There are lots and lots of legal terms out there. Let’s focus on a few you should know and use in your everyday Professional Legal Nurse Consultant (PLNC) practice. Why not consider adding a few legal terms to your vocabulary monthly? Nothing heavy, just some words and phrases to enhance your skills.
Top Three Legal Terms for Professional Legal Nurse Consultants:
- Complaint:A civil lawsuit that states the claim(s) for relief in the document. (http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Complaint). Most cases you’ll work on as a Professional Legal Nurse Consultant will be civil, as opposed to criminal, cases. The Complaint is part of the initial paperwork the person suing brings against the person, persons or entities getting sued.
- Counterclaim: A claim made by a defendant opposing plaintiff’s claim and seeking some relief from the plaintiff. (http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Counter-claim). There are times when the person or entity getting sued turns around a makes a claim against the person or entity suing. This is not uncommon. Get familiar with it.
- Cross-claim: A demand made against another party on the same side of the lawsuit. (http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Cross-Claim). The parties could be at odds with each other and having opposing interests. This could lead to the parties on the same side suing each other. A cross-claim occurs with some regularity, so be familiar with this as well.
The more conversant you are with these terms, the more at ease you’ll become. As they say, as a PLNC, you want to talk the talk as well as walk the walk.
