She earned her J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law in May 2018 with a Certificate in Public Interest Law. While in law school, Lupita was an extern at NIJC on the Immigrant Children’s Protection Project, an intern at the Domestic Violence Legal Clinic, and, most recently, volunteered at the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, TX. She sat for the IL Bar Exam in July and is awaiting results.