LEGAL RESEARCH AND WRITING:

Edit the following sentences. Name the grammar mistake in each sentence (e.g., misplaced modifier, faulty parallelism, and so forth). Then correct the error by rewriting the sentence.

1.At a time when many law firms and corporations are eliminating jobs for the purpose of elimination from the budget excess expenditures, paralegals may become more of an asset.

2.Because of the fact that paralegals' time is charged at lower rates, paralegals may be employed by law firms and corporations to perform tasks previously performed by lawyers.

3.With specificity, paralegals may be asked to perform legal research of case and statutory materials in the event that a client requests an answer to a problem of a legal nature and is concerned about saving money.

4.In the situation where a paralegal is well trained, that paralegal can be asked by an attorney to perform legal research for the purpose of determining a response to the client's question.

5.With regard to ethical considerations, paralegals can perform legal research under the supervision of an attorney.

6.Subsequent to the research, however, the attorney must be the person who renders the legal opinions that need to be made, the reason being that a paralegal cannot provide legal advice.

7.It is important to note that some states are considering allowing paralegals to practice independently.

8.Try this schedule; shower, eat breakfast, drive to the train, go to work, and come home.

9.There are only one hour and thirty-five minutes left to voir dire, the judge stated.

10.Among the defendants was Max Craig, Sam Harris, and Ricki Anya.

11.The prosecutor will attempt to within the course of the trial persuade you that the defendant committed the crime.

12.The foreman, as well as half of the jury, were late for the afternoon court session.

13.Every one of the councilmen we have named to the commission want to serve.

14.The heart of a trial are the witnesses.

15.None of the players were willing to sign contracts.

16.The substance of Walter Mondale's speeches is more similar to Jimmy Carter.

17.The house was vacated by the tenants.

18.The judge said to the jurors, "please refrain from discussing the case."

19.Four of the five jurors were men. (These were Steer, Halsey, Grodsky, and Molitor.)

20.In her testimony, the witness said she remembered that the defendant asked her "Do you have an aspirin"?