Intro to Paralegal Studies Practice Questions and Answers

Intro to Paralegal Studies Practice Questions and Answers Legal research - Answer️️ -The process of finding the law. Legal reasoning - Answer️️ -The application of legal rules to a client's specific factual situation; also known as legal analysis. Legal writing - Answer️️ -Examples of legal writing include case briefs, law office memoranda, and documents filed with the court. Paralegal - Answer️️ -A person who assists an attorney and, working under the supervision, does tasks that, absent the paralegal, the attorney would do. A paralegal cannot give legal advice or appear in court. American Bar Association (ABA) - Answer️️ -A national voluntary organization of lawyers. Freelance paralegal - Answer️️ -A paralegal who works as an independent contractor rather than as an employee of a law firm or corporation. Lay advocate - Answer️️ -Generally someone operating within the law , representing persons before administrative agencies that permit this practice. Legal technician - Answer️️ -A nonlawyer who provides legal services directly to the public without being under the supervision of an attorney. Absent a statute allowing this activity, it constitutes the unauthorized practice of law. Pro se - Answer️️ -(Client) To handle a case on their own without using a lawyer. Independent paralegal - Answer️️ -Refers to freelance paralegals, or legal technicians. Law clerk - Answer️️ -A law student or a recent law school graduate who has not yet passed the bar exam and who was hired primarily to do legal research. Documents clerk - Answer️️ -Someone who organizes and files legal documents (serves as an entry-level position for a recent paralegal graduate). NFPA - Answer️️ -National Federation of Paralegal Associations. Formed in 1974, a national association of paralegal associations. NALA - Answer️️ -Association of Legal Assistants. Formed in 1975, a national paralegal association. AAfPE - Answer️️ -American Association for Paralegal Education. A national organization for paralegal programs that promotes high standards for paralegal education. IPMA - Answer️️ -A national association of paralegal managers. Statue of Limitation - Answer️️ -Two years within date of the accident to file. Workers compensation - Answer️️ -Workers compensation laws protect people who are injured on the job. Registration - Answer️️ -The process by which individuals or organizations have their names placed on an official list kept by some private organization or governmental agency. Certification/Certified - Answer️️ -The status of being formally recognized by a nongovernmental organization for having met special criteria, such as fulfilling educational requirements and passing an exam, established by that organization. Certificated - Answer️️ -The status of having received a certificate documenting that the person has successfully completed an educational program. Research - Answer️️ -Almost all legal matters involve some sort of research. This research may involve probing into the facts or finding applicable law. Drafting - Answer️️ -The practice of law involves voluminous exchanges of written documents. For example, contracts, wills, and other agreement