Work with UCLI

Current Openings: Associate Director

Description: The Utah Center for Legal Inclusion (UCLI) seeks an organized, self-motivated, and collaborative individual to serve as a full-time (40 hours/week) Associate Director and manager of UCLI’s Promoting Legal Education to Diverse Groups Everywhere (PLEDGE) Program. The Associate Director will work closely with UCLI’s Executive Director, Fiduciary Board, and PLEDGE Committees to strategize for, develop, execute, and oversee each prong of PLEDGE: K-12 educational outreach, undergraduate student programming, and law student programming. This includes promoting awareness of programming, overseeing mentorship programs, and running scholarship and fellowship opportunities. This role will also be responsible for overseeing continuing legal education (CLE) programming. The associate director will also create resources, programming, and communications materials for PLEDGE (see specific responsibilities below).  

Required Qualifications:

  • At least a Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field
  • A minimum or one to two years of experience with program management, educational outreach, nonprofit/affinity organizations, pipeline programs, or other relevant work
  • Ability to communicate effectively and promptly with committee members, program participants, volunteers, community contacts, and UCLI staff
  • Ability to work effectively and proactively in a primarily remote setting
  • Ability to work between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm on weekdays
  • Ability to work occasional evenings and weekends for events (up to 1-2 times a month)
  • Public speaking and presentation skills
  • Commitment to educational equity, and inclusion, as well as UCLI’s other organizational values

Preferred Qualifications:

  • JD or other connection to Utah’s legal profession
  • A knowledge of the law school application process, law school experience, and the intricacies of the practice of law, or an ability to quickly learn and be conversant in these topics

Members of underrepresented communities (including but not limited to: racial/ethnic minorities, women, LGBTQ+ individuals, persons with disabilities, and persons from first-generation and/or low-income backgrounds) are encouraged to apply. See UCLI’s Equal Opportunity Employment Policy below for more information.

Responsibilities Include:

  • General
    • Developing targeted outreach strategy for Utah’s educational institutions
    • Building and maintaining relationships with relevant educational contacts and institutional partners
    • Communicating with contacts about engaging students in relevant UCLI events/opportunities/programs
    • Developing UCLI’s educational materials and strategies for deployment
    • Working with UCLI Administrative Coordinator to develop and execute PLEDGE social media campaigns
    • Working with UCLI Administrative Coordinator to keep PLEDGE specific web pages updated
    • Serving on various committees, advisory panels and working groups to advance UCLI’s role in educational and pipeline efforts
    • Conducting regular meetings with PLEDGE and CLE Committee Chairs to determine strategic approach of programming
    • Working with Executive Director to draft PLEDGE-specific grant inquiries and requests
    • Creating surveys and other mechanisms of assessing and publicizing the impact of PLEDGE 
    • Managing and updating internal data sets for PLEDGE programs
    • Working with the Executive Director and Board to make strategic programmatic adjustments as necessary 
  • K-12 Educational Outreach 
    • Developing and administering programming for K-12 students 
    • Advertising the Meadowlark Mentoring program and working with schools to recruit mentees
    • Developing programming and materials for use by outreach volunteers (pamphlets, videos, PowerPoint presentations, panel Q&A outlines, potential activities/events, etc.) 
    • Attending public outreach tabling events throughout Utah sponsored by other organizations (i.e. conventions, school career fairs, program recruiting, etc.)
  • Undergraduate Programming
    • Planning and executing annual UCLI Pre-Law Symposium in coordination with a committee and local law schools
    • Planning and executing the UCLI Pre-Law Fellowship program
    • Managing recruitment, programming, and supervision for the UCLI internship program
  • Law Student Programming
    • Developing and administering programming for law students
    • Advertising the Utah Law Student Mentoring program and working with law schools to recruit mentees
    • Developing mentoring trainings, programming, resources, and curricula 
    • Forming mentor-mentee pairs and facilitating first introductions and subsequent connection
    • Administering routine check-ins and collecting regular reports 
    • Mentoring and answering questions and concerns of students and attorneys of all ages
  • Overseeing Scholarships and Fellowships
    • Advertising scholarships and fellowships
    • Developing and adapting scholarship and fellowship applications
    • Working with scholarship committee members to review applications and make awards
    • Maintain database of external scholarships on UCLI website
  • Continuing Legal Education (CLE)
    • Working with UCLI CLE committee to develop and execute the annual UCLI CLE series
    • Recruiting faculty members and moderators to deliver programming
    • Occasional travel may be required to participate in locally and nationally sponsored conventions and conferences

Other Requirements: 

All staff are required to communicate clearly and regularly, in oral and written formats, with others in person and by phone, email, and other electronic media. Staff must be able to transcribe, read extensively, prepare and analyze data and figures, and operate a computer and other standard office machinery. UCLI will provide a laptop for work, but does not provide a work phone. Staff may need to travel to offsite locations to set up presentations and displays in physical and electronic forms.

Salary: Approximately $50,000 DOE

To Apply: Email a resume, cover letter, and two references to . For more information about UCLI, visit www.utahcli.org/about or email with any questions. The application deadline is August 18, 2024 at 11:59 PM MDT. 

Equal Employment Opportunity

UCLI values and promotes diversity in its workplace. Diversity refers to human differences that exist in the workplace, including those based on culture, ethnicity, gender, and age. UCLI believes that promoting diversity plays an important role in attracting the widest pool of qualified applicants, fostering greater innovation and creativity, and enhancing our communication and relationships with customers and the community. UCLI is committed to enhancing our diversity and demonstrating that commitment to our employees, customers, and community. UCLI promotes diversity by developing policies, programs, and procedures that foster a work environment in which differences are respected and all employees are treated fairly.

UCLI complies with all laws prohibiting discrimination against employees and applicants based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, genetic information, or veterans’ status. Equal opportunity extends to all aspects of the employment relationship, including hiring, promotions, training, working conditions, compensation, and benefits. UCLI’s policies and practices are to reflect UCLI’s commitment to nondiscrimination in all areas of employment, including contracting opportunities for vendors and suppliers.