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NALA Paralegal Exam Questions with 100% Verified
Answers UPDATED!!!
For federal tax purposes, the default tax classification of a
limited liability company that has 1 member is: - ANSWER
Disregarded Entity
Informed consent involves: - ANSWER The duty of a medical
doctor to disclose to the patient relevant information about the
benefits and risks of the proposed treatment.
Rob Miller is married to Laura Miller. They are approaching their
late 40's and Rob decides they should have an estate plan. Rob
goes to his college roommate and asks him to prepare an estate
plan for himself and his wife. Rob and Laura review the estate
documents and approve of their content, then made an
appointment to sign the final documents in one week's time.
Unfortunately, Rob is killed in a car accident the day before they
are to sign the documents. How will Rob's estate be handled? -
ANSWER According to the intestate succession statute of the
state in which he resided.
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The requirements of due process of law apply only to: -
ANSWER Government actions.
A person's wishes with respect to his or her health care can be
included in the following documents except: - ANSWER
Statutory will.
Which of the following is true about both a general partnership
and a limited partnership: - ANSWER Each partner in a general
partnership and each general partner in a limited partnership
has personal liability for all the debts and obligations of the
general partnership.
ABA Model Guidelines 10 states a lawyer shall: - ANSWER
Provide paralegals with CLE.
According to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure No. 45(c)(1)(A), a
subpoena may command a person to attend a trial, hearing or
deposition only within ____ miles of where the person resides,
is employed, or regularly transacts business in person: -
ANSWER 100
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What does it mean to die intestate? - ANSWER Dying without a
living will.
What are the basic elements of a trust? - ANSWER Corpus or
res, trustee, and beneficiary.
In which type of deed does a grantor provide the most
warranties and covenants with respect to the most claimants? -
ANSWER General warranty deed.
Congress sets up an administrative agency through an enabling
act and gives that agency the powers to make rules and
regulations within the agency through: - ANSWER Delegation
powers.
A lawyer can be sanctioned by their State Bar for: - ANSWER
Failure to properly supervise paralegal.
What is a type of consideration? - ANSWER Promise to act.
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What is a right of the landlord under a lease of real property? -
ANSWER Condition of premises.
To request waiver of service, the plaintiff must send the
defendant a notice of commencement of the action with a
request that defendant waive service of the summons. The
notice of the request: - ANSWER Must include two copies of the
waiver for defendant to sign and a copy of the complaint.
What is not a consideration? - ANSWER Illusory promises.
A private wrong against an individual, as opposed to a crime, is
called a: - ANSWER Tort.
"No state shall deny to any person within its jurisdiction the
equal protection of the laws." This provision, known as the
Equal Protection Clause, is applied to the federal government
through which amendment? - ANSWER The fifth amendment.
Farmer Ted and Agribusiness sign a contract whereby Farmer
Ted will harvest and sell to Agribusiness on the following day all
of the corn grown on his Northern 40 acres for $10,000. Neither
NALA Paralegal Exam Questions with 100% Verified
Answers UPDATED!!!
For federal tax purposes, the default tax classification of a
limited liability company that has 1 member is: - ANSWER
Disregarded Entity
Informed consent involves: - ANSWER The duty of a medical
doctor to disclose to the patient relevant information about the
benefits and risks of the proposed treatment.
Rob Miller is married to Laura Miller. They are approaching their
late 40's and Rob decides they should have an estate plan. Rob
goes to his college roommate and asks him to prepare an estate
plan for himself and his wife. Rob and Laura review the estate
documents and approve of their content, then made an
appointment to sign the final documents in one week's time.
Unfortunately, Rob is killed in a car accident the day before they
are to sign the documents. How will Rob's estate be handled? -
ANSWER According to the intestate succession statute of the
state in which he resided.
,2|Page
The requirements of due process of law apply only to: -
ANSWER Government actions.
A person's wishes with respect to his or her health care can be
included in the following documents except: - ANSWER
Statutory will.
Which of the following is true about both a general partnership
and a limited partnership: - ANSWER Each partner in a general
partnership and each general partner in a limited partnership
has personal liability for all the debts and obligations of the
general partnership.
ABA Model Guidelines 10 states a lawyer shall: - ANSWER
Provide paralegals with CLE.
According to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure No. 45(c)(1)(A), a
subpoena may command a person to attend a trial, hearing or
deposition only within ____ miles of where the person resides,
is employed, or regularly transacts business in person: -
ANSWER 100
,3|Page
What does it mean to die intestate? - ANSWER Dying without a
living will.
What are the basic elements of a trust? - ANSWER Corpus or
res, trustee, and beneficiary.
In which type of deed does a grantor provide the most
warranties and covenants with respect to the most claimants? -
ANSWER General warranty deed.
Congress sets up an administrative agency through an enabling
act and gives that agency the powers to make rules and
regulations within the agency through: - ANSWER Delegation
powers.
A lawyer can be sanctioned by their State Bar for: - ANSWER
Failure to properly supervise paralegal.
What is a type of consideration? - ANSWER Promise to act.
, 4|Page
What is a right of the landlord under a lease of real property? -
ANSWER Condition of premises.
To request waiver of service, the plaintiff must send the
defendant a notice of commencement of the action with a
request that defendant waive service of the summons. The
notice of the request: - ANSWER Must include two copies of the
waiver for defendant to sign and a copy of the complaint.
What is not a consideration? - ANSWER Illusory promises.
A private wrong against an individual, as opposed to a crime, is
called a: - ANSWER Tort.
"No state shall deny to any person within its jurisdiction the
equal protection of the laws." This provision, known as the
Equal Protection Clause, is applied to the federal government
through which amendment? - ANSWER The fifth amendment.
Farmer Ted and Agribusiness sign a contract whereby Farmer
Ted will harvest and sell to Agribusiness on the following day all
of the corn grown on his Northern 40 acres for $10,000. Neither
