A pretrial conference is:
a. A meeting that is held to clarify the issues in the lawsuit
b. A meeting between attorneys to a lawsuit and a judge to schedule
forthcoming trial-related events
c. A meeting among attorneys to a lawsuit and the judge in which settling the
lawsuit is discussed
d. All of these choices are correct
Q. 2Paralegal Cathy is preparing digital images for use in court. To enhance the effectiveness of her presentation, Cathy can:
a. Highlight certain parts of the images
b. Zoom in on the images
c. Insert an arrow pointing to the important part of an image
d. All of these choices are correct
Q. 3A trial notebook should contain:
a. Original documents only
b. Only copies of original documents
c. A combination of original documents and copies
d. No more than 10 documents
Q. 4Original documents should not be kept in a trial notebook because:
a. The notebook might be misplaced and the documents lost
b. People in the office may need access to the documents while the notebook is
in court
c. It is illegal to have original documents in a trial notebook
d. The notebook might be misplaced and the documents lost and people in the
office may need access to the documents while the notebook is in court
e. All of these choices are correct
Q. 5Which of the following is likely to be included in a trial notebook?
a. Copies of the pleadings
b. Interrogatories
c. Deposition transcripts and summaries
d. Pretrial motions
e. All of these choices are correct
Q. 6Attorney Morris meets with friendly witness David prior to trial. Attorney Morris will:
a. Discuss the types of questions he intends to ask David in court
b. Tell David how to answer the opposing counsel's questions during
cross-examination
c. Recommend that David answer the opposing counsel's questions in as
detailed a manner as possible
d. All of these choices are correct