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PARALEGAL TRAINING PROGRAM

The Paralegal Training Program is an extension service and training program of the UP Law Center which aims to lay the foundation for the development and professionalization of paralegal work in the country.

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PTP Short Courses: Coming Soon!

The Paralegal Training Program will be offering short courses to the public soon! As a response to the increasing number and interest in the paralegal profession, the Paralegal Training Program (PTP) is currently developing a short course program that will cover subjects such as the General and Mainstream Courses, Political Law, Environmental Law and, Commercial and Taxation Law, among others. The short courses that will be offered to the public is designed with specificity to meet the needs of a particular paralegal practice. It is, in other words, a specialized certificate course of the PTP. From 2014 to May 2022, the UP Law Center has completed 32 regular and specialized PTP certificate courses in the traditional, online, and blended learning platforms. Of the 32 completed PTP courses, 7 were specialized and tailor-fitted institutional training programs for government agencies. Currently, the PTP offers foundational courses with the objective of providing a comprehensive and inclusive training package for learners who are or will be engaged in paralegal work and services across all sectors, whether public or private. More specifically, the Paralegal Training Program aims to provide learners with the core and fundamental legal literacy and entry-level professional competencies and practical skills in legal research and legal writing, and in the preparation, evaluation and processing, documentation, and completion of regulatory, commercial and administrative transactions requiring law-based resolutions. Keep posted!

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PTP 27 Trainees at Malcom Hall

The Paralegal Training Program (PTP) conducted its weekly interactive Question and Answer (iQ&A) forum in a hybrid manner last July 1, 2023 (Saturday). Out of the 200 trainees for PTP 27, almost 100 were able to attend the face-to-face iQ&A in the four corners of the Malcolm Theater, Malcolm Hall, UP, Diliman, Quezon City. The program started with a brief introduction and background of the Malcolm Hall, the home of the UP College of Law, by Atty. Marwil Llasos. Equipped the with the richness of Malcolm Hall’s history, the trainees were graced by the presence of Atty. Sedfrey Garcia who answered their inquiries regarding Property Registration and Conveyancing. Atty. Sedfrey Garcia is currently the Registrar of Deeds of Mandaluyong City. He is also the RD Operations Vice Chairman of PHILARIS Application Land Registration Computerization Program. Late in the morning, Atty. Minerva Ambrosio gave a lecture on the Law on Persons and Family Relations. Atty. Ambrosio has, in her private practice for over 30 years, specialized in family law and criminal law involving women and children. In the afternoon, Atty. Froilyn Doyaoen-Pagayatan gave a lecture on the Fundamentals of Succession and the Extrajudicial Settlement of Estate. Atty. Froilan currently teaches Succession and Private International Law at the University of the Philippines College of Law and Business Laws and Taxation at the Mapua University. The iQ&A forum is an avenue for the trainees to clarify and ask matters relating to the topic lectured by a mentor of the PTP. Usually, the iQ&A is conducted online where the mentor answers the trainees’ questions live or in a pre-recorded manner. What a treat it has been for the trainees to see the PTP’s esteemed mentors in person!

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Paralegal Training Program Holds the Closing Ceremony for its 27th Foundation Certificate Course

The Paralegal Training Program (PTP) of the UP Law Center has concluded and held its closing ceremony for its 27th Foundation Certificate Course (PTP 27) at the Malcolm Theater of the UP College of Law on August 26, 2023 Two hundred three (203) trainees were awarded certificates of completion for complying with the ninety-four (94) training hours of legal fundamentals, paralegal skills and practical applications over a period of twelve (12) weeks from May 27 to August 26, 2023. Of the 203 certificated trainees, 170 “graduates” attended the closing ceremony in-person while the rest of the batch attended the same online and synchronously through zoom. H.E. Maria Theresa P. Lazaro, the Undersecretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs for Bilateral Relations and ASEAN Affairs, and former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to France, graced the event. An alumnus and member of Class 1983 of the UP College of Law, Usec. Lazaro, in In her address to the PTP 27 certificated trainees, shared nuggets of her expertise and experiences as a diplomat, civil servant, and public officer over the course of several decades, including her participation in the filing of the complaint and the ensuing litigation and conclusion of the arbitral ruling over the West Philippine Seas. She underscored the value and importance of law and diplomacy in the international relations and the enforcement and maintenance of the rule of law among nations and states. She also cited the critical role and importance to the work of paralegals in achieving the landmark arbitral feat for our country and their role in the administration of justice. In her inspiring words addressed to the participants, she said: “You can be what you want to be because of the excellent training that you had at the UP College of Law. And entities in this society will always be in need of your service as paralegals because the law is fundamental and the administration of justice is existential”.

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Who is a paralegal?

A person who has been trained and holds authority to provide a specified number of legal services and trained in subsidiary legal matters but not fully qualified as a lawyer.It relates to a paraprofessional who assists a lawyer. Currently, Congress has yet to pass a law to make the paralegal profession a recognized and licensed profession in the country.

What is the Paralegal Training Program (PTP)?

The Paralegal Training Program is:

2. Designed to provide its participants with basic and practical knowledge of substantial legal concepts

How can I be a paralegal?

There is no law yet which recognizes paralegals as a licensed profession, and, therefore no certain guidelines have been established in order to be a practicing paralegal. Nevertheless, certain qualifications are needed in order to be a truly effective paralegal. A paralegal, though not a lawyer, must be qualified, through education, training or work experience, in providing assistance to a lawyer in the delivery of legal services. S/he must possess knowledge and expertise regarding the legal system and substantive and procedural law that would qualify him/her to do work of a legal nature.

Dangal

“Dangal” or honor is the guiding principle which the University of the Philippines bases all other principles in the pursuit of its noble goals. It is abiding by truth and having integrity despite the temptations of giving in to the comfort of taking the easier but dishonorable route.

It is with “dangal” that the Paralegal Training Program conducts its trainings. Rigorous, technical and systematic training is offered to its trainees with the goal in mind that it is by ethical and moral means with which one should acquire and utilize knowledge. “Dangal” is so embedded in the education of its trainees that the knowledge and wisdom learned are purposively used for the betterment of our country.

Husay

The University of the Philippines is known for its “Husay” or excellence for contributing leaders, researchers, and graduates who have influenced and shaped the Filipino nation. Partnered with “dangal”, “husay” is geared towards the common good and utilizing such excellence in the service of the Filipino People.

The Paralegal Training Program, through its esteemed mentors, trains present and future paralegals to achieve their potentials in giving themselves to the service of being a paralegal. Through methodical and tailor-fitted training, “husay” is achieved by our trainees.

PARALEGAL TRAINING PROGRAM

The Paralegal Training Program is an extension service and training program of the UP Law Center which aims to lay the foundation for the development and professionalization of paralegal work in the country.

To be a paralegal in the Philippines, one needs to have at least a bachelor’s degree in the liberal arts or humanities, or a background in law. However, these undergraduate courses cannot prepare a student to face the bureaucratic labyrinth.

The Paralegal Training Program of the UP Law Center was designed to provide its participants with basic and practical knowledge of substantial legal conecpts pertaining to government; the judicial system; civil, criminal and quasi-judicial procedure; jurisdiction of local government units; ethical standards of judges, lawyers and civil servants; and the rules, regulations, and procedures of various administrative agencies.

At the end of the program, the participants are expected to have developed the following abilities: to identify, analyze, and evaluate common conflict areas in paralegal work; to recommend law-based resolutions; and to process common legal transactions with trial courts and government agencies.

The Paralegal Training Program was launched last January 7, 2014 with 52 accepted trainees out of 98 training applicants. Each participant must complete twenty-six (26) three-hour sessions that covers a period of three months.

The program is the first step in a ladder of specialized training programs of the UP Law Center for the development of the paralegal profession in the Philippines. This activity of the UP Law Center is pursuant to its mandate as an institution dedicated to teaching, research, training and legal extension services.

The UP Law Center Paralegal Training Committee is composed of: Profs. Eduardo A. Labitag and Concepcion L. Jardeleza, Attys. Elizabeth R. Pulumbarit, Hosanna T. Ayson, Marwil N. Llasos, Jacqueline Veloria-Mejia and Michael T. Tiu, Jr., with UP College of Law Dean Edgardo Carlo L. Vistan II and Associate Dean Solomon F. Lumba as Advisers.

Frequently Asked Questions

Application should be done online. The PTP committee shall notify thru email each applicant of the acceptance of her/his application with instructions on how to proceed with registration. Register Now

The Program fee is Twenty-two Thousand Pesos (P 22,000.00) per participant.

FOR PTP 29 (ONLINE)

The application period for PTP29 is now closed.

For PTP 30, the application period will start on April 3, 2024.

FOR ONLINE PTP

It will consist of twenty seven (27) modules spread over twenty nine (29) training sessions of three (3) hours per session, or a total of ninety four (94) hours.

The online PTP will adopt a combination of synchronous and asynchronous learning methods — The lectures shall be done asynchronously via Google Classroom wherein a series of recorded video lectures will be posted weekly for the trainees to access and study at their own pace and time. The synchronous activities, such as the iQ&A Forum every Saturday, shall be done via Zoom.

PTP Certificate Course Number Training Schedule Application Period
PTP 29 January 27, 2024 to May 4, 2024 -End of Application-
PTP 30 May 25, 2024 to August 24, 2024 April 3, 2023 to May 5,2023
PTP 31 September 14, 2024 to December 14, 2024 July 22, 2024 to August 23, 2024

LECTURE MATERIALS

The handouts of all “knowledge” modules, which have been prepared by the Lecturer, are to be distributed online (soft copies) and are intended to be read and studied by the trainee at his/her own pace and convenience.

VIRTUAL LEARNING SERIES (VLS)

Asynchronous online modular delivery of bundled 2-3 modules using Google Classroom and other appropriate online platforms for the preparation and delivery of lectures weekly.

INTERACTIVE Q&A FORUM

A live, synchronous, interactive Q&A forum between trainees and lecturers for each Virtual Learning Series

TEMP CHECK

Mentorship and group activity which applies the basic legal doctrines and principles as well as rudiments of legal writing and legal research.

COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS

1. Submission of all evaluation forms for all modules
2. Submission of two (2) case digests
3. Submission of one (1) simple legal document
4. Presentation of Group Report for Temp Check

5. Passing marks for all pop quizzes

The 27 Modules will cover a total of 94 training hours, excluding the estimated hours to be spent by trainee for the assignment/tasks for practical applications of learnings and the corresponding performance assessment tools.

A limited number of participants will be accepted for the Program. The PTP Committee however reserves the right to allocate the slots among different sectors (i.e., private law practice, government, civil society organizations, non-paralegals) as to allow for varied representation and equitable opportunity among prospective participants.

Tel. Nos.: 8925-5855, 8920-5514 loc. 313 and 314

Mobile Nos: 0917 5805954 & 0905 4330753

Email: ptp_law.upd@up.edu.ph