UCLI | 6th Pre-Law Fellowship Workshop
The Pre-Law Fellowship Cohort Goes to the Capitol
By Kaitlyn Pieper, UCLI Executive Director
On Saturday August 10th, UCLI held the sixth UCLI & Kirton McConkie Pre-Law Fellowship Workshop. This workshop was doubly sponsored by the Utah Attorney General’s Office, who located a beautiful venue for us next to their office in the Utah State Capitol, and Ray Quinney & Nebeker, who provided a fantastic lunch for all participants.
We were honored to be joined by Paula Gluzman, a consultant and the director of Diversity & Inclusion at Spivey Consulting Group, who came out to Utah from California to provide in-person advisement for the last time this year. This workshop was the final of three that focused exclusively on law school and scholarship applications, walking the Fellows through the process and helping them hone their application materials.
The focus of this last workshop included topics like why statements, scholarship essays, and how to put all the pieces of the law school application together. Fellows received targeted information about how to be successful with each of these components and then had time for one-on-one consultations with their mentors or attorney volunteers who showed up to assist for the day.
Following the one-on-one component, Fellows heard from Attorney General representative Chris Pieper, as he led a tour of the Attorney General’s space in the Capitol and shared a presentation about government track careers and the significant impact attorneys can have in that space. We even had a surprise drop-in from the (cardboard cutout version of) Attorney General Sean Reyes.
At the close of the workshop, UCLI intern Sabrina Ruiz-Monroy generously volunteered her time and talent to take professional headshots for each Fellow. Thank you, Sabrina, and thank you to each of the amazing attorney volunteers who attended, including Ben Harmon from Intermountain Health, Geidy Achecar from Achecar Law, and Chris Pieper from the Attorney General’s Office. Each attorney had helpful advice to share and the Fellows benefited greatly from their participation. We fully expect to see the 2024 Pre-Law Fellows back at the Capitol someday as legal professionals as well as decision-makers, leaders, and community activists.
We thank Paula Gluzman and each of the attorneys for their time and effort on behalf of the 2024 Pre-Law Fellows. We also extend our gratitude to workshop sponsors Utah Attorney General’s Office and Ray Quinney & Nebeker, as well as to program sponsors Kirton McConkie, University of Utah Office of General Counsel, LSAC DEI Pipeline, Utah Bar Foundation, and Family Law Executive Committee Bar Section for their contributions that have made all of this possible.
2024 Pre-Law Fellows with UCLI staff, Paula Gluzman, and attorney volunteers
Chris Pieper presents about the Attorney General’s Office and government track legal careers
Paula Gluzman, Iradukunda Esperance, and Camden Alexander
Pre-Law Fellows on the steps of the Capitol
Fellow Aranza Castillo playing a get-to-know-you game with her attorney mentor, Geidy Achecar
Attorney Ben Harmon reviewing the law school application materials of Fellow Ruby Vejar
