ALP Exam Review Pt 1

A legal assistant can do all of the following except:

• Open incoming mail

• Provide advice for the client

• Prepare legal documents

• Maintain the office law library

If a lawyer's assistant violates a provision of the Rules of Professional Conduct who will be disciplined for the violation?

• The lawyer only

• The legal assistant

• The lawyer and legal assistant

• All employees of the law firm

When the legal assistant is friends with a member of the opposing side of a lawsuit, this is known as:

• Conflict of interest

• Attorney-Client Privilege

• Attorney-Client Conflict

• Solicitation of Business

You are the lawyer's assistant to a new lawyer, Mr. Jennings, who frequently makes grammatical errors. You should:

• Change anything you think is wrong

• Ask him if it is all right for you to make the corrections

• Transcribe material as dictated until you know him better

• Ask another legal assistant to make the corrections for you

Many law firms use ____ software for analyzing financial and statistical data.

• Word

• Power Point

• Spreadsheet

• Publications

A firm account that allows payment of small amounts without using a check is called

• Petty Cash

• Check

• Check

• Deposit

Primary Legal Authority

• Constitutions, codes, statutes, ordinances, case law

• session laws enacted by Congress

• Books that contain published court decisions

• Trials, proof of facts, causes of action

The ____ opening address was well received.

• Chairmans

• Chairmens

• Chairmen's

• Chairman's

If a lawyer dictates $1,500 and ask that it be shown in words and figures, you would type it as follows:

• One thousand five hundred dollars

• One thousand five hundred and No/100 dollars

• One thousand and five hundred dollars

Which of the following are considered methods of discovery in civil litigation cases?

• Interrogatories and depositions

• Request for admissions

• Request for production of documents or things

• All of the above