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A. Attorney who is a salaried employee of the law firm, does not have an ownership interest in the firm, does not share in the profits, and has no vote regarding management decisions. 
B. ?Licensed professionals who counsel clients regarding their legal rights, represent clients in litigation, and negotiate agreements between clients and others.
C. ?A small law office that specializes in only one or two areas of the law.
D. Employees who provide support to other staff positions in a variety of miscellaneous functions.
E. ?The employee is not required to be paid overtime wages over 40 hours/week.
F. ?Aperson who has technical expertise in a specific field and agrees to give testimony for a client at trial.
G. ?Federal law that sets minimum wage and overtime pay requirements for employees.
H. ?The chief for a corporate legal department.
I. ?Services provided to clients in which the law is involved, but individuals providing the services are not accountable to a lawyer.
J. ?A law student working for a law firm on a part-time basis while he or she is finishing a law degree; duties revolve almost exclusively around legal research and writing.
K. Person responsible for maintaining a law library, conducting legal research, and managing library resources.
L. ?Person responsible for some type of law office administrative system, such as general management, finance and accounting, human resources, marketing, or computer systems.
M. ?Employees who provide assistance and support to other law office staff by preparing documents, composing correspondence, scheduling appointments, and performing other tasks.
N. Anot-for-profit law office that receives grants from the government and private donations to pay for representation of disadvantaged persons who otherwise could not afford legal services.
O. A group made up of attorneys, administrators, law clerks, librarians, paralegals/legal assistants, secretaries, clerks, and other third parties. Each provides a distinct range of services to clients and has a place on the legal team.
P. ?In states where legislation has provided, a person qualified by education, training, and work to engage in the limited practice of law in the approved practice area as per the state's rules. 
Q. An attorney in a law firm chosen by the partnership to run the firm, make administrative decisions, and set policies.
R. One who does not share in the profits or losses of the firm but may be included in some aspects of management and may be entitled to certain benefits.
S. Employee is required to be paid overtime wages (time and a half) over 40 hours/week.
T. ?An attorney affiliated with the firm in some way, such as a retired or semiretired partner.
U. ?Personwho handles day-to-day operations of the law office, such as accounting, supervision of the clerical support staff, and assisting the managing partner.
V. ? A unique group of people who assist attorneys in the delivery of legal services; they have knowledge and expertise regarding the legal system in order to provide substantive and procedural law that qualifies them to do work of a legal nature under the supervision of an attorney.
W. An owner in a private law practice who shares in its profits and losses.
X. An attorney hired by a firm with the knowledge and understanding that he or she will never be considered for partnership.?


A. associate attorney
B. attorneys
C. boutique firm
D. clerks
E. exempt
F. expert witness
G. Fair Labor Standards Act
H. general counsel
I. independent legal assistance
J. law clerk
K. law librarian
L. legal administrator
M. legal secretaries
N. legal services office
O. legal team
P. limited license legal technician
Q. managing partner
R. nonequity partner
S. nonexempt
T. of counsel
U. office manager
V. paralegals
W. partner or shareholder
X. staff attorney

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