The University of Oklahoma Law Center will offer a free orientation seminar for people interested in a career as a paralegal.
The seminar, sponsored by the Department of Legal Assistant Education, will be from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Aug. 22 at the OU Law Center, 300 Timberdell Road, Norman. Speakers will include instructors and graduates of the OU legal assistant program and representatives of professional paralegal organizations.
The department is now enrolling students for classes that begin in August. The courses are designed to train individuals as paralegals for careers in private, corporate and government law-related activities.
“Legal assistants, or paralegals, work with attorneys to provide legal services to clients,” said David A. Poarch, director of the department and assistant dean of the OU College of Law. “Economic surveys indicate that the demand for paralegals will continue to increase. Many of our students already work in the legal field and want more training. Others are seeking to begin new careers in law.”
Completion of the program, which has been approved by the American Bar Association since 1986, will provide the skills necessary to perform a variety of law-related tasks, including legal research and drafting legal documents.
Additional enrollment information is available from the department at (405) 3251726 or e-mail lae@hamilton.law.ou.edu.
