In the Courtroom
The person who presides over court proceedings.
Who is the judge?
Law related to marriage, divorce, and child custody.
What is family law?
This person provides research and support to attorneys but isn’t licensed to practice law.
What is a paralegal?
The highest court in the United States.
What is the Supreme Court?
This Latin phrase means “to stand by things decided.”
What is stare decisis?
This is what a lawyer says to challenge testimony or evidence.
What is an objection?
This type of law focuses on crimes and punishment.
What is criminal law?
This is the term for tracking hours spent on client work.
What is billable time?
The year the U.S. Constitution was signed.
What is 1787?
The term for a written statement filed with a court outlining a party's legal arguments.
What is a brief?
A lawyer questioning their own witness is conducting this.
What is direct examination?
Lawyers handling mergers, acquisitions, and contracts often work in this area.
What is corporate law?
The name for a formal agreement between a lawyer and a client.
What is a retainer agreement?
The legal TV show featuring lawyer Harvey Specter.
What is Suits?
A lawyer who works without charging a fee is working on this basis.
What is pro bono?
A trial with no jury is known as this type of trial.
What is a bench trial?
This legal field deals with wills, trusts, and estate administration.
What is estate planning?
A lawyer not part of a firm but brought in for specific cases is called this.
What is “of counsel”?
The famous lawyer who defended Tom Robinson in To Kill a Mockingbird.
Who is Atticus Finch?
This type of law deals with wrongful acts leading to civil legal liability.
What is tort law?
This word refers to the removal of a potential juror without needing to give a reason.
What is a peremptory challenge?
Copyrights, trademarks, and patents fall under this legal umbrella.
What is intellectual property law?
This software helps firms manage cases, clients, and documents.
What is case management software?
The only U.S. president who also served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
Who is William Howard Taft?
This term describes the power of a court to hear a case.
What is jurisdiction?