Does the attorney need to consult the client before settling?
a. No, not if the attorney is representing the plaintiff.
b. No, not if the attorney is settling within a range the client pre-approved.
c. No, not if the attorney is representing the defendant.
d. Yes.
Q. #2Anton is attending a paralegal school at night and looking for his first paralegal job. As he considers the different levels of pay offered by law firms and government agencies, he is struck by the question of overtime pay. He doesn't understand the what the word exempt is doing in the ads. You can help him because you know that
A) exempt means that paralegals are considered clerical personnel so they are exempt from professional status - they are paid overtime.
B) exempt means that paralegals are considered employees who are exempt from overtime pay: that is, they are not paid overtime.
C) exempt means that paralegals do not have to pay income taxes on their paycheck. They are exempt from taxes.
D) exempt means that the employer considers paralegals exempt from many ordinary duties.
Q. #3A market report
a. tells you the general prices of grocery items.
b. is data relied on by a particular industry.
c. tells you how sales are going.
d. is data relied on by all industries.
Q. #4If you decide which persons are represented by looking at who was actually making the decisions regarding the incident made the basis of the lawsuit, you are using the _________________.
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Q. #5The elements for admissibility are transformed into _____________, which the attorney must ask of a witness to admit documents or other tangible evidence.
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Q. #6Evidence can not be admitted unless the attorney _____________.
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Q. #7Drew and Alicia were married in Las Vegas one month after the conclusion of a television series in which Alicia chose Drew from among three dozen eligible bachelors. The ceremony was conducted on national television in front of millions of viewers. After the marriage, Drew told Alicia that he was not physically capable of ever having children. Alicia intends to seek an annulment of their alleged marriage. Which of the following statements is accurate regarding this situation?
A) Drew and Alicia's marriage is void rather than voidable.
B) Alicia will not be able to obtain an annulment because it is her fault that she didn't know more about Drew prior to marrying him.
C) Alicia may be able to obtain an annulment on the basis of a fraud that relates to the essentials of marriage.
D) Alicia will not be able to obtain an annulment because if there is a fraud, it does not relate to the essentials of marriage.
Q. #8Unlike bigamy and consanguinity, ________ is a ground usually only available to the party in the marriage and not third persons.
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