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UCLI Certification Program Overview

One of UCLI’s objectives is to provide Utah’s legal employers, businesses, and other organizations with the tools necessary to tackle the challenges connected to hiring, retention, advancement, and nurturing a positive workplace culture. To that end, UCLI has developed a UCLI Certification Program.

Through the Certification Program, UCLI will strive to do each of the following to benefit the legal profession and Certification Program participants:

  • Develop effective strategies, methods, policies, standards, and practices for best advancing a positive workplace culture;
  • Assist businesses and employers with attracting and retaining talent;
  • Obtain and analyze the data concerning the state of diversity and inclusion in Utah in order to track the progress of Utah’s legal profession;
  • Provide, upon an organization’s request, the organization’s UCLI Certification Program record to potential clients that seek businesses in Utah that are committed to enhancing their workplace culture; and
  • Host trainings and workshops to organizational leadership/management and internal groups on various topics related to enhancing workplace culture.

Benefits of UCLI Certification*

Benefits of UCLI Certification include the opportunities to:

  • Enhance your workplace culture, becoming more innovative and competitive as a result;
  • Access the most effective strategies, methods, policies, standards, and practices for enhancing workplace culture;
  • Improve your ability to recruit and retain top talent;
  • Demonstrate your commitment to your organization’s employees to those within and outside your organization with this respected statewide certification.

* Completion of the Certification Program Criteria does not guarantee the realization of these benefits by the organization.

How to Become UCLI Certified in 2026

  1. Update or maintain a UCLI Representative from your organization’s leadership as primary UCLI contact.
  2. Set and work towards an internal goal, completing both steps listed below:
    1. Q1: By April 31, 2026 report the draft goal here. Examples of previous core goals set by Certification Program participants can be viewed here.
    2. Q4: By December 31, 2026 complete progress report on the internal goal here.
  3. Have at least one person from your organization’s leadership attend at least one CLE session offered or approved by UCLI. 
  4. UCLI Sponsorship, Participation, or Community Engagement: Sponsor UCLI or a UCLI Event at any level, or host/volunteer at a UCLI related event or program. See 2026 opportunities for sponsorship here and here; participate in one of the UCLI programs listed here (or similar internal or partner program); or contact to learn more about volunteer opportunities.
  5. Complete the annual UCLI Survey here to assist UCLI in tracking the progress of Utah’s legal profession (confidential reporting permitted). Completion of this requirement may be waived for organizations that do not collect employee demographic information or are otherwise unable to complete the survey.