After a Successful Pilot Summer, DePaul Law’s First Generation in Law Scholars Program Sees Promising Future

Earlier this year, Winston & Strawn Partner Stephen D’Amore and his wife, Kim D’Amore, generously pledged a special donation to their alma mater, DePaul Law. With their gift, DePaul launched the First Generation in Law Scholars Program (FGLP), a program aimed at increasing diversity in the legal profession. 

“It is the beginning of what Kim and I hope will be a major investment by DePaul alums to build a pipeline of excellent, diverse lawyers who have been shaped, as we were, by their first-generation challenges and opportunities,” Stephen said in a statement.

FGLP is designed for diverse, first-generation students and is described by DePaul as a “holistic experience that will introduce [scholars] to law school, the legal profession, and the practice of law.”

The inaugural FGLP class, made up of 10 rising college freshmen, completed their first summer session this June. As a result of their success, the University of Illinois College of Law has partnered with DePaul to expand FGLP’s network throughout the Chicago legal community.

The First Generation in Law Scholars Program has been featured in the following:

• “DePaul Law Launches Three-Year Summer Program For First-Generation Students,” ALM
• “DePaul University Program Aims To Develop More First-Generation Lawyers of Color,” ABC7 Chicago
• “DePaul Law Partners With U of I College of Law on Comprehensive Prelaw Pipeline Program,” DePaul University
• “University of Illinois Law Joins DePaul Law to Help Grow First Generation in Law Scholars Program,” ALM
• “The One Where We Have a Dean for the Day,” Non-Compliant Podcast