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1. b. 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
2. d. 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
3. b. As a paralegal getting a case ready for trial, you will NOT spend tim
a. Contacting witnesses
b. Arguing pretrial motions in court
c. Preparing a trial notebook
d. Researching issues
4. d. Legal assistants must be able to keep confidences because:
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
5. 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
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6. b. Engaging in actions defined by a state legislature as constituting
the "prac- tice of law" without the legal authorization to do so,
describes which of the
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following?
a. Licensing
b. Unauthorized practice of law
c. Malpractice
d. Self-regulation
7. e. 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
b. Zealous representation
c. Communication with client
d. Fairness toward opposing counsel
e. Competence and Diligence
8. e. Which of the following are methods for obtaining adequate
attorney su- pervision?
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
9. d. 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
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10. d. Attorney Chapman assigns paralegal Hughes a complex brief,
tells her to research the law, prepare the brief, proofread it, and
then sign attorney
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1. b. 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
2. d. 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
3. b. As a paralegal getting a case ready for trial, you will NOT spend tim
a. Contacting witnesses
b. Arguing pretrial motions in court
c. Preparing a trial notebook
d. Researching issues
4. d. Legal assistants must be able to keep confidences because:
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
5. 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
,Paralegal 101 questions with verified answers graded
A+ already passed
6. b. Engaging in actions defined by a state legislature as constituting
the "prac- tice of law" without the legal authorization to do so,
describes which of the
,Paralegal 101 questions with verified answers graded
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following?
a. Licensing
b. Unauthorized practice of law
c. Malpractice
d. Self-regulation
7. e. 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
b. Zealous representation
c. Communication with client
d. Fairness toward opposing counsel
e. Competence and Diligence
8. e. Which of the following are methods for obtaining adequate
attorney su- pervision?
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
9. d. 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
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10. d. Attorney Chapman assigns paralegal Hughes a complex brief,
tells her to research the law, prepare the brief, proofread it, and
then sign attorney
