My name is Deu Adom. I have been studying Paralegal Technology at Ahuntsic College for three years. This glossary is for those who work in a legal field as a legal assistant or a paralegal. I choose ten words I have learned during my assignment in English Class. I found the definitions and images on Google.
Case law
Noun
Case law is the collection of past legal decisions written by courts and similar tribunals in the course of deciding cases, in which the law was analyzed using these cases to resolve ambiguities for deciding current cases.
Example: There are many websites specialized in case law research.
fr: Jurisprudence
Courthouse
Noun
A building in which a judicial court is held.
Example: Paralegals could work in the courthouse as clerk.
fr: Palais de justice
Internship
Noun
The position of a student or trainee who works in an organization, sometimes without pay, in order to gain work experience or satisfy requirements for a qualification.
Example: After my internship programs were finished, I took a position of paralegal in Montreal's Courthouse, where I stayed until December 2018.
fr: Stage
Law libraries
Noun
A law library is a special library used by law students, lawyers, judges and their law clerks, historians and other scholars of legal history in order to research the law.
Example: Law libraries may be found in courts, legislatures, prison libraries, government departments, private law firms, and barrister chambers.
fr: Bibliothèques de droit
Lawyer
Noun
A person who practices or studies law; an attorney or a counselor.
Example: A paralegal who has ten-year experiences should decide to pursue a law degree to become a lawyer.
fr: Avocat
Legal advice
Noun
An opinion from lawyers issued in letter form expressing legal conclusions about and/or legal analysis of a transaction or matter which is relied on by the addressee of the opinion.
Example: Paralegals are not allowed to give legal advice to clients.
fr: Conseils juridiques
Legislation
Noun
Laws, considered collectively.
Example: National Assembly of Quebec has passed new legislation during COVID 19 pandemic.
fr: Législation
Paralegal
Noun
A person trained in subsidiary legal matters but not fully qualified as a lawyer.
Example: Paralegals usually work in the legal field.
fr: Parajuriste
Tedious
adjective
Too long, slow, or dull; tiresome or monotonous.
Example: The day of a Paralegal could be spending by doing research in the law library, poring over tedious documents.
fr: Fastidieux
To investigate
Verb
Carry out a systematic or formal inquiry to discover and examine the facts of (an incident, allegation, etc.)
Example: The police are still investigating the murder.
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