Ep 105: Best Tips & Practices To Get Through Law School with DeAndré Aubry
Join us for an insightful conversation with DeAndré Aubry, founder of Legally Fit, as he shares his journey from a first-generation law student to a successful attorney and educator. Discover valuable tips for thriving in law school and preparing for the bar exam. In this episode, DeAndre discusses the importance of preparing your life for law school, breaking down common mistakes law students make, and the need for better support and representation for BIPOC students in legal education. He also introduces Legally Fit's services, including law school coaching and bar prep, and highlights the 1L Club, a valuable resource for first-year law students. Whether you're a pre-law student or already in law school, this conversation offers essential insights to help you succeed in your legal education journey.
Meet DeAndré Aubry
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DeAndré Aubry, a proud alum of Loyola High School, Howard University, and Southwestern Law School. He is a first-generation law student and the owner and founder of Legally Fit. As student body president in his 3L year, he created a free program called “Study with the President.” This program helped hundreds of students and made it abundantly clear that students were looking for help. From “Study with the President” came Legally Fit! For the last 10 years, DeAndré created the best law school and bar prep service out there.
Episode Highlights
DeAndré Aubry shares his journey from undergrad to law school and founding Legally Fit.
His interest in law developed during undergrad.
In law school he initiated the "Study with the President" program, helping students get through their courses. From there, Legally Fit was born from his desire to help students succeed in law school.
The Evolution of Legally Fit:
Legally Fit started as a hands-on, personal coaching program.
Evolved to offer a la carte assistance and comprehensive bar prep.
Developed materials, videos, and resources for various law school topics.
1L Club:
A service through Legally Fit that was created to guide 1Ls through the challenges of their first year.
Focuses on the five phases of a successful law school semester.
Provides weekly sessions to introduce and improve essential skills.
We discuss common mistakes done by students in law school such as:
Failing to set up their lives for law school.
Neglecting essential tasks due to the overwhelming workload.
Fear of doing practice exams until fully prepared, missing out on valuable learning opportunities.
We discuss the kind of support needed for BIPOC Students such as:
The need for more representation in both faculty and peers.
Teaching law in context for a better understanding.
Combatting imposter syndrome and feeling comfortable in the law school environment.
Some undergraduate preparation advice for law school would be to enter law school with humility and an open mind.
Recognize individual strengths and weaknesses.
Develop reading comprehension skills.
Tweetable Quotes
“When it comes to BIPOC and marginalized students, or marginalized people for that matter, there’s so many ways to fight the fight.
There’s so many different points of the battle, and we’ve decided to be a pillar and a voice in the legal community for law students...We’re going to law schools and we’re trying to put pressure on law schools that [they] need to do better.”