Deck 3: The Legal Profession: Lawyers and the Practice of Law

Question 1

The primary task of the lawyer is

A)trying cases in front of a jury
B)negotiating with other lawyer to reach settlements and comprises
C)interacting with members of the community regarding cases they are working on
D)arguing legal motions before a judge

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Public Reprimand is a type of ___________.

A)expressive sanction
B)rehabilitative sanction
C)consumer-oriented response
D)incapacitating sanction

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Disbarment is a type of ___________:

A)expressive sanction
B)rehabilitative sanction
C)consumer-oriented response
D)incapacitating sanction

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Under a contingency fee model a private attorney will

A)charge clients a set amount for each hour they spend on their case
B)pay all the legal costs associated with a case under the agreement that they will receive a percentage of any monetary reward
C)provide the client with legal insurance
D)charge a client a flat flee up front for their services

Question 5

The Solicitor General is:

A)the chief legal officer of a political unit
B)responsible for representing indigent criminal defendants
C)responsible for supervising and conducting litigation on behalf of the United States in the U.S. Supreme Court
D)the attorney who represents the government in state trial courts

Question 6

A boutique law firm is best defined as:

A)one that only utilizes a single-tier partnership track
B)a very small, single-specialty practice
C)a firm solely devoted to pro bono work
D)a large practice in which various attorneys specialize in different areas

Question 7

An arrangement in which a group the group of attorneys who "own" the law firm are members of the company but remain insulated from liability to any third-party creditor of the firm is called a:

A)general partnership
B)limited liability partnership
C)professional corporation
D)limited liability company

Question 8

Which of the following is not one of the top three highest scoring specialties for altruistic law work?

A)environmental law on behalf of plaintiffs
B)civil rights/liberties law
C)antitrust law on behalf of defendants
D)general family law for the poor

Question 9

CUNY School of law is an example of a law school that is exclusively devoted to training lawyers in which area:

A)public interest law
B)business law
C)personal law
D)criminal law

Question 10

All of the following are mentioned as causes explaining the growth for demand in legal services except:

A)the creation of new rights and subsidization for criminal defendants
B)the relaxation of rules of standing to bring lawsuits forward, including class action cases
C)increased government regulation in the form of New Deal and Great Society programs
D)the average annual salary for all lawyers reaching $200,000

Question 11

The majority of law school graduates are employed in which of the following areas:

A)public interest law
B)business law
C)a public defender's office
D)as a law clerk

Question 12

Which of the following best defines the term specialization?

A)standards and rules associated with legal work
B)law work that has a good reputation and is held in high esteem
C)concentrating and becoming expert in a particular area of the law
D)law work as a business

Question 13

Who is the least satisfied with their career as a lawyer?

A)Graduates from third-tier law schools
B)Graduates from fourth-tier law schools
C)Graduates from top 10 law schools
D)Lawyers who have higher salaries