Legal Terms
What is the term for a written law passed by a legislative body?
What is a statute?
What is the term for a lawyer who represents individuals accused of crimes?
What is a defense attorney?
What is the standardized test required for most U.S. law school admissions?
What is the LSAT?
What is the legal term for a minor crime, less serious than a felony?
What is a misdemeanor?
What TV show follows a group of law students and their professor, Annalise Keating, as they navigate criminal law?
What is How to Get Away with Murder?
What is the term for a lawyer’s formal objection to a witness’s statement in court?
What is an objection?
What is the title for the lawyer who represents the government in a criminal case?
What is a prosecutor?
What is the first-year law course that focuses on civil wrongs and damages?
What is Torts?
What is the burden of proof in a criminal case?
What is "beyond a reasonable doubt"?
In Legally Blonde, what is the name of the law school that Elle Woods attends?
What is Harvard Law School?
What is the principle that past court decisions should guide future cases?
What is precedent?
What is the term for a lawyer who helps clients prepare wills and handle property matters?
What is an estate attorney?
What is the nickname for a first-year law student?
What is a 1L?
What is the crime of lying under oath?
What is perjury?
In the TV show Suits, what is the name of the law firm where Harvey Specter works?
What is Pearson Hardman?
What is the Latin phrase meaning "let the decision stand," referring to precedent?
What is stare decisis?
What is the term for a lawyer who provides free legal services to those who cannot afford them?
What is a public defender?
What does "IRAC" stand for, a common method for structuring legal analysis?
What is Issue, Rule, Application, Conclusion?
What is the legal defense that claims a person was elsewhere when a crime was committed?
What is an alibi?
Which movie features a young Tom Cruise as a lawyer uncovering corruption at a prestigious law firm?
What is The Firm?
What is the term for a court order that requires a party to perform or refrain from a specific act?
What is an injunction?
What is the term for a lawyer who specializes in arguing cases before appellate courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court?
What is an appellate attorney (or appellate litigator)?
What is the Socratic Method commonly used in law school?
What is a teaching style where professors ask students questions to encourage critical thinking?
What is the legal term for the intent to commit a crime?
What is mens rea?
In To Kill a Mockingbird, what is the name of the lawyer who defends Tom Robinson?
Who is Atticus Finch?