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NC PARALEGAL CERTIFICATION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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NC PARALEGAL CERTIFICATION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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1-612 of 612A legal fee that consists of a specified percentage (such as
30 percent) of the amount the plaintiff recovers in a civil
lawsuit. The fee must be paid only if the plaintiff prevails in the
lawsuit (recovers damages).
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contingency fee
,A relationship involving a high degree of trust and confidence.
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fiduciary relationship
An interface program that enable computers to communicate.
Hypertext is a database system by which distinct objects, such
as text and graphics, can be linked. A protocol is a system of
formats and rules.
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hypertext transfer protocol (http)
A provision at the end of an instrument where the witnesses certify that the instrument
has been executed before them, and the manner of the execution of the same. It
states that the instrument has been completed in the manner required by law in the
presence of the witnesses who placed their signatures in the designated spaces.
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attestation clause
Fair, reasonable, and standard procedures that must be used by the government in
any legal action against a citizen. The Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
prohibits the deprivation of "life, liberty, or property without due process of law."
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due process of law
A proceeding in which a creditor legally seizes a portion of a
debtor's property (such as wages) that is in the possession of a
third party (such as an employer). Seen often in the context of child support
payments.
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garnishment
An association of attorneys within a state. In most states, an attorney must be a
member of the state bar association to practice law in the state.
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state bar association
A writ from a higher court asking the lower court to send the higher court the record
of a case for review. The United State Supreme Court uses certiorari to review most of
the cases it decides to hear
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writ of certiorari
, A federal court of limited jurisdiction that hears only bankruptcy proceedings.
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bankruptcy court
An employee in a law firm who is responsible for overseeing the paralegal staff and
paralegal professional development.
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legal-assistant manager
An encyclopedia of U.S. law. Its full title is Corpus Juris Secundum: Complete
Restatement of the Entire American Law as Developed By All Reported Cases (1936- ).
It contains an alphabetical arrangement of legal topics as developed by U.S. federal
and state cases and is considered secondary authority.
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Corpus Juris Secundum
One or two or more individuals having one or both parents in common; a brother or
sister.
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