may assist in
locating - ✔✔Missing persons
, ✔✔Which of the following is not a method for gaining access to records? - ✔✔Writing a
letter of demand to the record holder.
✔✔Evaluating evidence involves - ✔✔All choices:
-Organizing fact options
-Determining the trustworthiness
-Knowing the rules of admissible evidence
✔✔Real property records, tax liens and SEC records can all be used to assist with -
✔✔Judgement collections
✔✔Scaled drawings, police reports and insurance records can be used to assist with -
✔✔Automobile accidents
✔✔Which of the following is not a requirement for a witness to testify in court? -
✔✔Must be 18 years of age
✔✔Facts, damages, loss and expenses are all components of a - ✔✔Settlement workup
✔✔Chapter 10:
A legal dispute that is resolved outside of a special tribunal such as a court is -
✔✔Alternative Dispute Resolution
✔✔Which is a guideline for a successful complaint filing? - ✔✔Obtain an official record
that the filing has been made
✔✔A criminal law case is - ✔✔A local, state or federal government alleges the
commission of a crime
✔✔To digest a document means - ✔✔To summarize it according to a given
organizational principle
✔✔Which of the following is not typically part of the paralegal's role in the trial phase of
a case? - ✔✔Researching the legislative history of relevant statutes
✔✔Which of the following is not a typical method of Alternative Dispute Resolution? -
✔✔Submission for public survey
✔✔Chapter 11A:
The skill of legal research is important since - ✔✔Laws are always changing and being
added
✔✔Which of the following is not a typical term used in legal research? - ✔✔Codicil
