JANUARY 15, 2008 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  

Registration Underway for Spring I Session

of Paralegal Certificate Program 

SPARTANBURG – Registration for the Spring I of Spartanburg Methodist College’s Paralegal Certification Program is underway. 

Courses being offered during the Spring I session include Legal Research, Title Search II, and Computers for the Law Office, and the program’s newest course Environmental Law. 

The Environmental Law course is being taught by Dr. Jamie Fleetwood, a 2007 graduate of the SMC paralegal program. The course is  designed for the paralegal to obtain a basic knowledge of environmental laws and how they could impact client representation whether an individual, business, employee, organization, or land developer.   

Dr. Fleetwood holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Arkansas, a B.S. in Occupational Safety and Health from Southeastern Oklahoma University, an M.S. in Safety Engineering as well as an Engineering Science Doctorate in Environmental Law from Columbia University.   

He operates JC Fleetwood Consultants in Cowpens, SC and provides EHS, OSHA VPP and ISO14001 services to general industries and performs technical research required by industrial and legal parties.  

“I got involved in the SMC paralegal program to validate researching regulatory issues while providing consulting services involving environmental, safety and Worker’s Compensation issues for my clients,”  Fleetwood stated. 

A total of 20 courses, with each course meeting 10 times, and a 40-hour internship are required for completion SMC’s Paralegal Certification Program. All legal specialty courses within the program are taught by local attorneys and/or paralegals. General education courses are taught by persons with advanced degrees. 

The registration deadline for the Spring I term is January 31. Classes start on Feb. 5 are $275 each.  

Courses can be audited by the general public for $125 per course. 

An application to enroll in the Paralegal Certification Program, along with registration forms, can be found online at www.smcsc.edu in the Paralegal Program section.

Spartanburg Methodist College is in its 97th year of providing a quality education to students in a Christian environment. More than 90 percent of SMC graduates continue their education at other institutions of higher learning. 

For further information on the program, please contact director Yvonne Harper at (864) 587-4278. 

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