Reference no: EM133352866

Questions

1. Write the correct answer for blank A and blank B as your response:

Money damages sought in a civil suit that are intended to make the plaintiff whole are called ___A________ damages. Money damages sought in a civil suit that are intended to punish the defendant and to deter similar behavior are called ____B______ damages.

2. Identify four negative consequences a paralegal/legal assistant may face if he/she engages in unethical conduct.

3. What are the two commandments to interviewing and investigating?

4. There are four basic types/categories of evidence. Which type is each of the following (1 through 4)? (which category of evidence does each fall into?)

The gun identified by a police officer as the gun found at the murder scene
Witness testifies she saw the defendant shoot the victim with a gun
A signed confession by the defendant
A computerized reenactment of the crime

5. In a lawyer's work, the law is far more important than the facts of a particular case.

True

False

6. When the paralegal identifies a potential conflict of interest in connection with a matter being handled for a client, the first thing the paralegal should do is:

a. disclose the potential conflict to the client

b. discuss the potential conflict with someone outside the office to get a more objective viewpoint

c. disclose the potential conflict to no one until it is determined to be actual rather than potential

d. disclose the potential conflict to the supervising attorney

7. Identify four forms of discovery that are provided in the Rules of Civil Procedure.

8. Law that defines the rights and duties of persons towards each other is called:

a. Technical law

b. Personal injury law

c. Substantive law

d. Procedural law

9. Employee resides in Miami, Florida. Employee wishes to file suit against Employer, a Florida corporation having its headquarters in Jacksonville, Florida for alleged violation of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act. The suit will seek damages of $70,000. If the attorney for Employee files this suit in federal court, subject matter jurisdiction will best be based on:

a. diversity of citizenship jurisdiction

b. federal question jurisdiction

c. supplemental pendent jurisdiction

d. supplemental ancillary jurisdiction

e. none of the above

f. all of the above

10. When a legal assistant breaches a duty of care owed to a client and the supervising attorney is held responsible for the harm resulting to the client, this is an example of:

a. vicarious liability

b. strict liability

c. personal liability

d. corporate liability

11. Informal investigation may be performed before or after a lawsuit begins

a. True

b. False