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General law
Common terminology used in legal business.
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Lasting power of attorney
Legal services; General law
A legal document that allows you appoint someone to make decisions on your behalf. It can be used in the future if you are not able to make your own decisions. These decisions can be about your ...
omission
Law; General law
Do not carry out or perform an act. According to the criminal law, if a person breaches their duty or fails to take adequate measures to prevent foreseeable damage or prejudice, such an act or ...
Legal periodical
Legal services; General law
Law reviews, loose-leafs, and journals by law schools, bar associations, and private publishers issued at regular intervals are called legal periodicals.
Landmen
Legal services; General law
Paralegals who work in the areas of oil and gas law; generally required to have specific skills in geography and geophysical terminology.
Legal advice
Legal services; General law
Applying law to a specific client's facts and relaying that information to the client and only a lawyer may provide legal advice.
Settlement
Legal services; General law
A resolution between disputing parties about a legal case, reached either before or after court action begins.
Solicitation
Legal services; General law
The pursuit of business from specific prospective clients; unethical for lawyers, paralegals and legal secretaries.
