The Legal Profession
This person is a lawyer who gives legal advice to individuals and companies. He or she passed his or her exams in the USA at the end of his or her studies and is usually a member of the American Bar Association.
Attorney
The amount paid due per period, as a proportion of the amount lent, deposited, or borrowed
Interest
What is the purpose of a contract in law?
a. To make someone happy
b. To create legally binding agreements
c. To confuse people
d. To waste time
b. To create legally binding agreements
What is the purpose of employment laws?
a. To protect animals
b. To regulate relationships between employers and employees
c. To promote unhealthy work environments
d. To encourage discrimination
b. To regulate relationships between employers and employees
What is the purpose of the Law of Tort?
a. To regulate criminal behavior
b. To provide remedies for civil wrongs
c. To enforce traffic laws
d. To govern international relations
b. To provide remedies for civil wrongs
This person is a lawyer who gives legal advice and opinions to solicitors. He or she passed the exams of the Bar Council of England & Wales at the end of his or her studies.
Barrister
Which of the following is NOT a type of bank account?
a. Savings account
b. Checking account
c. Investment account
d. Debit account
c. Investment account
Which of the following is NOT a necessary element for a contract to be valid?
a. Offer
b. Acceptance
c. Consideration
d. Handshake
d. Handshake
Which of the following is NOT a right protected by employment laws?
a. Right to fair wages
b. Right to equal opportunities
c. Right to work in unsafe conditions
d. Right to be free from discrimination
c. Right to work in unsafe conditions
Which of the following is NOT a type of tort?
a. Negligence
b. Nuisance
c. Batery
d. Trespassing
c. Batery (Battery)
This person is a lawyer who gives legal advice to individuals and companies. He or she passed the exams of the Law Society of England & Wales at the end of his or her studies.
Solicitor
What is the purpose of a bank loan?
a. To earn interest
b. To save money
c. To borrow money
d. To open a bank account
c. To borrow money
I am needed to make a deal stand, yet I am not a signature.
Without me, a promise may turn to dust, yet I am not paper.
Minors and the impaired may lack me, yet I am not experience.
What am I?
Capacity
What is the minimum age requirement for employment in most countries?
a. 18 years old
b. 16 years old
c. 21 years old
d. 30 years old
b. 16 years old
What must a plaintiff prove in a tort case?
a. Guilt of the defendant
b. Existence of a contract
c. Breach of a duty of care
d. Traffic violation
c. Breach of a duty of care
This the general job title that we use for people who work as a solicitor, barrister or attorney.
Lawyer
I work with words but I’m not a writer,
I keep records but I’m not a librarian.
I handle files but I’m not a detective.
Who am I?
Clerk
Which of the following is an example of a unilateral contract?
a. Buying groceries at a store
b. Signing a lease agreement
c. Lost dog reward poster
d. Getting married
c. Lost dog reward poster
I grant you time to rest, yet I am not a vacation.
I arrive with joy but also great responsibility.
I protect your job while you care for new life.
What am I?
Maternity leave
I can be loud or silent, seen or unseen.
I interfere with your peace, yet I do not trespass.
I may come from a neighbor, a factory, or the street.
Courts may stop me if I go too far.
What am I?
Nuisance
It is a person who presides over court proceedings.
Judge
I am a key to your dream home, yet I am not a door.
I bind you with years of promise, yet I am not a vow.
I grow smaller as time goes on, yet I am not a candle.
What am I?
Mortgage
The failure to act or finish one's obligations owed under a contract
Default
I am a silent voice that seeks to be heard, yet I am not a whisper.
I arise when fairness is questioned, yet I am not a debate.
I demand resolution but not revenge.
What am I?
Grievance
I am spoken, not written, yet I can cause great harm.
I spread like wildfire, but truth is my only charm.
I vanish with time, yet lawsuits I may ignite.
What am I?
Slander