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Legal Secretary Practice Test

Check what you know about the legal secretary job with 15 free questions and instant explanations.

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15 multiple-choice questions on legal secretary knowledge, safety and vocabulary. Submit to see your score and explanations, or open any question’s answer as you go. Nothing is saved or shared.

Question 1 of 15A docket is:
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Answer: A court calendar. Calendar.

Question 2 of 15E-filing means:
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Answer: Filing online. Electronic.

Question 3 of 15Bates numbering:
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Answer: Numbers document pages. Pages.

Question 4 of 15Check deadline math with:
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Answer: A second person. Verification.

Question 5 of 15A retainer is:
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Answer: An advance payment. Payment.

Question 6 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Court case calendar.”
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Answer: Docket. Docket: Court case calendar.

Question 7 of 15What does “Exhibit” mean?
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Answer: Evidence document.. Exhibit: Evidence document.

Question 8 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Proof documents were sent.”
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Answer: Certificate of service. Certificate of service: Proof documents were sent.

Question 9 of 15What does “Deposition” mean?
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Answer: Sworn testimony out of court.. Deposition: Sworn testimony out of court.

Question 10 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Checking for conflicts of interest.”
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Answer: Conflict check. Conflict check: Checking for conflicts of interest.

Question 11 of 15What does “Motion” mean?
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Answer: Request to the court.. Motion: Request to the court.

Question 12 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Formal court document.”
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Answer: Pleading. Pleading: Formal court document.

Question 13 of 15What does “Privileged” mean?
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Answer: Protected from disclosure.. Privileged: Protected from disclosure.

Question 14 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Time charged to clients.”
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Answer: Billable hour. Billable hour: Time charged to clients.

Question 15 of 15What does “Retainer” mean?
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Answer: Advance payment.. Retainer: Advance payment.

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