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Announcements

  • December Degree Graduates: Please note that any student expecting to graduate in December 2013 must submit a degree application to Karen Sullivan no later than October. Degree applications can be found in the bins on the wall near the reception desk of the student administrative service center. Students also may email Karen directly at KSullivan@hartford.edu to request the form; please include your mailing address in the email.
  • September and December Certificate Graduates: Must submit an Application for Certificate form to University Studies by June for September graduates and October for December graduates. The form can be found in the "Current Students" section of the website under "Certificate Evaluation Request" and filed electronically.
  • Certificate and Awards Celebration: There will be an annual celebration of our September 2012, December 2012 and May 2013 graduates to be held in May/June. More information to follow.
  • Upcoming Courses for Fall:
    • Legal Research & Writing II
    • Career Management and Advancement
    • Probate Law
    • Civil Litigation I
    • Legal Ethics
    • Technology in Law
    • Introduction to Law
    • Internship
    Please see your advisor to register for these classes.
  • Master Department schedule of classes available: The master schedule for the Department is attached and is also available on the Paralegal Studies table in Auerbach. Please feel free to pick up a copy and plan out your degree. In addition, click here for the 2013 schedule of all paralegal courses being offered.
  • Student Paralegal Association: The Association held several very successful events this past Spring. They started the semester with a resume workshop in which paralegal recruiters and human resource managers reviewed student resumes. They then held a seminar entitled, "Pro Bono Opportunities". Guest speakers were Claudia Magnan of Statewide Legal Services, Melissa Wyckoff of the CT Bar Association and Loretta Martina of CT Fair Housing. They discussed various pro bono opportunities available to paralegal students and graduates. The annual book club event became a movie preview night this year with the movie "Hot Coffee: Is Justice Being Served" shown with a discussion following. If you are interested in joining the Association, please contact Deb Boyle at dboyle@hartford.edu for an application. An organizational meeting will be held in September..
  • Scholarships and Awards:
    • The Joan Metcalfe Scholarship was awarded to Shanoa Criss. The scholarship pays for a year membership in CCPA.
  • Foreclosure Clinics co-sponsored by the University of Hartford and CT Fair Housing Agency: On December 20, 2012 the Clinic held it's 4 year anniversary! Click here to read an article on the anniversary. Thank you to everyone who helped start the clinic and kept it running for 4 years! Hundreds of homeowners have stayed in their homes thanks to you! Foreclosure clinics are being held the third Tuesday of each month through December 2013 in which Paralegal Studies students, graduates and alumni may volunteer to assist individual homeowners navigate the court foreclosure process. You must be trained prior to volunteering at the clinics. Clinics are held at the University High School of Science and Engineering from 5:30-8:00 (except for summer clinics which are held in GSU). Please rsvp to Laura Main at main@hartford.edu if you can attend one of the clinics. To read about a recent foreclosure clinic experience by several of our students, Kellie Jo Knoeckel and Steve Sexton, and to view pictures from the clinics, click on this link.
  • Pro Bono Opportunitiesfor Paralegal Students: There is currently tremendous need for students to assist with pro bono projects. Attached is an article describing some of those needs with CT Fair Housing Agency and The Center for Children Advocacy.
  • Congratulations Regina Dowling and Janice Favreau: Regina Dowling (Program Director) and Janice Favreau (alum and ABA Advisory Board Member) served this past year as Co-Chairs of the Paralegals Committee of the Connecticut Bar Association. Through their efforts paralegal students can receive FREE membership in the CT Bar Association! Thank you to them both for their commitment to paralegal students!
  • On May 29th the Program held a celebration for academic year 2012-2013 graduates of the program. Commencement speaker was Patricia Gagnon, PACE Registered Paralegal ® who spoke about how to become an MVP: most valuable paralegal.