Deck 2: The Inner Workings of the Law Office

Question 1

Attorneys who are not partners in the firm and thus do not share in the profits are called:

A)Associate attorneys
B)Managing attorneys
C)For-hire attorneys
D)Partner attorneys

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The managing partner in a law firm is the one who:

A)Gets the profits from the firm
B)Makes decisions relating to the firm's policies and procedures and who generally oversees the business operations of the firm
C)Begins the firm, but then does not maintain an active role in running it
D)None of these choices are correct

Answer 2

B

Question 3

A paralegal working for a sole practitioner might handle which of the following tasks?

A)Offering legal advice to clients
B)Receiving and date-stamping mail
C)Interviewing clients and witnesses
D)Receiving and date-stamping mail and interviewing clients and witnesses

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Firms like the Fragomen firm are good for the paralegal profession because:

A)They employ lots of paralegals
B)They are strong advocates of continuing education for paralegals
C)They establish paralegal unions
D)They provide a lot of vacation time for paralegals

Question 5

A paralegal working for a sole practitioner might handle which of the following tasks?

A)Bookkeeping
B)Receiving and date-stamping mail
C)Interviewing clients and witnesses
D)Conducting investigations
E)All of these choices are correct

Question 6

A is an association of two or more persons to carry on, as co-- owners, a business for profit, where each owner owns a share of the business and is personally liable for the firm's profits or losses.

A)Sole proprietorship
B)Professional corporation
C)Partnership
D)Business corporation

Question 7

The Fragomen firm, which handles high volumes of immigration cases, has:

A)Few paralegals
B)A high paralegal to lawyer ratio
C)Poor benefits for paralegals
D)Personal assistants for every paralegal

Question 8

The simplest form of a business, in which one individual owns the business, is entitled to any profits, and is personally liable for all debts or obligations, is known as:

A)A partnership
B)A professional corporation
C)A sole proprietorship
D)A business corporation

Question 9

is an individual's personal responsibility for the debts or obligations of a business, using the personal assets of the business owner, such as a home, bank accounts, or other property, to pay the business obligations.

A)Corporate liability
B)Personal liability
C)Partnership liability
D)Shareholder liability

Question 10

An attorney employed by a law firm who may someday become a partner and share in the firm's profits is called a(n):

A)Staff attorney
B)Associate attorney
C)Contract attorney
D)Law clerk

Question 11

The partner in a law firm who makes decisions relating to the firm's policies and procedures and who generally oversees the business operations of the firm is called a(n):

A)Associate partner
B)Managing partner
C)Responsible billing partner
D)None of these choices are correct

Question 12

A sole proprietorship is:

A)The simplest form of a business, in which one individual owns the business
B)A professional corporation
C)A complicated form of business where one individual owns the business, but another receives the profits
D)None of these choices are correct

Question 13

Which of the following choices is a way a law firm is typically organized?

A)A partnership
B)A professional corporation
C)A sole proprietorship
D)All of these choices are correct

Question 14

An attorney who practices law as a sole proprietor is often called a:

A)Loner lawyer
B)Sole practitioner
C)Private practitioner
D)Limited practitioner

Question 15

Which of the following is true of working for a sole proprietorship?

A)The work is highly specialized
B)The work typically encompasses a wide variety of tasks
C)You will have limited personal liability
D)The working hours tend to be more regular-9 A.M.to 5 P.M.

Question 16

A paralegal working for a sole practitioner might act as which of the following?

A)Secretary
B)Paralegal
C)Administrator
D)All of these choices are correct

Question 17

Associate attorneys:

A)Are attorneys who are not partners in the firm and thus do not share in the profits
B)Are attorneys who make decisions relating to the firm's policies and procedures and who generally oversee the business operations of the firm
C)Are the attorneys who begin a firm
D)None of these choices are correct

Question 18

A is a person who has undertaken to operate a business jointly with one or more persons and is a co-owner of the firm.

A)Sole proprietor
B)Shareholder
C)Partner
D)Managing partner

Question 19

In a sole proprietorship, the is entitled to any profits made by the firm but is also personally liable for all of the firm's debts or obligations.

A)Sole proprietor
B)CEO
C)Business manager
D)Corporate head

Question 20

Which of the following is an example of a personal asset?

A)A house
B)A savings account
C)An investment account
D)A house and a savings account
E)All of these choices are correct

Question 21

The of a professional corporation share in the profits and losses of the firm in proportion to how many shares they own.

A)Partners
B)Shareholders
C)Responsible billing partners
D)Sole proprietors

Question 22

A is a form of business organization that normally allows lawyers doing business as partners to avoid personal liability for the malpractice of other partners.

A)Partnership
B)Professional corporation
C)Limited liability partnership
D)Limited partnership

Question 23

An employee of a large law firm who manages the day-to-day operations of the firm is called a(n):

A)Managing partner
B)Office manager
C)Legal administrator
D)Legal-assistant manager

Question 24

Law clerks are:

A)Law students who work for the firm during the summer or part-time during the school year to gain practical legal experience
B)Lawyers who are employed by firms for short-term positions
C)Secretaries
D)Certified paralegals

Question 25

work for law firms, but will never become partners.

A)Associate attorneys
B)Managing partners
C)Staff attorneys
D)All of these choices are correct

Question 26

An office manager in a small to medium-sized firm is:

A)An administrative employee who handles client billing procedures and manages the day-to-day operations, makes sure that the office runs smoothly, that sufficient supplies are on hand, and that office procedures are established and followed
B)A law student working for the summer
C)An employee responsible for overseeing the paralegal staff and paralegal professional development
D)None of these choices are correct

Question 27

One who purchases corporate stock, or shares, and becomes an owner of the corporation is known as a:

A)Partner
B)Shareholder
C)Responsible billing partner
D)Sole proprietor

Question 28

In larger firms, the paralegal manager or legal-assistant manager is:

A)An employee who has had specialized paralegal training at a four-year university
B)An employee who works for a paralegal
C)An employee who hires paralegals
D)An employee who is responsible for overseeing the paralegal staff and paralegal professional development

Question 29

is a business entity in which the shareholders are members of the same profession, purchase the corporation's stock, own the firm, share in the profits and losses of the firm in proportion to the number of shares they own, and have limited personal liability.

A)Sole proprietorship
B)Partnership
C)Professional corporation
D)Business corporation

Question 30

Rosa Sufuente is a paralegal working in a large law firm.Because of her experience, she has been promoted and now coordinates and oversees paralegal staffing, paralegal assignments, and paralegal professional development.Which of the following best describes Rosa Sufuente's position in the firm?

A)Office manager
B)Legal administrator
C)Managing partner
D)Legal-assistant manager

Question 31

Employees of a law firm who provide clerical, secretarial, or other support to the legal, paralegal, and administrative staff of a law firm are called:

A)Support personnel
B)Office managers
C)Legal administrators
D)Legal-assistant managers

Question 32

A law firm may take which of the following business organizational forms?

A)Sole proprietorship
B)Partnership
C)Limited liability partnership
D)All of these choices are correct

Question 33

Mike Jones works for the large law firm of Stanley & Stanley in Los Angeles, California.He was hired by the partners to run the business end of the firm.His job is to manage the firm's day-to-day operations.Which of the following best describes Mike Jones's position with the firm?

A)Managing partner
B)Office manager
C)Legal administrator
D)Legal-assistant manager

Question 34

are law students who work for the firm during the summer or part-time during the school year to gain practical legal experience.

A)Law minors
B)Law minions
C)Law clerks
D)Law apprentices

Question 35

Staff attorneys work for law firms, but:

A)Do not receive benefits
B)Will never become partners
C)Work only on a temporary basis
D)Will eventually become partners

Question 36

Shareholders in a professional corporation:

A)Share in the profits and losses of the firm in proportion to how many shares they own
B)All receive the same amount of the profits of the firm, regardless of how many shares they own
C)Must pay monthly dues to professional associations
D)Have no personal liability

Question 37

Support personnel at a law firm include which of the following?

A)Secretaries
B)File clerks
C)Associate attorneys
D)Secretaries and file clerks
E)All of these choices are correct

Question 38

Which of the following is a task for a small law firm's office manager?

A)Establishing and overseeing filing procedures
B)Ordering and monitoring supplies
C)Docketing legal work undertaken by attorneys
D)All of these choices are correct

Question 39

A(n) is an administrative employee who handles client billing procedures and manages the day-to-day operations of a small law firm by making sure that the office runs smoothly, that sufficient supplies are on hand, and that office procedures are established and followed.

A)Legal secretary
B)Office manager
C)Legal administrator
D)Legal-assistant manager

Question 40

In larger firms, an employee who is responsible for overseeing the paralegal staff and paralegal professional development is known as a(n):

A)Office manager
B)Legal administrator
C)Legal assistant
D)Legal-assistant manager

Question 41

When first taking a job in a law firm, it is important for paralegals to know the status of law-firm personnel because:

A)It is a standard law-firm employment policy
B)It is a category on a paralegal's performance evaluation
C)Paralegals should know to whom they are accountable and who, in turn, is accountable to them
D)All of these choices are correct

Question 42

Under the common law doctrine of , employers may hire and fire employees for any reason or no reason and employees can leave a job for any or no reason.

A)Free employment
B)Real employment
C)Employment at will
D)Employment of choice

Question 43

Which of the following is considered a discriminatory reason for not hiring an employee?

A)An employee's experience
B)An employee's gender
C)An employee's behavior during a job interview
D)All of these choices are correct

Question 44

Employment policies relating to compensation, employee benefits, performance evaluations, employment termination, and other rules of the work place are usually spelled out in a(n):

A)Written offer of employment
B)Performance evaluation
C)Employment policy manual
D)Written offer of employment and performance evaluation

Question 45

Support personnel at a law firm include which of the following?

A)Secretaries
B)Receptionists
C)Messengers
D)Secretaries and receptionists
E)All of these choices are correct

Question 46

Law-firm personnel include which of the following?

A)Partners
B)Associate attorneys
C)Paralegals
D)Legal administrators or office managers
E)All of these choices are correct

Question 47

Which of the following is likely to be grounds for employment termination?

A)12 or more absences for two consecutive years
B)Getting married
C)Voting for a presidential candidate that your supervisor disapproves of
D)All of these choices are correct

Question 48

Which factors may be considered in a performance evaluation?

A)Responsibility
B)Dependability
C)Competence
D)Cooperation
E)All of these choices are correct

Question 49

If you find that a busy supervising attorney puts off conducting your evaluation, you could:

A)Complain to the managing partner of the firm
B)Hope that next year will be better
C)Prepare your own performance evaluation and present it to your supervising attorney for review
D)Complain to the managing partner of the firm and prepare your own performance evaluation and present it to your supervising attorney for review

Question 50

Which of the following should you do to prepare for a performance evaluation?

A)Keep track of your accomplishments
B)Mention extra hours you worked to help win a big case
C)Tell your supervisor about a new software program you mastered
D)All of these choices are correct

Question 51

Which of the following is likely to be covered in a firm's employment manual?

A)Policies on how much vacation time employees are entitled to
B)Which holidays are observed by the firm
C)Personal information on each employee
D)Policies on how much vacation time employees are entitled to and which holidays are observed by the firm

Question 52

Which of the following is considered a discriminatory reason for not hiring an employee?

A)An employee's age
B)An employee's gender
C)An employee's race
D)All of these choices are correct

Question 53

Support personnel at a law firm include which of the following?

A)Secretaries
B)Managing partners
C)Associate attorneys
D)Secretaries and managing partners
E)All of these choices are correct

Question 54

An employment manual usually contains:

A)Written offers of employment
B)Performance evaluations
C)A firm's policies governing employment
D)Written offers of employment and performance evaluations

Question 55

Performance evaluations are conducted periodically by many firms to determine:

A)How much vacation time employees are entitled to
B)Which holidays employees may take off
C)If employees will receive raises
D)None of these choices are correct

Question 56

During a performance evaluation it is important to:

A)Adopt a positive outlook
B)Rely on your fellow workers to mention your contributions to the workplace
C)Tell your supervisor about a new software program you mastered
D)Adopt a positive outlook and tell your supervisor about a new software program you mastered

Question 57

Which of the following is likely to be covered in a firm's employment manual?

A)Policies on how much vacation time employees are entitled to
B)Which holidays are observed by the firm
C)What will serve as grounds for the employer to terminate an employee's employment
D)All of these choices are correct

Question 58

During a performance evaluation it is important to:

A)Adopt a positive outlook
B)Show that you appreciate constructive criticism
C)Learn more about your strengths and weakness
D)All of these choices are correct

Question 59

Which of the following should you do to be successful in a performance evaluation?

A)Take extra vacation time right before the evaluation to mentally prepare yourself
B)Rely on your fellow workers to mention your contributions to the workplace
C)Tell your supervisor about a new software program you mastered
D)All of these choices are correct

Question 60

Many law firms conduct to determine if employees will receive raises.

A)Performance evaluations
B)Random surveys
C)Surveys of supervisors
D)None of these choices are correct

Question 61

The latest information technology trend in which files and programs are stored online so they are accessible from any computer, smartphone, or tablet connected to the Internet is called:

A)Free computing
B)Wide access computing
C)Wireless access-based computing
D)Cloud-based computing

Question 62

Which of the following would be found in a standard forms file?

A)Retainer agreements
B)Real estate forms
C)Bankruptcy petitions
D)Computerized filing forms
E)All of these choices are correct

Question 63

The first step to opening a new file is to:

A)Assign the case a file number
B)Call the client
C)Make hard copies of all files related to the case
D)None of these choices are correct

Question 64

Under the common law doctrine of _, employers may hire and fire employees for any reason or no reason and employees can leave a job for any or no reason.

A)Free employment
B)Real employment
C)Employment of choice
D)None of these choices are correct

Question 65

A typical law firm has which of the following types of files?

A)Client files
B)Work product files
C)Forms files
D)Personnel files
E)All of these choices are correct

Question 66

An efficient filing system:

A)Helps to ensure that important documents will not be lost or misplaced
B)Involves casual procedures based on tradition
C)Ensures that important documents will be available when needed
D)Will involve formal written procedures and a procedures manual
E)Helps to ensure that important documents will not be lost or misplaced and ensures that important documents will be available when needed

Question 67

Which of the following should you do to help protect client confidentiality?

A)Keep all identifiable information about clients off the cover of files
B)Never leave a file unattended for even a short time in a publicly accessible location such as a library table or courtroom
C)Do not allow outsiders access to firm computer systems or networks
D)Use only secure networks or encrypted communications systems for
E)All of these choices are correct

Question 68

Sexual harassment is a form of:

A)Gender-based discrimination
B)Race-based discrimination
C)Religion-based discrimination
D)None of these choices are correct

Question 69

The maximum time period within which specific types of legal actions may be brought to court is set by a:

A)Court calendar
B)Judge's opinion
C)Statute of limitations
D)Tradition

Question 70

Which of the following should never be used for transmission of confidential information?

A)Internet cafés
B)Wireless networks in airports
C)Encrypted communications systems
D)Internet cafés and wireless networks in airports

Question 71

You destroy old files no longer needed by:

A)Purging
B)Shredding
C)Coding
D)Merging

Question 72

Original client documents:

A)Should never be altered
B)Should be hole punched and placed in a special binder with the case number clearly written on it
C)Should never be copied
D)Should be available to anyone in the firm

Question 73

Once a client's file is closed:

A)You no longer have a responsibility to maintain confidentiality
B)You still have an obligation to maintain confidentiality
C)You can talk about the file with family, but no one else
D)None of these choices are correct

Question 74

A large card inserted in the filing cabinet in the place of a temporarily removed file is called:

A)A retainer
B)An out folder
C)An out card
D)None of these choices are correct

Question 75

If a client file is misplaced or lost:

A)The file can usually be easily replaced by an efficient paralegal
B)The supervising attorney will take all the blame
C)The client may suffer costly harm
D)None of these choices are correct

Question 76

Filing procedures should:

A)Protect client confidentiality
B)Allow everyone in the office access to all client information
C)Be flexible
D)None of these choices are correct

Question 77

One of the most important professional obligations of a paralegal is to treat all of your clients' information as:

A)Personal
B)Private
C)Secret
D)Confidential

Question 78

When a case is closed, original client documents are usually:

A)Shredded
B)Stored off-site
C)Returned to the client
D)None of these choices are correct

Question 79

Files containing copies of research projects, legal memoranda, and various case-related documents prepared by the firm's legal professionals are known as:

A)Client files
B)Forms files
C)Personnel files
D)Work product or reference materials files

Question 80

Under federal and state statutes, employers may not for discriminatory reasons.

A)Refuse to hire a job applicant
B)Refuse to promote an employee
C)Fire an employee
D)All of these choices are correct