Chapter 2

Question 1

Private law firm

Answer 1

It generates income mainly from attorney and paralegal fees that are paid by the client.

Question 2

Boutique law firms

Answer 2

A law firm that specializes in one main area of the law.

Question 3

General counsel

Answer 3

The chief attorney in a corporate law department.

Question 4

Civil service

Answer 4

Nonmilitary government employment, often obtained through merit and competitive exams.

Question 5

Jurisdiction

Answer 5

A geographic area over which a particular court, legislature, or administrative agency has authority.

Question 6

Paralegal specialist

Answer 6

The major civil service job classification for paralegals who work for the federal government and for some state and local governments.

Question 7

Legal aid offices

Answer 7

An office of attorneys and paralegals that provides free or low-cost legal services for people who cannot afford standard legal fees.

Question 8

Indigent

Answer 8

Not being able to afford something such as a private attorney or filing fees.

Question 9

Civil

Answer 9

Noncriminal; pertaining to the state or its citizens.

Question 10

IOLTA (Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts)

Answer 10

A program that helps fund legal services for the poor with funds that attorneys are required to turn over from interest earned in client trust accounts containing funds.

Question 11

Client trust account

Answer 11

A bank account controlled by an attorney that contains client funds that may not be used for general operating expenses or for any personal purpose of the attorney.

Question 12

Uncontested

Answer 12

Unchallenged; without opposition or dispute

Question 13

TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Answer 13

A federal-state welfare program.

Question 14

Pro bono

Answer 14

Doing legal services that are provided for the public good without fee or compensation.

Question 15

Special-interest group

Answer 15

An organization that seeks to influence policy in favor of a particular group or cause, often through lobbying.

Question 16

Test case

Answer 16

Litigation that seeks to create a new legal principle or right.

Question 17

Prepaid legal services

Answer 17

A legal-insurance plan by which a person pays premiums to cover future legal services that might be needed.

Question 18

Crime

Answer 18

A serious conduct that the government classifies it as needing to warrant a criminal proceeding and punishment if convicted.

Question 19

Tort

Answer 19

A civil wrong that causes injury or other loss that our legal system deems it appropriate for providing a remedy such as damages. Injury or loss can be to the person, to movable property, or to land and anything attached to it.

Question 20

Conversion

Answer 20

A tort committed by an intentional interference with another’s personal property consiting of an exercise of dominion over it.

Question 21

Public defender

Answer 21

An attorney appointed by a court and paid by the government to represent an indigent defendant in a criminal case.

Question 22

Assigned counsel

Answer 22

An attorney appointed by the court to represent an indigent person in a criminal or civil case.

Question 23

Outsourcing

Answer 23

Paying an outside company or service to perform tasks usually performed by one’s own employees.

Question 24

E-discovery

Answer 24

The discovery of a party in litigation of an opponent’s data generated by or stored in a computer or other digital device.

Question 25

Legal nurse consultant (LNC)

Answer 25

A nurse, usually an independent contractor; who examines and evaluates facts involving the delivery of health care on behalf of an attorney, health organization, or other entity.

Question 26

Legal nurse

Answer 26

A nurse, usually an employee of an attorney, who examines and evaluates facts involving the delivery of health care on behalf of an attorney.

Question 27

Job bank

Answer 27

A service that lists available jobs. The list is sometimes available only to members of an organization.

Question 28

Blind ad

Answer 28

A want ad that does not give the name and address of the prospective employer: The contact is made through a third party, like a newspaper or agency.

Question 29

Informational interview

Answer 29

An interview whose primary purpose is to gain a better understanding of an area of law or kind of employment.

Question 30

Due diligence

Answer 30

Reasonable efforts to find and verify factual information needed to carry out an obligation, to avoid harming someone, or to make an important decision.

Question 31

Conflict of interest

Answer 31

Divided loyalties that potentially harms someone who is owed undivided loyalty.

Question 32

Redacted

Answer 32

To edit or prepare a document for publication or release, often by deleting, altering, or blocking out text that you do not want disclosed.