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TESTfBANK
MULTIPLEfCHOICE
Identifyfthefchoicefthatfbestfcompletesfthefstatementforfanswersfthefquestion.
1.
f Paralegalsfarefinfdemandfatflawffirmsfbecause
a. theyfcanfpracticeflaw.
b. theyfhelpfprovidefcompetentflegalfservicesfatflowerfcost.
c. therefarefgovernmentfregulationsfrequiringfthefusefoffparalegals.
d. Nonefoffthesefchoicesfisfcorrect.
2.
f Thefmainfadvantagesfoffparalegalfservicesfincludefwhichfofftheffollowing?
a. Theyfhelpfprovidefcompetentflegalfservicesfatflowerfcost.
b. Theyfcanfhelpfswayfafcourtfdecision.
c. Theyfcanfpracticeflaw.
d. Allfoffthesefchoicesfarefcorrect.
3.
f Whichfofftheffollowingfarefplacesfwherefparalegalsfwork?
a. Lawffirms
b. Corporations
c. Governmentfagencies
d. Allfoffthesefchoicesfarefcorrect.
4.
f Whichfofftheffollowingfisfnotfafplacefwherefparalegalsfwork?
a. Lawffirms
b. Corporations
c. Governmentfagencies
d. Nonefoffthesefchoicesfisfcorrect.
5.
f Whichfofftheffollowingfentitiesfdofmostfparalegalsfworkffor?
a. Lawffirms
b. Corporations
c. Governmentfagencies
d. Nonprofitfbusinesses
6.
f
Whenfparalegalsffirstfestablishedfthemselvesfinftheflegalfcommunityfinfthef1960s,ftheyfmostlyfw
orkedfin
a. lawffirms.
b. corporations.
c. governmentfagencies.
d. Nonefoffthesefchoicesfisfcorrect.
7.
f foffallfparalegalsfdofnotfworkfinflawffirms.
a. Two-thirds
b. One-third
c. One-fourth
d. One-fifth
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8.
f foffallfparalegalsfworkfinflawffirms.
a. One-fourth
b. Two-thirds
c. One-third
d. One-half
9.
f Mostfparalegalsfworkfinfsettingsfwith
a. morefthanf25flawyers.
b. fewerfthanf25flawyers.
c. morefthanffiftyflawyers.
d. fewerfthanf5flawyers.
10.f Onefoffthefmainfreasonsfthatfmostfparalegalsfstartfoutfinfsmallflawffirmsfisfthat
f
a. smallflawffirmsfoutnumberflargefones.
b. onlyfsmallflawffirmsfusefparalegals.
c. employmentflawsfrequirefinexperiencedfparalegalsftofstartfwithfsmallfcompanies.
d. Nonefoffthesefchoicesfisfcorrect.
11.f Whichfofftheffollowingfisfafbenefitfoffworkingfforfafsmallflawffirm?
f
a. Afformalfworkfenvironment
b. Clearlyf definedf officef proceduresf andf employmentf policies,f oftenf setf forthf inf af writtenfma
nual
c. Greaterfopportunitiesfforfpromotionsfandfadvancement,fandfbetterfsalariesfandfbenefits
d. Thefopportunityftofgainfafvarietyfoffworkfexperiencefinfmanyfareasfofftheflaw
12.f Af newf paralegalf wouldf bef mostf likelyf tof getf experiencef inf manyf differentf aspectsf inf thefpract
f
icefofflawfatfa
a. lawffirmfthatfisfafgeneralflawfpractice.
b. one-attorneyffirm.
c. firmfthatfspecializesfinfimmigration.
d. firmfthatfspecializesfinfmarriageflaw.
13.f Whichfofftheffollowingfisfnotfafbenefitfoffworkingfforfafsmallflawffirm?
f
a. Aflessfformalfworkfenvironment
b. Thefopportunityftofgainfafvarietyfoffworkfexperiencefinfmanyfareasfofftheflaw
c. Greaterfflexibility
d. Nonefoffthesefchoicesfisfcorrect.
14.f Whichfofftheffollowingfisfnotfafbenefitfoffworkingfforfafsmallflawffirm?
f
a. Afformalfworkfenvironment
b. Aflessfformalfworkfenvironment
c. Greaterfflexibility
d. Thefopportunityftofgainfafvarietyfoffworkfexperiencefinfmanyfareasfofftheflaw
15.f Whichfofftheffollowingfisfafdisadvantagefoffworkingfforfafsmallflawffirm?
f
a. Morefspecializedfwork
b. Formalfworkfenvironment
c. Smallerfsalariesfandfbenefitfpackages,fiffany
d. Morefovertime
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16.f Whichfofftheffollowingfisfafdisadvantagefoffworkingfforfafsmallflawffirm?
f
a. Morefspecializedfwork
b. Formalfworkfenvironment
c. Substantialfamountsfoffsecretarialforfclericalfwork
d. Morefovertime
17.f Whichfofftheffollowingfisfnotfafdisadvantagefoffworkingfforfafsmallflawffirm?
f
a. Morefspecializedfwork
b. Substantialfamountsfoffsecretarialforfclericalfwork
c. Smallerfsalariesfandfbenefitfpackages,fiffany
d. Nonefoffthesefchoicesfisfcorrect.
18.f Althoughfsmallerflawffirmsfmayfpayflowerfsalaries,fitfisfalsofimportantftofconsiderf
f
whenf
f
thinkingfaboutfcompensationfdifferentials.
a. freefparking
b. location
c. afrelaxedfdressfcode
d. Allfoffthesefchoicesfarefcorrect.
19.f Infcontrastftofsmallflawffirms,flargeflawffirms
f
a. arefmorefformal.
b. offerflowerfsalaries.
c. offerffewfbenefits.
d. tendftofprovideffreefparking.
20.f Aflargeflawffirmfwillflikelyfhave
f
a. officef proceduresf andf employmentf policiesf clearlyf definedf inf af writtenf employmentf man
ual.
b. afcasualfdressfcode.
c. afveryfsmallfsupportfstaff.
d. Allfoffthesefchoicesfarefcorrect.
21.f Paralegalsfworkingfforflargeflawffirmsftypically
f
a. receiveflowerfsalaries.
b. getffewfbenefits.
c. haveffreefparking.
d. havefresponsibilitiesflimitedftofspecific,fwell-definedftypesfofftasks.
22.f Whichfofftheffollowingfwouldfprobablyfnotfbeftruefforfafparalegalfworkingfatfaflargeflawffirm?
f
a. Aflowerfsalaryfthanfafparalegalfworkingfatfafsmallflawffirm
b. Morefbenefitsfthanfafparalegalfworkingfatfafsmallflawffirm
c. Afwidefrangefoffresponsibilities
d. Responsibilitiesflimitedftofspecific,fwell-definedftypesfofftasks
23.f Thefadvantagesfoffaflargeflawffirmfinclude
f
a. anfinformalfworkfenvironment.
b. lessfaccessftofresearchfresources.
c. unclearlyfdefinedfofficefproceduresfandfpolicies.
d. greaterfopportunitiesfforfpromotionsfandfadvancementfandfbetterfsalariesfandfbenefits.
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