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NALS Chapter 3_75499
Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Acknowledgements | A formal declaration by the person who executed the instrument before an authorized official that is his or her free act and deed |
Affiant | |
Affidavit | Written or printed off facts |
Affirmation | A solemn and formal declaration that an Affidavit is True |
Alphabetic filing | A system of filing in witch files are labeled stored in Alphabetic order |
Alphanumeric Filing | A combination of Alphabetic Filing and numeric filing in which files are assigned to blocks according to the letter of the Alphabet |
Brief Bank | A law firms collection, of legal research in electronic former hard copy, of legal research, or reused for other project |
Centralized Filing | A filing system in which the are maintained at a single, central location |
Certificate of Mailing | A certificate added to a pleading that indicates the pleading has been sent to opposing counsel |
Certified Mail | A postal service that provides proof of delivery for first class mail and priority mail |
Conflict checks | The procedure by which a law firm determined that there is no conflict accepting work from a new matter of a existing client |
Consecutive-number filing | |
Controlled Access | A system in which only the file room staff is allowed to check out files to the receiving files |
Decentralized filing | A filing system in wich files are located in a variety of locations, typically near where the work on the files occurs, such as by department |
Docket | A trial docket is a calendar of cases to be tried in a certain term of court or a specific courtroom |