June 5, 2023
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!
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!
June 5, 2023
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”.
September 22, 2023
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, 2024 to May 5,2024 |
| 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
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.
Tel. Nos.: 8925-5855, 8920-5514 loc. 313 and 314
Mobile Nos: 0917 5805954 & 0905 4330753
Email: ptp_law.upd@up.edu.ph