NEWS RELEASE

Office of External Communications

Houston, TX 77204-5017 Fax: 713.743.8199

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 7, 2006

Contact: Angie Joe
713.743.8153 (office)
713.617.7138 (pager)
ajoe@uh.edu

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.

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