Law Office Management Practice Exam
Course Introduction
Law Office Management introduces students to the essential principles and practical skills necessary to efficiently run a legal practice. The course covers topics such as organizational structures, office procedures, case and file management, law office technology, billing and accounting, client relations, ethics, and compliance with legal regulations. Emphasis is placed on effective communication, time management, team coordination, and adoption of best practices for productivity and client service. Students learn to navigate challenges unique to legal environments and gain insights into adapting management strategies to various law office settings, preparing them for administrative and supervisory roles within legal firms.
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Civil Litigation 7th Edition by Peggy Kerley
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Chapter 1: Litigation and the Paralegal
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Q1) Rules and procedures of civil litigation are the same from state to state.
A)True
B)False Answer: False
Q2) In some instances the first pleading filed in a lawsuit is called a petition.
A)True
B)False Answer: True
Q3) Which of the following could not be resolved through civil litigation?
A) A real estate problem
B) A contract dispute
C) The commission of a murder
D) A dispute over injuries resulting from an automobile accident
Answer: C
Q4) Laws that deal with private disputes between parties are known as ________ laws. Answer: civil
Q5) The phrase ________ applies to the many procedures used by parties in an attempt to avoid litigation.
Answer: alternative dispute resolution
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Chapter 2: The Courts and Jurisdiction
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Q1) Trial courts within state court systems are all referred to as district courts.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Trial courts in the federal system are known as ________ courts.
Answer: district
Q3) Litigation usually begins in a trial court.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) An appellate court's role is to determine if any ________ errors occurred in the trial court.
Answer: legal
Q5) A state always has jurisdiction over a defendant in a lawsuit if ________.
A) the defendant is a U.S. citizen
B) the defendant is a citizen of that state
C) the plaintiff sustained injuries or damages within the state
D) Both b and c.
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Preliminary Considerations and Procedures
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Q1) Paralegals who discuss cases with others risk violating the ethical rule dealing with
Answer: confidentiality
Q2) An efficient tickler system is essential for keeping track of time limitations on cases.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Paralegals should never give factual information to clients as it may violate ethical rules.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) Assume that Fenton once worked for the law firm of Ogawa and Robles, although he never worked on any cases involving DiSalvo. This would create a conflict of interest, and Fenton should not be allowed to work on the Kramer case.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Investigation and Evidence
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Q1) An expert witness ________.
A) must have special education, experience, and expertise
B) can give opinion testimony
C) is paid for testifying in court
D) All of these choices.
Q2) ________ evidence is evidence that a witness personally observed and that, if believed, directly establishes a fact.
Q3) Which of the following is not an exception to the hearsay rule?
A) Excited utterance
B) Electronically stored information
C) Business records
D) Statements against interest
Q4) ________ evidence is evidence that is not based on personal observation but that does lead a judge or jury to infer a particular conclusion about a disputed fact.
Q5) Facts regarding a potential lawsuit are normally derived from ________.
A) the client
B) other witnesses
C) documents
D) All of these choices.
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Chapter 5: The Complaint
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Q1) All complaints contain a verification.
A)True
B)False
Q2) To find information about court files in a federal court, a party should access the electronic system known as ________.
Q3) Piazza's pain and suffering are items of special damages.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Jaworsky, the driver of a vehicle, and Bigelow, a passenger in that car, were both injured in an automobile accident caused by the negligence of Thornton, the operator of another vehicle. Jaworsky and Bigelow are both allowed to sue Thornton in the same complaint because of the law regarding ________.
A) permissive joinder
B) compulsory joinder
C) class actions
D) indispensable parties
Q5) Minors and incompetents must have a(n) ________ appointed in order to pursue a lawsuit.
Q6) The attorney's signature at the end of a complaint is called a(n) ________.
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Chapter 6: Responses to the Complaint
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Q1) A type of answer that challenges all of the allegations in a complaint is a ________ denial.
A) specific
B) general
C) qualified
D) All of these choices.
Q2) Subject matter jurisdiction in federal court can be challenged by ________.
A) a motion to quash the service of summons
B) a motion to dismiss
C) a demurrer
D) All of these choices.
Q3) All allegations in a counterclaim, cross-claim, or third-party complaint are deemed denied and need not be responded to.
A)True
B)False
Q4) If an answer is served by mail on a plaintiff's attorney, service should be evidenced by a(n) ________.
Q5) If a defendant fails to answer a complaint, upon the request of the plaintiff's attorney, the court will enter a(n) ________.
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Chapter 7: Motion Practice
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Q1) In federal court, a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict is now called a motion for ________.
Q2) If Salazar's attorney makes a motion to set aside the default, the moving papers should be personally served on Meyers.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A motion in which the moving party claims that the pleadings themselves indicate that no controverted issues exist and that judgment can be entered for only one party is known as a ________.
A) motion for summary judgment
B) motion to strike the pleadings
C) motion for judgment on the pleadings
D) motion for more definite statement
Q4) After requesting and obtaining a temporary restraining order, a party would normally request a(n) ________.
Q5) An order shortening time is often the result of an ex parte motion.
A)True B)False
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Chapter 8: Overview of the Discovery Process
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Q1) Purposes of discovery include ________.
A) preventing one of the parties from winning the lawsuit by surprise or trickery
B) determining the truth or the falseness of the alleged facts that form the basis of the suit
C) examining the facts and weighing the advisability of proceeding with the case or settling early
D) All of these choices.
Q2) The attorney-client privilege is a privilege that belongs to the ________.
Q3) A strategy that employs certain processes to retrieve, examine, analyze, and authenticate ESI is known as ________.
Q4) The attorney-client privilege may be lost or waived by Sanderson if she did not intend that a communication to her attorney be confidential.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The work product privilege protects letters, memos, documents, records, and other tangible items that have been produced in anticipation of ________.
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Chapter 9: Depositions
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Q1) In determining how far a deponent can be required to travel to a deposition, Rule ________ of the Federal Rules of Court Procedures must be consulted.
A) 12
B) 26
C) 45
D) 97
Q2) An attorney is permitted to ask the deponent questions in a deposition that could not be asked at trial because these questions seek evidence that is not admissible.
A)True
B)False
Q3) One primary disadvantage of the oral deposition is that it is inconvenient.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The Federal Rules require that formal notice of a deposition be given to the deponent and to each party.
A)True
B)False
Q5) A person who gives a deposition is known as a(n) ________.
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Chapter 10: Interrogatories
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Q1) Interrogatories should not be served until the parties have initially met and conferred about the discovery process as required under Rule ________.
Q2) At the end of a set of interrogatories, a(n) ________ paragraph can be used to request any information relevant to the lawsuit.
Q3) If Blackwell learns after answering interrogatories that an interrogatory was incorrect when made, the interrogatory answers must be supplemented.
A)True
B)False
Q4) An objection to interrogatories may be made if the interrogatory is________. A) overboard
B) irrelevant
C) unduly burdensome
D) All of these choices.
Q5) Properly drafted interrogatories can help narrow the issues and facts in preparation for trial.
A)True
B)False
Q6) The act of copying any document in its final form is known as ________.
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Chapter 11: Physical and Mental Examinations
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Q1) The majority of physical and mental examinations are scheduled by the mutual agreement of the attorneys for the parties.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The judge must enter the proposed order for the motion for a compulsory examination of Moffett as it is drafted by Jefferson's attorney.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A physical or mental examination ordered by the court is known as a(n) ________ examination.
Q4) Total discretion for the granting of a physical or mental examination lies with the ________.
Q5) Notice is a formal written notification to the person to be examined and to the other parties.
A)True B)False
Q6) Permission for a client's own physician to be present during a physical or mental examination lies within the discretion of the ________.
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Chapter 12: Request for Documents
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Q1) Secrecy of the competing airlines is ensured by a protective order or a confidentiality order.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A log used to track documents is known as a(n) ________.
Q3) Metadata frequently involves tracking records that log ________.
A) the person or persons who gathered the ESI
B) the technique used to gather the ESI
C) the goal of the compilation process
D) All of these choices.
Q4) Only original documents can be produced.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The work product privilege is an absolute privilege and precludes production of documents in that category.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Documents may not be produced in lieu of answering a particular interrogatory.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Request for Admission
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Q1) A statement or other piece of evidence that has been admitted and can, therefore, be introduced during trial is a ________.
A) common interest statement
B) judicial admission
C) work product statement
D) compound admission
Q2) The main goal of the request for admission is to simplify a lawsuit by reducing the number and nature of the points in controversy.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Requests for admission cannot be served until the parties have conferred as mandated by Rule ________ of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
A) 12
B) 26
C) 36
D) None of these choices.
Q4) Any statement that Midwest Computer admits is a judicial admission.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Settlements, Dismissals, and Alternative Dispute Resolution
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Q1) Settlement negotiations are not conducted simultaneously with the active preparation of the lawsuit.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Drafting settlement summaries and settlement letters is an important part of the settlement process.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A full and final settlement utilizes a ________ release.
A) general
B) partial
C) mutual
D) Either a or b.
Q4) In deciding whether to settle, the parties should consider the lengthy time required to bring a case to trial in Houston.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Generally, an offer to settle originates with the ________.
Q6) Probably the most common method of resolving disputes is ________.
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Chapter 15: Trial Techniques
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Q1) In a trial by a judge, the judge acts as both the finder of ________ and the determiner of law.
Q2) A document often included in a trial notebook that lists an expert witness's professional credentials and publications is a(n) ________.
Q3) A trial subpoena must be ________ served on a witness.
Q4) Preliminary preparation for trial in which the paralegal may be involved includes ________.
A) file organization
B) amending the pleadings
C) maintaining the trial notebook
D) All of these choices.
Q5) The jury profile is a summary of the composite characteristics of a typical jury in a particular court.
A)True
B)False
Q6) An important tool in the trial notebook is the ________, which lists what happened, when it happened, where it happened, and who was involved.
Q7) ________ is the process by which the jurors are questioned to determine bias.
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Chapter 16: Posttrial Practice
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Q1) The person who opposes an appeal is the ________.
Q2) Appeals are ________.
A) expensive
B) time consuming
C) often unsuccessful
D) All of these choices.
Q3) After all briefs are filed, attorneys present the basis for their appeal before the court of appeals in the ________.
Q4) A motion for a new trial must ________.
A) state the legal grounds on which a new trial should be granted
B) describe some impropriety on the part of the judge
C) be served on opposing counsel prior to the entry of judgment
D) Either a or b.
Q5) The appellant's brief cover is ________.
A) red
B) blue
C) gray
D) green
Q6) A petition for ________ is a request for a hearing before the U.S. Supreme Court.
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