Exam 1: Todays Professional Paralegal

A) It is an association of attorneys.
B) It is a paralegal association.
C) It is an association of legal secretaries.
D) All of these choices are correct.

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A) spend all of his or her time completing low-level paperwork.
B) have a support staff.
C) give legal advice.
D) All of these choices are correct.

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A) About 100
B) Over 500
C) About 260
D) Over 2,000

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A) Document control software
B) Client billing software
C) Word-processing software
D) All of these choices are correct.

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A) affiliate paralegal associations.
B) state bar associations.
C) the two leading national paralegal associations.
D) None of these choices is correct.

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A) Voluntary certification
B) State licensing programs
C) Mandatory certification programs
D) Technical licensing programs

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A) NALA-approved
B) ABA-approved
C) ABA-accredited
D) NALA-accredited

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Substantive law includes all laws that define, describe, regulate, and create legal rights and obligations.

A) NALA
B) AAfPE
C) NFPA
D) ABA

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A) Procedural law
B) Substantive law
C) Specialties within substantive law
D) All of these choices are correct.

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A) two-year program, usually at a community college.
B) four-year program at a college or university.
C) paralegal program of study at a private business or trade school.
D) paralegal program by someone with a bachelor's degree.

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A) Objectivity
B) Courtesy under pressure
C) Responsibility/reliability
D) None of these choices is correct

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A) Legal technician
B) Legal research specialist
C) Official legal specialist
D) Legal technician or legal research specialist

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Many legal assistants have become the technology experts at law firms. Because lawyers are busy with the practice of law, paralegals are often in the best position to know the firm's needs. Increasingly, paralegals take a leading role in reviewing and recommending new specialized legal software programs and online databases. Computer skills and technical knowledge are highly valued. Paralegals use software packages for internal case management to organize client files, manage calendars, share research, record reference materials, and track the number of hours to be billed to clients. Attorneys and paralegals use time-and-billing software to manage expenses, generate bills, calculate accounts receivable, and produce financial reports. Legal databases available on the Internet or on CD-ROMs allow paralegals to perform sophisticated legal research at their desks. When cases that involve many documents must be prepared for trial, litigation support software can help retrieve, categorize, and index the various materials for presentation.

A) is likely to narrow in responsibilities in the future.
B) is unlikely to be rewarding.
C) can be exciting, challenging. and rewarding.
D) is unlikely to involve opportunities to work outside of law firms.

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A) Being personable
B) Being collaborative
C) Being entrepreneurial
D) All of these choices are correct.

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A) Texas
B) California
C) New Jersey
D) None of these-no state requires paralegals to be certified.

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A) Draft legal documents
B) File legal documents with courts
C) Summarize witness testimony
D) Conduct legal investigations
E) All of these choices are correct.

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