NCCP SAMPLE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Generally which does not constitute the unauthorized practice of law for a paralegal?
a. Appearing in court
b. Giving legal advice
c. Interviewing clients
d. Setting legal fees - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a
Which act by a paralegal would be permitted?
a. Giving a legal opinion
b. Establishing standard fees
c. Witnessing the execution of a will
d. Waiving a conflict of interest - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅c
The only person who can discuss the fee agreement with the client is:
a. Paralegal
b. Lawyer
c. Secretary
d. Office Manager - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅b
When investigating a case for trial, a paralegal may not speak to:
a. The adverse party who is represented.
b. The employer of the adverse party.
c. Opposing counsel.
d. The judge's clerk. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a
Which sentence does not contain an error?
a. Toni carries a small, black book with her everywhere she goes and writes down the e-mail address of
each new person whom she meets.
, b. My father William has retired from construction; and, although he likes to putter in the workshop, his
greatest love is cultivating orchids.
c. Each year, hundreds of birds instinctively decide to migrate to the northwest: despite the harsh
conditions in that part of the world.
d. Mayor Smith had, by all accounts, established herself as an advocate by making the most dubious
legal position sound like the only logical choice. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a
Which sentence is correct?
a. The road had been closed to traffic do to ice accumulation.
b. Most of the clients left unassisted, finding the service fee to costly.
c. Most paralegals are use to hard work.
d. Tardiness, like abuse of alcohol, is not tolerated. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅d
Which lawyer has engaged in professional misconduct?
a. A lawyer who advances money for his client to cover litigation expenses and court costs
b. A lawyer who, at the conclusion of the representation and with the client's consent, publishes a book
about his representation of a particular client
c. A lawyer who makes an aggregate settlement of the claims of two or more of his clients without the
clients' consent
d. A lawyer who conducts a press conference with his or her client's permission - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅c
The court of original jurisdiction for misdemeanors is:
a. Civil Superior Court.
b. Criminal District Court.
c. Civil District Court.
d. Criminal Superior Court. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅b
How long does a defendant have to answer if served by certified mail?
a. 30 days
b. 33 days
Generally which does not constitute the unauthorized practice of law for a paralegal?
a. Appearing in court
b. Giving legal advice
c. Interviewing clients
d. Setting legal fees - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a
Which act by a paralegal would be permitted?
a. Giving a legal opinion
b. Establishing standard fees
c. Witnessing the execution of a will
d. Waiving a conflict of interest - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅c
The only person who can discuss the fee agreement with the client is:
a. Paralegal
b. Lawyer
c. Secretary
d. Office Manager - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅b
When investigating a case for trial, a paralegal may not speak to:
a. The adverse party who is represented.
b. The employer of the adverse party.
c. Opposing counsel.
d. The judge's clerk. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a
Which sentence does not contain an error?
a. Toni carries a small, black book with her everywhere she goes and writes down the e-mail address of
each new person whom she meets.
, b. My father William has retired from construction; and, although he likes to putter in the workshop, his
greatest love is cultivating orchids.
c. Each year, hundreds of birds instinctively decide to migrate to the northwest: despite the harsh
conditions in that part of the world.
d. Mayor Smith had, by all accounts, established herself as an advocate by making the most dubious
legal position sound like the only logical choice. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a
Which sentence is correct?
a. The road had been closed to traffic do to ice accumulation.
b. Most of the clients left unassisted, finding the service fee to costly.
c. Most paralegals are use to hard work.
d. Tardiness, like abuse of alcohol, is not tolerated. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅d
Which lawyer has engaged in professional misconduct?
a. A lawyer who advances money for his client to cover litigation expenses and court costs
b. A lawyer who, at the conclusion of the representation and with the client's consent, publishes a book
about his representation of a particular client
c. A lawyer who makes an aggregate settlement of the claims of two or more of his clients without the
clients' consent
d. A lawyer who conducts a press conference with his or her client's permission - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅c
The court of original jurisdiction for misdemeanors is:
a. Civil Superior Court.
b. Criminal District Court.
c. Civil District Court.
d. Criminal Superior Court. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅b
How long does a defendant have to answer if served by certified mail?
a. 30 days
b. 33 days
