Across
- 2. The formal decision or finding made by a jury concerning the questions submitted to it during a trial.
- 4. The binding together of various authorities (e.g., statutes, cases interpreting a statute, or cases developing the common law) into a whole description that states a rule of law or expression of legal policy.
- 5. A judicial controversy. A contest in a court of justice, for the purpose of enforcing a right.
- 7. This practice is used to validate a citation, treatments of a case and, most importantly, whether or not the case is good law.
- 9. Often consists of everything an attorney needs at the trial, organized for easy and quick retrieval. Sometimes it also consists of each step that must be taken to try the case.
- 14. A severe disciplinary sanction in which an attorney's license to practice law in the state is revoked due to unethical conduct.
- 15. The formal and technical language of legal documents that is often hard to understand.
- 18. Opposing parties use various methods to obtain information from each other and from witnesses to prepare for trial.
- 20. The geographic district in which an action is tried and from which the jury is selected.
- 21. That which tends to prove or disprove a fact.
- 22. The automated transmission of legal documents from an attorney, party or self-represented litigant to a court, from a court to an attorney, and from an attorney or other user to another attorney or other user of legal documents.
Down
- 1. Interacting with other people to exchange information and develop contacts, especially to further one's career.
- 3. A statement of the law itself from a governmental entity, such as a court, legislature, executive agency, President or Governor.
- 6. A party who initiates a lawsuit.
- 8. A proceeding in which attorneys for the plaintiff and the defendant ask prospective jurors questions to determine whether any potential juror is biased or has any connection with a party to the action.
- 10. This type of listening entails attentive listening to the speaker's message and responding by giving appropriate feedback to show that you understand what is being said.
- 11. ____hours or fractions of hours that paralegals spend on work that requires legal expertise and that can be billed to clients.
- 12. Online legal research service for law and legal related materials and services which require a subscription.
- 13. A legal decision or form of proceeding serving as an authoritative rule or pattern in future similar or analogous cases.
- 16. A formal accusation made against someone, typically associated with criminal court.
- 17. A fee the secures the services of an attorney.
- 18. The party against whom relief or recovery is sought in an action or suit.
- 19. An agreement based on a promise or exchange of promises that can be enforced in court.
- 23. A body of rules of conduct established and enforced by the controlling authority of a society.