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14. Which of the following is a task that paralegals may not perform?
a. Draft legal documents
b. Conduct legal research
c. Interview clients and witnesses
d. Conduct legal investigations
e. Paralegals may perform all of the listed tasks
15. What are the tasks paralegals spend the most time performing?
a. Drafting legal documents
b. Client relations
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c. Research
d. All of these choices are correct
16. As a paralegal getting a case ready for trial, you will not spend time:
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a. Contacting witnesses
b. Preparing a trial notebook
c. Taking depositions
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d. Researching issues
17. Who were the first paralegals?
a. Legal secretaries
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b. Law clerks
c. Defunct lawyers
d. College graduates
18. When did the first formal paralegal education programs begin?
a. In the early 1950s
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b. In the late 1960s
c. In the mid 1970s
d. In the early 1980s
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19. What was the reason for the growth of paralegal education programs?
a. The demand for lower-cost legal services
b. The public started using paralegals
c. The lawyers realized the benefits
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d. The demand for lower-cost legal services and the lawyers realized the
benefits
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20. How many paralegal education programs exist today in the United States?
a. Over 300
b. Over 500
c. Over 1,000
d. Over 2,000
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, Chapter 1 Careers in Today’s Paralegal Profession 241
14. Which of the following is a task that paralegals may not perform?
a. Draft legal documents
b. Conduct legal research
c. Interview clients and witnesses
d. Conduct legal investigations
e. Paralegals may perform all of the listed tasks
15. What are the tasks paralegals spend the most time performing?
a. Drafting legal documents
b. Client relations
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c. Research
d. All of these choices are correct
16. As a paralegal getting a case ready for trial, you will not spend time:
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a. Contacting witnesses
b. Preparing a trial notebook
c. Taking depositions
R
d. Researching issues
17. Who were the first paralegals?
a. Legal secretaries
SE
b. Law clerks
c. Defunct lawyers
d. College graduates
18. When did the first formal paralegal education programs begin?
a. In the early 1950s
D
b. In the late 1960s
c. In the mid 1970s
d. In the early 1980s
O
19. What was the reason for the growth of paralegal education programs?
a. The demand for lower-cost legal services
b. The public started using paralegals
c. The lawyers realized the benefits
C
d. The demand for lower-cost legal services and the lawyers realized the
benefits
S
20. How many paralegal education programs exist today in the United States?
a. Over 300
b. Over 500
c. Over 1,000
d. Over 2,000
© 2014 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied, or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.
