Legal Assistant/Paralegal Certification Exam
Correctly answered to pass updated
1. False Civil codes prohibit theft, assault, battery, rape, murder
and many other Ottenses.
2. True The law provides a mechanism for resolving conflicts
without resorting to personal violence.
3. True Most lawyers spend more time advising clients how
to stay out of court then they do represent clients in
formal legal proceedings.
4. True Even a minor change in the facts might alter the outcome
of a case.
5. False Luckily, the law is fairly static and susceptible to
memorization.
6. True Legal research is required whenever an issue arises
outside of an attorney's expertise or in rapidly
changing area of the law.
7. False Paralegals cannot conduct legal research.
8. True Once an attorney has completed legal research, the
attorney may have the answer to the client's
problem.
9. True The process of applying law to a client's specific facts is
known as legal reasoning.
10. True Stare decisis means the decision stands.
11. True Prior court decisions are known as precedent.
12. True When two case have similar facts. we say that are
analogous.
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13. True Not every problem is a problem for which the courts will
supply a remedy.
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14. True As societal values change, the law often changes as well.
15. False Stare decisis keeps the courts from changing the law
to accom- modate the changing needs of society.
16. True New laws may create causes of action that did not exist
in the past.
17. True In actuality there is no "right" answer, only better or
worse arguments.
18. True Initially, learning the law is a lot like learning a foreign
lan- guage.
19. Law can be defined as Both a and b
a. rules that help people resolve conflicts.
b. Rules that help people plan their attains.
20. The first step in legal analyzing the facts of the client's situation.
analysis is
21. Paralegals often assist D.) all the above.
attor- neys in interviewing clients and witness, locating and
summarizing relevant documents, conducting legal
research.
22. A cause of action can be
de- fined as a claim that based upon the law and the client's facts
support a lawsuit.
23. In our legal system D. all the above
a.) we follow a doctrine known as stare decisis,
b.) in deciding a case, a court will look to prior court
decisions
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Correctly answered to pass updated
1. False Civil codes prohibit theft, assault, battery, rape, murder
and many other Ottenses.
2. True The law provides a mechanism for resolving conflicts
without resorting to personal violence.
3. True Most lawyers spend more time advising clients how
to stay out of court then they do represent clients in
formal legal proceedings.
4. True Even a minor change in the facts might alter the outcome
of a case.
5. False Luckily, the law is fairly static and susceptible to
memorization.
6. True Legal research is required whenever an issue arises
outside of an attorney's expertise or in rapidly
changing area of the law.
7. False Paralegals cannot conduct legal research.
8. True Once an attorney has completed legal research, the
attorney may have the answer to the client's
problem.
9. True The process of applying law to a client's specific facts is
known as legal reasoning.
10. True Stare decisis means the decision stands.
11. True Prior court decisions are known as precedent.
12. True When two case have similar facts. we say that are
analogous.
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,Legal Assistant/Paralegal Certification Exam
Correctly answered to pass updated
13. True Not every problem is a problem for which the courts will
supply a remedy.
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Correctly answered to pass updated
14. True As societal values change, the law often changes as well.
15. False Stare decisis keeps the courts from changing the law
to accom- modate the changing needs of society.
16. True New laws may create causes of action that did not exist
in the past.
17. True In actuality there is no "right" answer, only better or
worse arguments.
18. True Initially, learning the law is a lot like learning a foreign
lan- guage.
19. Law can be defined as Both a and b
a. rules that help people resolve conflicts.
b. Rules that help people plan their attains.
20. The first step in legal analyzing the facts of the client's situation.
analysis is
21. Paralegals often assist D.) all the above.
attor- neys in interviewing clients and witness, locating and
summarizing relevant documents, conducting legal
research.
22. A cause of action can be
de- fined as a claim that based upon the law and the client's facts
support a lawsuit.
23. In our legal system D. all the above
a.) we follow a doctrine known as stare decisis,
b.) in deciding a case, a court will look to prior court
decisions
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