The Utah Center for Legal Inclusion (UCLI) is grateful to be a first-time recipient of a generous grant from the Foundation of the American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL Foundation). Like UCLI, the ACTL Foundation is dedicated to the administration of justice and the ethics of the profession. The ACTL Foundation supports initiatives that strengthen the legal profession by advancing advocacy excellence, ethical practice, and the administration of justice through education and outreach.
This first-time award will support a new, one-time initiative within UCLI’s educational outreach program, Promoting Legal Education to Diverse Groups Everywhere (PLEDGE). PLEDGE provides free resources and opportunities for students from historically underrepresented backgrounds at the K-12, undergraduate, and law school levels, reaching around 500 individuals across Utah each year. The grant will fund the creation of a statewide outreach video, “See Yourself As A Lawyer,” aimed at middle- and high-school students in public schools throughout Utah, along with a podcast focused on pre-law resources and pathways to law school for high school and undergraduate students. Together, these tools will help demystify the legal profession and provide practical guidance for students interested in pursuing a legal career.
UCLI is honored to be selected as a grant recipient in 2025 and is deeply grateful to the Foundation of the American College of Trial Lawyers for their partnership. Through their support, more young people in Utah and across the nation will be able to see a future for themselves in the law. As students of all backgrounds attend law school and become legal professionals, the legal profession will become more robust and better capable of administering justice.
