The U.S. Senate recently confirmed the first African American woman on the U.S. Supreme Court—the pinnacle of the legal profession. This, however, isn’t the only legal arena where historically underrepresented groups are struggling to break through. While law schools have grown more diverse, law students of color still face challenges and barriers to success. DePaul Law Dean Jennifer Rosato Perea, a first-generation law graduate herself, discusses what her college is doing to introduce first-generation and students from historically underrepresented groups to the legal profession and the college’s other measures that will make a difference to diversity, equity and inclusion for its students.