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Advanced Paralegal Certificate - Legal Writing

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You can be a better paralegal by being a better legal writer. Learn the craft of legal writing. This Advanced Paralegal Course in Legal Writing will give you more knowledge of, and more practice in:

  1. Writing differently for different audiences;
  2. Writing with clarity and impact;
  3. Writing effective paragraphs, sentences, and words;
  4. Writing letters and emails;
  5. Writing legal memoranda;
  6. Writing case briefs and appellate briefs;
  7. Writing to persuade:
  8. Drafting career documents
  9. Drafting contracts;
  10. Drafting motions; and
  11. Editing yourself and others.

This is a legal writing class. You will learn how to create documents that communicate legal information specific to your reader, whether your reader is a client, your attorney, opposing counsel, a judge, or a clerk. You will be a better writer because you will understand the importance of words, grammar, structure, persuasion, punctuation, and form, in addition to writing differently for different readers. We will discuss the use of AI in the creation of legal documents, but this class is not about how to use AI. This class is about legal writing.

This course will be offered on three consecutive Saturdays - 10:00 am  – 4:30 pm.  

Jac Brennan has been an attorney since 1998. A graduate of the University of Houston, she is licensed to practice in Texas and is admitted to the practice before the Supreme Court of the United States. She taught the Paralegal Certificate Program for eleven years at UH before moving the program to UHD in 2017. She has been a logophile for her entire life. 

2026 Schedule: January 24th, 31st, and February 7th, 2026 - Saturdays (10:00 am to 4:30 pm - Live Virtual - Zoom sessions)

Fees: $995.00 ($50 discount if registered 10 working days before the scheduled start of the course).

In order to register for this course, you must have a paralegal certificate, a paralegal degree, or three years of experience performing substantive legal work as a paralegal under the supervision of an attorney. If you want to take this course in preparation for law school, please contact Jac Brennan (jacbrennan@gmail.com) in advance.

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