The Unofficial Website for the University of Houston Center for Paralegal Studies

The Paralegal Certificate Program at UH provides excellent training for future paralegals. The curriculum was written specifically for this program by Jac Brennan, an experienced attorney and educator. The course, offered by the Continuing Education Program at UH, is provided on weekends, as well as evenings, allowing students the choice of an accelerated weekend program or an evening class schedule.

The curriculum is practical and skills-based, with the vast majority of the class time devoted to learning procedures and actual paralegal skills. Substantive law covering special legal topics are addressed largely through guest speakers, mainly attorneys, who present and take questions about the particular area of the law in which they practice. Professional paralegals will also talk to the class about the profession.