Student Resources
DePaul Law connects students with university support services, inclusive policies, diversity-related academic information and community resources that help foster access and belonging.
Law School and University Resources
Accommodations
DePaul Law welcomes all students and is committed to supporting your success within our community. Please visit our Accommodations page to learn more.
Center for Students with Disabilities
The Center for Students with Disabilities (CSD) coordinates DePaul University's provision of accommodations for students with documented disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. The Center offers supports to students to achieve their academic goals while promoting their independence.
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
DePaul University welcomes and supports students regardless of citizenship status. The university offers many internal and external resources to undocumented students such as counseling, legal services, and more. DePaul’s liaison to undocumented students is Eva Long, associate director in the Office of Multicultural Student Success.
International Student & Scholar Services
DePaul University is committed to providing high quality support services to international students and scholars that support the achievement of their academic & professional goals as well as their successful engagement with the DePaul community.
Land Acknowledgement
Read more about DePaul University's Land Acknowledgement here.
Law Courses Related to Diversity
All DePaul Law students are required to take at least one course that includes substantial engagement with the legal system's relationship with social inequity, racism and/or other forms of bias; and/or include substantial opportunities for students to learn about and practice skills in cross-cultural competence. Currently offered courses are listed in the JD Degree Requirements toward the bottom of the page.
Preferred Name Policy
Read more about our Preferred Name policy here.
Other Resources
Affinity Bar Associations
National
- American Immigration Lawyers Association
- Black Entertainment & Sports Lawyers Association
- Dominican Bar Association
- Hispanic National Bar Association
- Minority Corporate Counsel Association
- National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
- National Asian Pacific American Law Student Association (NAPALSA)
- National Bar Association
- National Black Prosecutors Association
- National Filipino American Lawyers Association
- National Lesbian and Gay Law Association (NLGLA)
- Native American Bar Association
- Polish American Association
- Serbian Attorney Association
- South Asian Bar Association of North America
Local
- Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Chicago Area
- Arab American Bar Association of Illinois
- Black Women Lawyers' Association of Greater Chicago
- Chicago Committee on Minorities in Large Law Firms
- Chinese American Bar Association of Greater Chicago
- Cook County Bar Association
- The Decalogue Society of Lawyers
- Filipino American Lawyers Association of Chicago
- Hellenic Bar Association of Illinois
- Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois
- Lesbian and Gay Bar Association of Chicago
- Puerto Rican Bar Association of Illinois
- South Asian Bar Association of Chicago
- Women's Bar Association of Illinois
LGBTQA Student Resources
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, Queer, Asexual and Ally (LGBTQA) Student Resource Center at DePaul University exists to promote, foster and support a campus environment that is inclusive of people from all sexualities and gender identities. This mission is achieved through a range of services, educational programs and community-building events that reflect the needs and interests of the diverse LGBTQA communities at DePaul.
Trans-focused resource websites
- Transformative Justice Law Project of Illinois
- Equality Illinois: Guide to Name and Gender Marker Changes
- National Center for Transgender Equality
- Gender Spectrum
- Campus Pride Trans Policy Clearinghouse
- GLAAD Transgender Resources
- TransLife Care
Gender Neutral/Single Occupancy Bathrooms on and within 1 Block of Campus
- Richard M. and Maggie C. Daley Building (14 East Jackson Boulevard)
- One gender neutral restroom on the ground floor
- One on the basement floor
- DePaul’s Merle Reskin Theatre (60 E. Balbo Ave. Chicago, IL 60605)
- One single occupancy restroom
- Starbucks (55 E Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60604)
- Single occupancy bathroom
- Potbelly Sandwich Shop (55 E Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60604)
- Single occupancy bathroom
University Ministry
The Division of Mission and Ministry strengthens institution-wide attention to the religious and spiritual development of students and to service with people who are poor and marginalized. These are integral dimensions of DePaul’s Catholic-Vincentian mission and essential elements of the DePaul student experience. Our work has a positive, visible, and measurable impact on the religious and spiritual life of the DePaul community.
Veterans
Veteran Student Services assists student veterans in their transition to college and supports them in achieving their educational goals. Through collaborations with the university and external partners, we provide support, resources and programs that are relevant to veterans at DePaul.