Chapter 1 Test (PLA 1003) Exam Questions Answered Correctly Latest Update 2026/2027
T/F Lawyering is not simply a matter of giving legal advice, drafting documents, and appearing
in court - Answers True
T/F As a system, law can be viewed as the means by which rights and duties are created and
exercised - Answers False
T/F Lawyers often regard plea bargaining as an unethical device used by criminal defense
lawyers to circumvent justice - Answers False
T/F Disputes form the heart of the American legal system - Answers True
T/F Bar associations engage in review and reform of laws, and provide a sounding board and
lobbying activities for the legal profession - Answers True
T/F An advantage of the Multistate Bar Examination is that a candidate who has taken the
Examination in one state may be able to use the score attained to become licenses in a second
state that has adopted the Examination - Answers False
T/F The U.S has more than 200,000 lawyers assisted by more than half a million paralegals -
Answers False
T/F Much of the work that lawyers do has nothing to do with disputes - Answers True
T/F Lawyers must avoid using personal counseling skills, especially when dealing with a client
seeking divorce or one accused of a crime - Answers False
T/F Because paralegals are unlicensed, no formal training is required - Answers True
Because the American Bar Association (ABA) approval process is voluntary as well as costly
and time consuming, many fine paralegal programs have declined to seek ABA approval -
Answers True
T/F All paralegals must pass the certification examination given by the National Association of
Legal Assistants (NALA) - Answers False
T/F Paralegals may prepare appellate briefs - Answers True
During discovery, paralegals may conduct oral depositions - Answers False
A client may see the paralegal first in an interview to determine the nature of the case - Answers
True
Law is what
a. lawyers do
T/F Lawyering is not simply a matter of giving legal advice, drafting documents, and appearing
in court - Answers True
T/F As a system, law can be viewed as the means by which rights and duties are created and
exercised - Answers False
T/F Lawyers often regard plea bargaining as an unethical device used by criminal defense
lawyers to circumvent justice - Answers False
T/F Disputes form the heart of the American legal system - Answers True
T/F Bar associations engage in review and reform of laws, and provide a sounding board and
lobbying activities for the legal profession - Answers True
T/F An advantage of the Multistate Bar Examination is that a candidate who has taken the
Examination in one state may be able to use the score attained to become licenses in a second
state that has adopted the Examination - Answers False
T/F The U.S has more than 200,000 lawyers assisted by more than half a million paralegals -
Answers False
T/F Much of the work that lawyers do has nothing to do with disputes - Answers True
T/F Lawyers must avoid using personal counseling skills, especially when dealing with a client
seeking divorce or one accused of a crime - Answers False
T/F Because paralegals are unlicensed, no formal training is required - Answers True
Because the American Bar Association (ABA) approval process is voluntary as well as costly
and time consuming, many fine paralegal programs have declined to seek ABA approval -
Answers True
T/F All paralegals must pass the certification examination given by the National Association of
Legal Assistants (NALA) - Answers False
T/F Paralegals may prepare appellate briefs - Answers True
During discovery, paralegals may conduct oral depositions - Answers False
A client may see the paralegal first in an interview to determine the nature of the case - Answers
True
Law is what
a. lawyers do
