Miscellany
Legal authority
Legal research
Legal writing
Passive Voice
100

Fix the unclear pronoun: Jane told Ruth that her roommate is a nightmare. 

Jane told Ruth, " Your roommate is a nightmare."

100

Synonym of "binding" authority.

Mandatory.

100
A source written "about" the law.

A secondary source, as opposed to a primary source (the law itself).

100

Correct the sentence: "The prosecutor produced a lot of evidences to the jury".

"Evidence" is always singular!
100

A delicious dinner is going to be made by Sally tonight.

Sally is going to make a delicious dinner tonight.

200

Does this sentence need a hyphen? If so, where? 

Jared is a self motivated man.

Yes—Jared is a self-motivated man.

200
Non-binding.

Persuasive.

200

A book written by a legal expert on a specific topic

A treatise

200

Uncredited use of someone else's words or ideas.

Plagiarism

200

True or False: "Timothy has kissed Jane." This is written in active voice. 

True

300

Name and fix the error:

I was bored, I had to go to class.

Common splice: 

300

The non-binding part of a legal opinion

Dicta (as opposed the "holding", which is the binding part).

300
A summary of the principles of common law on a specific topic, prepared by the American Legal Institute
A Restatement.
300

The significance or importance of a piece of evidence or information in relation to a particular legal matter.

Materality

300

When is passive voice proper?

When you don't know who preformed the action.

400

Coordinating conjunctions

FANBOYS: For, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so (however is not a coordinating conjunction)

400

The meaning of a "red flag" next to a case in Westlaw or Lexis

Overruled. (non longer "good law")

400

Where does the best possible precedent for a claim come from?

Supreme Court of the relevant state or SCOTUS

400

The KISS principle

Keep it simple! (The best way to write in a foreign language is to keep your sentences short and simple, using plain English).

400

Passive or Active: We were invited by our neighbors to attend their party.

Passive

500

Commonly used in everyday writing, but unacceptable in formal writing

Contractions
500

Does a 9th Circuit case bind a district court in New York?

No, because New York is outside the 9th Circuit (9th circuit is the appellate court for the West Coast of the US).

500

The abstract/summary at the beginning of a case of the US Supreme Court

The syllabus

500

The opposite of "plain English"

"Legalese".

500

Correct or Incorrect: "The old man was murdered." Can be put into active voice form. 

Incorrect.  Unless we know who murdered the man.

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