ALP BASELINE

According to the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct, a client's funds entrusted to an attorney or firm should be deposited in a?

• personal account

• trust account

• business account

• savings account

Billable time spent by an attorney or a paralegal is typically billed by?

• quarters of an hour

• tenths of an hour

• halves of an hour

• full hours only

John was involved in a car accident on February 1, 2020, where he sustained significant injuries. He wants to file a lawsuit against the other driver for negligence. The state in which the accident occurred has a statute of limitations of two years for personal injury claims. John must file his lawsuit by what date to comply with the statute of limitations in this scenario?

• February 1, 2021

• February 1, 2022

• January 1, 2022

• March 1, 2022

You routinely review the mail of the lawyer for whom you work before it is passed on to them in order to calendar any relevant dates. You receive a notice of a pretrial hearing, which you note has been scheduled by the court for a time and date when your lawyer will be in trial. You should:

• ignore the notice

• calendar the matter and inform the lawyer of the situation using standard communication

• throw away the notice

• reschedule the hearing yourself

You are helping an attorney prepare for trial. They want to show pictures to the jury on a screen. It would be best for you to use:

• a spreadsheet application

• a word processor

• a presentation application

• a web browser

You are helping an attorney track expenses of a family in preparation for a divorce trial. It would be best for you to use:

• a spreadsheet application

• a presentation application

• a word processor

• a web browser

A common computer subscription used in a law firm for legal research is:

• Google Scholar

• Lexis

• Wikipedia

• Yahoo

The tool or method most effective for ensuring that physical and digital records are kept secure from unauthorized access is to:

• leave documents on your desk

• use password-protected digital storage and lock physical documents in a secure location

• share passwords with coworkers

• store files on a public computer

You are trying to print a document, but the printer is displaying a "printer offline" error. The first step you should take to troubleshoot this issue is to:

• restart the computer

• check if the printer is connected to the network

• buy a new printer

• reinstall the printer driver

The type of law firm most likely to have a complex hierarchical structure, including associates, partners, and support staff is a?

• solo practice

• corporate law firm

• boutique law firm

• virtual law firm