BPA Legal Office Procedures Exam
Questions and Answers Graded A+
forum - Correct answer-A public place where a trial or judicial proceeding is held
docket - Correct answer-log containing chronological case entries of court
proceedings
trial list, calendar
court log - Correct answer-DNA
or the same as a docket
pro bono - Correct answer-done for the public good without compensation; legal
services done or performed free of charge
legal aid - Correct answer-system of non profit organizations that provide legal
services to people who cannot afford an attorney
pro se - Correct answer-representing oneself rather than hiring an attorney
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,marshal - Correct answer-A federal court officer whose job entails maintaining the
peace, delivering legal papers, and performing duties similar to those of a state
sheriff
notary public - Correct answer-person authorized by law to administer oaths,
collect statements and witness signatures
attorney's trust account holds funds - Correct answer-belong to someone else
personal representative - Correct answer-person or entity named in a will to
administer the estate
guardian - Correct answer-A person who is entrusted by law with the care of the
person or property, or both, of another, as a minor or someone legally incapable of
managing his or her own affairs
grantor - Correct answer-one who makes a grant; a person who transfers his or her
interest in property to another by grant
double jeopardy - Correct answer-Being tried twice for the same crime; prohibited
by 5th amendment
due process - Correct answer-criminal law in which the accused is guaranteed a
fair and impartial trial
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,expungement - Correct answer-a legal process that results in the removal of a
conviction from official records
jurisprudence - Correct answer-philosophy or science of law; a division, type, or
particular body of law
litigant - Correct answer-someone involved in a lawsuit
spell check finds - Correct answer-double occurrences of a word
misspelled words
irregular case
will not distinguish between to and too
injunction - Correct answer-order by the court that stops an individual or
individuals from taking action
stop action - Correct answer-stop motion
indictment - Correct answer-a set of written criminal charges issued against a party,
where a grand jury, under the guidance of a prosecutor, has found that sufficient
evidence exists to justify trying the party for that crime; a formal written statement
from a grand jury charging an individual with an offense; also called a true bill.
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, sequester - Correct answer-jury that is kept separated from outside influences
during a trial
second-hand evidence - Correct answer-hearsay
evidence that is accessed through research, reading, and investigation, including
factual and historical information, expert opinion, and quantitative data
hearsay - Correct answer-witnesses repeat information that they were told by
someone, were not personally present to see or hear it, second-hand information
class action - Correct answer-individual who sues on behalf of an entire group; for
this to occur, court must find that all members have certain facts in common,;
lawsuit brought by an individual or group of people on behalf of all those similarly
situated
certified mail - Correct answer-piece of first-class mail which provides proof of
mailing and delivery without indemnity for loss or damage; mail that gives the
sender proof of receipt from the U.S. Postal Service
document management software - Correct answer-helps with naming of law office
documents; creates unique document numbers to help locate documents while
following standardized programming instructions; central location for storing,
managing, and tracking files
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Questions and Answers Graded A+
forum - Correct answer-A public place where a trial or judicial proceeding is held
docket - Correct answer-log containing chronological case entries of court
proceedings
trial list, calendar
court log - Correct answer-DNA
or the same as a docket
pro bono - Correct answer-done for the public good without compensation; legal
services done or performed free of charge
legal aid - Correct answer-system of non profit organizations that provide legal
services to people who cannot afford an attorney
pro se - Correct answer-representing oneself rather than hiring an attorney
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,marshal - Correct answer-A federal court officer whose job entails maintaining the
peace, delivering legal papers, and performing duties similar to those of a state
sheriff
notary public - Correct answer-person authorized by law to administer oaths,
collect statements and witness signatures
attorney's trust account holds funds - Correct answer-belong to someone else
personal representative - Correct answer-person or entity named in a will to
administer the estate
guardian - Correct answer-A person who is entrusted by law with the care of the
person or property, or both, of another, as a minor or someone legally incapable of
managing his or her own affairs
grantor - Correct answer-one who makes a grant; a person who transfers his or her
interest in property to another by grant
double jeopardy - Correct answer-Being tried twice for the same crime; prohibited
by 5th amendment
due process - Correct answer-criminal law in which the accused is guaranteed a
fair and impartial trial
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,expungement - Correct answer-a legal process that results in the removal of a
conviction from official records
jurisprudence - Correct answer-philosophy or science of law; a division, type, or
particular body of law
litigant - Correct answer-someone involved in a lawsuit
spell check finds - Correct answer-double occurrences of a word
misspelled words
irregular case
will not distinguish between to and too
injunction - Correct answer-order by the court that stops an individual or
individuals from taking action
stop action - Correct answer-stop motion
indictment - Correct answer-a set of written criminal charges issued against a party,
where a grand jury, under the guidance of a prosecutor, has found that sufficient
evidence exists to justify trying the party for that crime; a formal written statement
from a grand jury charging an individual with an offense; also called a true bill.
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, sequester - Correct answer-jury that is kept separated from outside influences
during a trial
second-hand evidence - Correct answer-hearsay
evidence that is accessed through research, reading, and investigation, including
factual and historical information, expert opinion, and quantitative data
hearsay - Correct answer-witnesses repeat information that they were told by
someone, were not personally present to see or hear it, second-hand information
class action - Correct answer-individual who sues on behalf of an entire group; for
this to occur, court must find that all members have certain facts in common,;
lawsuit brought by an individual or group of people on behalf of all those similarly
situated
certified mail - Correct answer-piece of first-class mail which provides proof of
mailing and delivery without indemnity for loss or damage; mail that gives the
sender proof of receipt from the U.S. Postal Service
document management software - Correct answer-helps with naming of law office
documents; creates unique document numbers to help locate documents while
following standardized programming instructions; central location for storing,
managing, and tracking files
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