PLA 3014 Final Exam Questions & Answers 2024/2025
The idea of a lawyer as a negotiator refers to - ANSWERSResolving a case allows the client to avoid the unpleasantness of a trial
Resolving a case reduces costs
Resolving a case gives more power to the client.
The idea of a lawyer as an ad...
The idea of a lawyer as a negotiator refers to - ANSWERSResolving a case allows the client to avoid the
unpleasantness of a trial
Resolving a case reduces costs
Resolving a case gives more power to the client.
The idea of a lawyer as an adviser refers to - ANSWERSProper planning is needed so future visits to a
lawyer can be avoided.
People also speak to lawyers when they need legal advice before they do something or before
something has happened.
The lawyer may also have practical/non-legal advice to assist the client.
Stare Decisis is best defined as - ANSWERSin making decisions judges should follow prior decisions.
A paralegal may do all of the following activities except - ANSWERSA paralegal cannot do either of these
activities.
All of the following are true about the adversarial nature of our legal system except - ANSWERSThere can
be only one winner and one loser.
Case method is defined as - ANSWERSa method in which students read judicial opinions and then dissect
the opinion to determine what the law is on an issue.
A typical day for a lawyer who provides legal services includes all of the following except - ANSWERSGo
to court.
Bicameral refers to - ANSWERSthe fact that we have both a senate and a house of representative sin the
legislature.
, Codification of the law refers to - ANSWERSthe formal turning of judge made law (common law) into
legislative law.
For Questions of fact, the standard of review is prejudicial error. True or False - ANSWERSFalse
All of the following are ways to define the term jurisprudence except - ANSWERSThe examination of how
law affects individuals and society.
Procedural law is the study of - ANSWERShow a case moves through the legal process.
All of the following are reasons that we want to protect the public from UPL's except - ANSWERSDue to
education attorneys are inherently more savvy than the public.
The ex post facto clause makes it unconstitutional for - ANSWERSfor a state to pass a law that puts
someone at a disadvantage for something that occurred in the past.
The practice of law can best be defined as - ANSWERSActivities that only an attorney is permitted to do.
The work an attorney does on any given case.
All of the following are parts of the attorney-client privilege except - ANSWERSA communication about a
legal question.
Individuals require formal education and licensing to become a paralegal. True or False - ANSWERSFalse
An attorney's fee agreement with a client is a contract and therefore must be in writing. True or False -
ANSWERSFalse
All of the following events make up legislative history except - ANSWERSjudicial hearings
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