PLST 206 Quiz Competencies
PLST 206 Quiz: Competencies and Challenges
Covers the Textbook material from Module 6: Week 6 — Module 7: Week 7.
- What is most accurate statement about the paralegal’s ethical duty if a person is not represented by counsel?
- The federal rule that allows for sanctions for unwarranted claims and discovery abuse is:
- A third-party claim is:
- In what ways does law school education differ from paralegal education?
- Bribery:
- Which of the following is NOT one of the designations for voluntary certification by a national paralegal association?
- Ethics rules about witnesses:
- About how many paralegal programs are approved by the ABA?
- A gag order is:
- “Skills” needed to work competently usually refers to:
- Malicious prosecution is:
- Destruction of evidence in a case can result in:
- Subornation of perjury is:
- Which of the following is a typical rule to stop discovery abuse?
- Which group of people involved in a lawsuit is a paralegal prohibited from communicating with?
- What is most likely to happen if a paralegal is negligent?
- Under the usual rules about lawyer-juror communication, when is it most likely that a lawyer can have ex parte communications with jurors?
- The best denition of “diligence” is:
- Which of the following is NOT a remedy for discovery abuse or ling unwarranted claims?
- What is the exception to the ethics rule against making unmeritorious claims and defenses?
- The rules on trial publicity are based on a balance between:
- Under the federal rule adopted to alleviate unnecessary delays in civil litigation, lawyers who violate the rules are usually:
- ABA Guidelines for the Utilization of Paralegal Services:
- A typical malpractice scenario is:
- Which of the following statements about lawyers and substance abuse is true?