PARALEGAL PROGRAM OFFERED BY UH
Students Receive Certificate Following Course Completion
HOUSTON, Dec. 7, 2006 – In just 10 weekends, students looking
for a career change can learn to become paralegals, thanks to a
University of Houston program designed with working adults in mind.
The course is being offered by UH’s Continuing Education and
Corporate Training department in the fall, spring and summer.
Offering the course only on weekends allows those with full-time
jobs to participate. The $3,699 fee includes expert instruction
from lawyers, law professors and paralegals; access to online research
databases; and training using document production software. UH offers
a multi-payment plan for those who cannot pay the entire fee in
advance.
“This paralegal certificate program employs a skills-based
curriculum that provides hands-on opportunities to learn the skills
that most paralegals perform in entry-level positions,” said
attorney Jac Brennan, director of the Paralegal Certificate Program.
Participants learn about civil and criminal procedure, the court
systems, litigation, different areas of the law, job-search skills,
propounding and responding to discovering, drafting pleadings and
other legal documents, interviewing clients, electronic legal research
and case investigation.
Students who successfully complete the course will receive a framed
certificate. They also have the opportunity to get an additional
software certification in electronic document production software
called ProDoc.
For more information about the UH Paralegal Certificate Program,
or to register, go to www.uh.edu/continuingeducation,
or contact Guy Felder at 713-743-1060 or grfelder@uh.edu.
About the University of Houston
The University of Houston, Texas’ premier metropolitan research
and teaching institution, is home to more than 40 research centers
and institutes and sponsors more than 300 partnerships with corporate,
civic and governmental entities. UH, the most diverse research university
in the country, stands at the forefront of education, research and
service with more than 35,000 students.
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