Attorney James Keaton has asked his paralegal to write a legal memorandum regarding cases on a specific research topic that he has assigned to her. He plans to provide a copy of the memorandum to the client. This is the first assignment of this nature that Keaton has assigned to his paralegal, Naomi, and he […]

Zander is a paralegal who works in a medium-sized law firm that specializes in personal injury. He has worked closely with several of the partners in the firm, but he has recently been reassigned to Hyun, who will take over the role of supervising attorney. Hyun has scheduled a meeting with Zander to go over […]

A. Immigration Detention tutorial exercise Mariam is 13. She has just arrived alone at Sydney airport from Saudi Arabia. Her tourist visa has been cancelled by the border force officers at the airport. She has called you for legal advice. She wants to apply for a protection visa so as not to be returned home, […]

Respond to the following based on your reading. 1. Name five countries whose law influenced American law. 2. Which has more importance in our legal system, a state constitution or munici law?

Juan is a paralegal fresh out of school. He has been hired at a large law firm, but he has never actually been involved with a litigation case from start to finish. His supervising attorney, Maura Stevens, has an appointment with a prospective client today, and she has asked him to sit in on the […]

Evidence of the perpetrator’s intent. That is, you must show that the perpetrator’s actions were not simply a mistake or ignorance that resulted in the fraud; but a deliberate action; Evidence of how the perpetrator benefited from the crime; The dollar amount of the fraud; and The perpetrator’s confession if you obtained one.

If the language of a statute is unclear, what do courts use to interpret the law? 5. Name three items found in a legislative history. 6. Name the doctrine that prevents states from passing laws that conflict with federal statutes. 7. What is another term for court opinions? 8. Give three examples of municipal laws.

Explain the work of the Advisory Commission on the Administration of Justice and and provide the rationale and purpose for this Commission and how this Commission worked in preparation for the 2017 legislative session.  You can always track the proposed legislation to determine if it passed or not

Please listen to this podcast on the FBI BAU: https://www.fbi.gov/audio-repository/news-podcasts-inside-bau-profilers.mp3/view (Links to an external site.)  1. Name something that you learned in the podcast that surprised you 2. Identify another career resource for jobs in either psychology or the law that you found helpful

Within the closing process, seeing one in action do you feel more or less confident in your abilities to handle the process?  What parts do you believe will pose the most difficulty for you?  What will be the easiest?  What will you find the most interesting?