Part A:
1. Your supervising attorney asks you to brief a case that seems applicable to your client's situation. Explain the method used for briefing a case and why it's vital to understand a case before writing your brief.
2. You've passed all of your tests and received your paralegal certificate; now you're looking for a job. Describe how you're going to locate potential employers, including the best way to target and narrow your search. Supply some Web sites that may be helpful, and explain how you'll get your résumé to potential employers quickly.
3. Some courts require that issues be presented in the form of answerable questions. Restate the following sentences as questions in favor of the defendant.
a. Mr. Jacobs may be guilty of neglect because he let Mr. Leavell use his car.
b. Mr. Leavell is totally responsible for the accident because he was driving the car.
c. There was no agency relationship between Mr. Jacobs and Mr. Leavell.
Part B:
1. Explain the benefits of using "segment searching" on Lexis-Nexis.
2. A new client of your firm was seriously harmed in an accident. She was wearing her seatbelt, but it came unattached from the floor mounting. Describe the preliminary steps you would take to find out about this possible automotive defect. Also, provide the Web site that's a primary source of such information.
3. How do you avoid the application of a case opinion or statute that's unfavorable to your case? Explain why it's important that you be able to do so.
4. You're performing computerized legal research. Explain some of the universal characters you can use to make your search more effective.
5. Explain what head notes are and why they're useful.
6. Describe what PACER is and what it's used for. How does one use PACER?
7. Illustrate what's meant by the summary of a case, including whether or not it can be cited as precedent.
8. Explain the difference between settlement letters and settlement brochures.
9. What does a judge expect to see in a memorandum in support of a motion?
10. Distinguish between legalese and legal terms of art.