,TESTBANK for Law Practice Management, 5th
Edition Cynthia Traina Donnes
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1. In a large firm, there may be an administrator employed as a chief financial officer, human resources manager,
marketing director, and other such functions.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 1/12/2023 3:32 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/12/2023 3:34 AM
2. The legal team of a law office consists of all of the attorneys and paralegals.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 1/12/2023 3:32 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/12/2023 3:35 AM
3. Partners usually receive a draw and do not receive a “salary.”
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 1/12/2023 3:32 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/12/2023 3:36 AM
4. A non-equity partner shares in a portion of the profits and helps make decisions for the firm.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 1/12/2023 3:32 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/12/2023 3:37 AM
5. The American Bar Association has recognized the contribution of paralegals to the legal profession by offering them an
associate membership in the association.
a. True
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b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 1/12/2023 3:32 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/12/2023 3:37 AM
6. Although paralegals may perform many tasks, they are prohibited from giving legal advice to clients.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 1/12/2023 3:33 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/12/2023 3:38 AM
7. Freelance paralegals do not have to work under the supervision of an attorney.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 1/12/2023 3:33 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/12/2023 3:39 AM
8. Employment of paralegals is expected to grow by 12% from 2020 to 2030.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 1/12/2023 3:33 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/12/2023 3:40 AM
9. The law librarian is the only one in the law office besides the attorney who can do legal research.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
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Chapter 01: The Legal Team, Law Practices, and Law Firm Governance
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 1/12/2023 3:33 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/12/2023 3:40 AM
10. Legal secretaries have highly specialized skills and perform many services for law firms.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 1/12/2023 3:33 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/12/2023 3:41 AM
11. Government attorneys must still keep track of billable hours in order to bill.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 1/12/2023 3:33 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/12/2023 3:42 AM
12. For a sole practitioner, it is important that overhead costs be as high as possible.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 1/12/2023 3:33 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/12/2023 3:42 AM
13. A sole proprietorship combines the benefits of both a partnership and a professional corporation.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
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Chapter 01: The Legal Team, Law Practices, and Law Firm Governance
DATE CREATED: 1/12/2023 3:33 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/12/2023 3:43 AM
14. Legal services offices are nonprofit and are overseen by a board of directors.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 1/12/2023 3:33 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/12/2023 3:44 AM
15. The legal team consists of __________________.
a. clerks
b. paralegals
c. expert witnesses
d. attorneys
e. all of the above
ANSWER: e
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 1/12/2023 3:57 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/12/2023 4:18 AM
16. _______ is an attorney who is chosen by a partnership to run the firm.
a. A staff attorney
b. A partner
c. A law clerk
d. A managing partner
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 1/12/2023 3:58 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/12/2023 4:19 AM
17. Types of nonowner attorneys in a private law practice include _______.
a. contract attorneys
b. staff attorneys
c. associates
d. partners
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e. a, b, and c
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 1/12/2023 3:58 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/12/2023 4:22 AM
18. An attorney who shares in the profits or losses of a law firm that is a professional corporation is called a(n) _______.
a. nonequity partner
b. partner
c. shareholder
d. “of counsel”
e. contract attorney
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 1/12/2023 3:58 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/12/2023 4:24 AM
19. A retired attorney may sometimes use their prestige and become a(n) __________ with a firm on a part-time basis.
a. contract attorney
b. of counsel attorney
c. managing attorney
d. supervising attorney
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 1/12/2023 3:58 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/12/2023 4:26 AM
20. Attorney salaries are normally based on hourly rate and __________.
a. the age of the partners
b. gender
c. billable hours
d. the law school they graduated from
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 1/12/2023 3:59 AM
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DATE MODIFIED: 1/12/2023 4:27 AM
21. The term paralegal is often referred to as __________ in some parts of the country.
a. law clerk
b. law administrator
c. freelancer
d. legal assistant
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 1/12/2023 3:59 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/12/2023 4:29 AM
22. A self-employed paralegal who markets and sells their services to law offices on a per-job basis is called a(n)
_______.
a. paralegal manager
b. independent paralegal
c. freelance/contract paralegal
d. none of the above
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 1/12/2023 3:59 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/12/2023 4:30 AM
23. A position found in larger firms that usually requires a college business degree, where the position is responsible for
some type of law office system, is called a(n) _______.
a. partner
b. legal administrator
c. office manager
d. expert witness
e. paralegal manager
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 1/12/2023 3:59 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/12/2023 4:32 AM
24. A small firm that primarily accepts cases only in one or two areas of the law is sometimes called a(n) _______.
a. small law firm
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b. rooming together
c. office sharing
d. boutique firm
e. b and c
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 1/12/2023 3:59 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/12/2023 4:33 AM
25. The median salary for paralegals in 2021 was around _______.
a. $40,000
b. $50,000
c. $56,000
d. $65,000
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 1/12/2023 3:59 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/12/2023 4:35 AM
26. The long-held position of the Department of Labor is that paralegals are considered _______ and therefore entitled to
overtime.
a. hourly
b. exempt
c. nonexempt
d. salaried only
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 1/12/2023 4:00 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/12/2023 4:38 AM
27. _______ are usually in smaller firms and handle the day-to-day operations like timekeeping, supervision of support
staff, budgets, and purchasing.
a. Law librarians
b. Office managers
c. Law clerks
d. Legal assistants
ANSWER: b
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Chapter 01: The Legal Team, Law Practices, and Law Firm Governance
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 1/12/2023 4:00 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/12/2023 4:40 AM
28. A law firm that has between 75 and several hundred attorneys is called a _________.
a. large firm
b. corporate firm
c. legal services office
d. megafirm
e. b and d
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 1/12/2023 4:00 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/12/2023 4:41 AM
29. The chief attorney for a corporate legal department is referred to as _______.
a. corporate counsel
b. general counsel
c. managing partner
d. governing attorney
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 1/12/2023 4:00 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/12/2023 4:44 AM
30. A law firm management structure in which subgroups or committees of partners and shareholders of about 5 to 10
members make management decisions for the firm is called _______.
a. rule by management committee/board
b. a powerful managing partner
c. a limited liability company
d. rule by all partners/shareholders
e. partnership
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 1/12/2023 4:00 AM
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Edition Cynthia Traina Donnes
Notes
1- The file is chapter after chapter.
2- We have shown you 10 or five pages.
3- The file contains all Appendix and Excel
sheet if it exists.
4- We have all what you need, we make
update at every time. There are many new
editions waiting you.
5- If you think you purchased the wrong file
You can contact us at every time, we can
replace it with true one.
Our email:
,Name: Class: Date:
Chapter 01: The Legal Team, Law Practices, and Law Firm Governance
1. In a large firm, there may be an administrator employed as a chief financial officer, human resources manager,
marketing director, and other such functions.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 1/12/2023 3:32 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/12/2023 3:34 AM
2. The legal team of a law office consists of all of the attorneys and paralegals.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 1/12/2023 3:32 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/12/2023 3:35 AM
3. Partners usually receive a draw and do not receive a “salary.”
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 1/12/2023 3:32 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/12/2023 3:36 AM
4. A non-equity partner shares in a portion of the profits and helps make decisions for the firm.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 1/12/2023 3:32 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/12/2023 3:37 AM
5. The American Bar Association has recognized the contribution of paralegals to the legal profession by offering them an
associate membership in the association.
a. True
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b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 1/12/2023 3:32 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/12/2023 3:37 AM
6. Although paralegals may perform many tasks, they are prohibited from giving legal advice to clients.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 1/12/2023 3:33 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/12/2023 3:38 AM
7. Freelance paralegals do not have to work under the supervision of an attorney.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 1/12/2023 3:33 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/12/2023 3:39 AM
8. Employment of paralegals is expected to grow by 12% from 2020 to 2030.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 1/12/2023 3:33 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/12/2023 3:40 AM
9. The law librarian is the only one in the law office besides the attorney who can do legal research.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 2
,Name: Class: Date:
Chapter 01: The Legal Team, Law Practices, and Law Firm Governance
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 1/12/2023 3:33 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/12/2023 3:40 AM
10. Legal secretaries have highly specialized skills and perform many services for law firms.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 1/12/2023 3:33 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/12/2023 3:41 AM
11. Government attorneys must still keep track of billable hours in order to bill.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 1/12/2023 3:33 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/12/2023 3:42 AM
12. For a sole practitioner, it is important that overhead costs be as high as possible.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 1/12/2023 3:33 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/12/2023 3:42 AM
13. A sole proprietorship combines the benefits of both a partnership and a professional corporation.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
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,Name: Class: Date:
Chapter 01: The Legal Team, Law Practices, and Law Firm Governance
DATE CREATED: 1/12/2023 3:33 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/12/2023 3:43 AM
14. Legal services offices are nonprofit and are overseen by a board of directors.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 1/12/2023 3:33 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/12/2023 3:44 AM
15. The legal team consists of __________________.
a. clerks
b. paralegals
c. expert witnesses
d. attorneys
e. all of the above
ANSWER: e
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 1/12/2023 3:57 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/12/2023 4:18 AM
16. _______ is an attorney who is chosen by a partnership to run the firm.
a. A staff attorney
b. A partner
c. A law clerk
d. A managing partner
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 1/12/2023 3:58 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/12/2023 4:19 AM
17. Types of nonowner attorneys in a private law practice include _______.
a. contract attorneys
b. staff attorneys
c. associates
d. partners
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e. a, b, and c
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 1/12/2023 3:58 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/12/2023 4:22 AM
18. An attorney who shares in the profits or losses of a law firm that is a professional corporation is called a(n) _______.
a. nonequity partner
b. partner
c. shareholder
d. “of counsel”
e. contract attorney
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 1/12/2023 3:58 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/12/2023 4:24 AM
19. A retired attorney may sometimes use their prestige and become a(n) __________ with a firm on a part-time basis.
a. contract attorney
b. of counsel attorney
c. managing attorney
d. supervising attorney
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 1/12/2023 3:58 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/12/2023 4:26 AM
20. Attorney salaries are normally based on hourly rate and __________.
a. the age of the partners
b. gender
c. billable hours
d. the law school they graduated from
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 1/12/2023 3:59 AM
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,Name: Class: Date:
Chapter 01: The Legal Team, Law Practices, and Law Firm Governance
DATE MODIFIED: 1/12/2023 4:27 AM
21. The term paralegal is often referred to as __________ in some parts of the country.
a. law clerk
b. law administrator
c. freelancer
d. legal assistant
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 1/12/2023 3:59 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/12/2023 4:29 AM
22. A self-employed paralegal who markets and sells their services to law offices on a per-job basis is called a(n)
_______.
a. paralegal manager
b. independent paralegal
c. freelance/contract paralegal
d. none of the above
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 1/12/2023 3:59 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/12/2023 4:30 AM
23. A position found in larger firms that usually requires a college business degree, where the position is responsible for
some type of law office system, is called a(n) _______.
a. partner
b. legal administrator
c. office manager
d. expert witness
e. paralegal manager
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 1/12/2023 3:59 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/12/2023 4:32 AM
24. A small firm that primarily accepts cases only in one or two areas of the law is sometimes called a(n) _______.
a. small law firm
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b. rooming together
c. office sharing
d. boutique firm
e. b and c
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 1/12/2023 3:59 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/12/2023 4:33 AM
25. The median salary for paralegals in 2021 was around _______.
a. $40,000
b. $50,000
c. $56,000
d. $65,000
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 1/12/2023 3:59 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/12/2023 4:35 AM
26. The long-held position of the Department of Labor is that paralegals are considered _______ and therefore entitled to
overtime.
a. hourly
b. exempt
c. nonexempt
d. salaried only
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 1/12/2023 4:00 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/12/2023 4:38 AM
27. _______ are usually in smaller firms and handle the day-to-day operations like timekeeping, supervision of support
staff, budgets, and purchasing.
a. Law librarians
b. Office managers
c. Law clerks
d. Legal assistants
ANSWER: b
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, Name: Class: Date:
Chapter 01: The Legal Team, Law Practices, and Law Firm Governance
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 1/12/2023 4:00 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/12/2023 4:40 AM
28. A law firm that has between 75 and several hundred attorneys is called a _________.
a. large firm
b. corporate firm
c. legal services office
d. megafirm
e. b and d
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 1/12/2023 4:00 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/12/2023 4:41 AM
29. The chief attorney for a corporate legal department is referred to as _______.
a. corporate counsel
b. general counsel
c. managing partner
d. governing attorney
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 1/12/2023 4:00 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/12/2023 4:44 AM
30. A law firm management structure in which subgroups or committees of partners and shareholders of about 5 to 10
members make management decisions for the firm is called _______.
a. rule by management committee/board
b. a powerful managing partner
c. a limited liability company
d. rule by all partners/shareholders
e. partnership
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 1/12/2023 4:00 AM
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