Amy is working on a legal research project for her firm. The attorney for whom she is working has been throwing around several legal terms with which she is unfamiliar. She needs to define these terms before she can continue with her research so that she can answer any questions her supervising attorney may ask […]

Abby is a paralegal at a law firm and is doing research for a potential client who came to the firm regarding a medical malpractice claim. The firm almost exclusively uses online legal research programs rather than physically going to the firm’s library or local law library to search for applicable cases and statutes. The […]

Select a Supreme Court case related to civil rights, but unrelated to race, in which the decision did not coincide with public opinion. Think about how the policy effected by the decision impacted society. With the case you selected in mind, reflect on the pros and cons of Supreme Court justices being insulated from public […]

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 […]

Sri is a paralegal at a small law firm with two partners. He is the only paralegal in the office. The firm has recently lost its biggest client. Now that the firm is operating on a very tight budget, Sri has suggested to the partners that they do not need to rely solely on fee-based […]

Fill in all the blank spaces: What is the duty of care to each type of person?   Remove or Warn; Inspect; or No duty                        Hazard = Danger           Invitee Licensee Trespasser Open and Obvious   Hazard     No […]

Give the citation of two articles that discuss the law of annulment in the State of Illinois.  Provide a short summary of what each article says about annulment in Illinois.

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, […]