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Important Legal Concepts Every Paralegal Should Know
Important Legal Concepts Every Paralegal Should Know
Curriculum
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23 Lessons
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Chapter 4: “All Rise”: The American Judicial System
8
1.1
Everything Old Is New Again: The Importance of Legal Precedence
1.1
Quiz for Everything Old Is New Again: The Importance of Legal Precedence
5 Questions
1.2
Checks and Balances: Branches of U.S. Government
1.2
Quiz for Checks and Balances: Branches of U.S. Government
8 Questions
1.3
Playing Fair: Levels of the U.S. Judicial System
1.3
Quiz for Playing Fair: Levels of the U.S. Judicial System
8 Questions
1.4
Judge and Jury: The U.S. Jury System
1.4
Quiz for Judge and Jury: The U.S. Jury System
5 Questions
Chapter 5: The Big Three: Categories of Law
6
2.1
Cutting Through the Red Tape: Administrative Law
2.1
Quiz for Cutting Through the Red Tape: Administrative Law
6 Questions
2.2
Eliminating Any Reasonable Doubt: The Nature of Criminal Law
2.2
Quiz for Eliminating Any Reasonable Doubt: The Nature of Criminal Law
8 Questions
2.3
Maintaining Polite Society: Civil Law
2.3
Quiz for Maintaining Polite Society: Civil Law
7 Questions
Chapter 6: Taking a Case to Trial: The Litigation Process
4
3.1
Constructing the Criminal Case
3.1
Quiz for Constructing the Criminal Case
6 Questions
3.2
Carrying Through a Civil Case
3.2
Quiz for Carrying Through a Civil Case
8 Questions
Chapter 7: How It’s Done: Important Rules of Civil Procedure and Evidence
8
4.1
Distinguishing Between Procedural Law and Substantive Law
4.1
Quiz for Distinguishing Between Procedural Law and Substantive Law
5 Questions
4.2
Following the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
4.2
Quiz for Following the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
8 Questions
4.3
Sticking to State Procedural Rules
4.3
Quiz for Sticking to State Procedural Rules
5 Questions
4.4
Figuring Out Federal Rules of Evidence
4.4
Quiz for Figuring Out Federal Rules of Evidence
6 Questions
Chapter 8: Because I Said So: The Categories of Legal Authority
8
5.1
Déjà Vu All Over Again: Review of Stare Decisis
5.1
Quiz for Déjà Vu All Over Again: Review of Stare Decisis
5 Questions
5.2
Who’s the Boss? The Premises of Primary and Secondary Authority
5.2
Quiz for Who’s the Boss? The Premises of Primary and Secondary Authority
5 Questions
5.3
Applying the Law: Mandatory and Persuasive Authority
5.3
Quiz for Applying the Law: Mandatory and Persuasive Authority
6 Questions
5.4
Helpful But You Can’t Rely On It: Nonauthority
5.4
Quiz for Helpful But You Can’t Rely On It: Nonauthority
5 Questions
Chapter 9: The Substantive Law Areas Most Commonly Practiced by Paralegals
12
6.1
Facing the Family: Domestic Law and Estate Planning
6.1
Quiz for Facing the Family: Domestic Law and Estate Planning
8 Questions
6.2
Building the Boom and Blanketing the Bust: Corporate, Business, and Bankruptcy Law
6.2
Quiz for Building the Boom and Blanketing the Bust: Corporate, Business, and Bankruptcy Law
7 Questions
6.3
Managing Employment Issues: Labor Law
6.3
Quiz for Managing Employment Issues: Labor Law
6 Questions
6.4
Compensating for Pain and Suffering: Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice
6.4
Quiz for Compensating for Pain and Suffering: Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice
7 Questions
6.5
Getting It in Writing: Entertainment and Real Estate Law
6.5
Quiz for Getting It in Writing: Entertainment and Real Estate Law
7 Questions
6.6
Protecting Assets: Tax and Intellectual Property Law
6.6
Quiz for Protecting Assets: Tax and Intellectual Property Law
6 Questions
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