Edward is an experienced paralegal in a large metropolitan law firm.

Edward is an experienced paralegal in a large metropolitan law firm. He has been asked by one of the partners to orient a new intern who will be working in the firm’s law library. Several months later, after the intern has familiarized herself with the law library and other legal resources, the partner asks Edward to evaluate the intern’s familiarity with legal resources before he hires her as a full-time employee. To this end, Edward has prepared a list of questions for the intern.

1. What resource would a paralegal need to consult if she wanted to research federal administrative agency regulations?

  a. The U.S.C.C.A.N., which is a West publication  

  b. The C.F.R., also known as the Code of Federal Regulations  

  c. Committee reports in the Congressional Record  

  d. The Administrative Agency Code, or A.A.C.  

2. What are the two tools most frequently used in conducting research on legislative history?

  a. The U.S.C. and the Index to Statutory Law  

  b. The United States Code Congressional and Administrative News and the congress.gov site  

  c. The United States Reports and West’s Federal Reporter  

  d. West’s Slip Opinions and the U.S.C.  

3. What are the five parts of a standard case citation, in order?

  a. Case name, court, state, page number, and year  

  b. Case name, court, index number, page number, and year  

  c. Case name, volume number, name of book, page number, and year  

  d. Case name, chapter number, name of book, page number, and year  

4. Name two free online sources that are helpful when beginning research on a case.

  a. FindLaw and Justia US Law  

  b. KeyCite and Lexis  

  c. Google and Bing  

  d. www.supremecourt.gov and LexisNexis  

5. A new paralegal is seeking guidance from you on his first assignment to brief a case. Although you cannot perform the work for him, you can offer assistance by outlining the standard procedure for briefing court cases. Which of the following headings is not a standard component of a brief?

  a. Issue  

  b. Opinion  

  c. Decision  

  d. Procedure