Andy Flores
Studied at Yale Law School
Admissions Committee at The Aspen Institute
Available tomorrow at 11:00 PM UTC
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About Andy
Hi, I am Andy, and I'd love to be your coach. This fall, I'll begin my J.D. at Yale Law School as a Paul & Daisy Soros Fellow and Harry S. Truman Scholar (MS 22). In a past life, I graduated as valedictorian from the University of Mississippi in 2023 with degrees in Philosophy and Public Policy Leadership. I was the first in my family to graduate from college. I went on to work at the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator, and the Aspen Institute. I also co-founded the Public Interest Law Association (PILA), a national nonprofit supporting students pursuing public interest law careers. Outside of work, you will find me running, drawing, listening to post-hardcore music, and spending time with my beloved best friends from Mississippi. As a future law professor, I want nothing but the best outcomes for my clients. Let's achieve your dreams together!
Why do I coach?
I'm a first-gen Latino from Mississippi. I know what it's like to need help and go without it. I coach because everyone deserves an advocate in their corner. It would be a privilege to serve you in that capacity as you apply for law school or prestigious awards.
Work Experience
Youth Advisory Council Lead
The Aspen Institute
March 2025 - Present
Admissions Committee
● Designed and launched org’s inaugural youth advisory council, leading year-round cohort experience for 18 young leaders advising on high-profile civic engagement and civil dialogue initiatives ● Facilitated leadership coaching for 8 youth grantees who received $5,000 seed grants, advising each on project management, partnership development, and policy advocacy strategies I designed and launched the Aspen Institute's inaugural Youth Advisory Council. I ran a 7-member selection committee of Institute employees to ultimately select 18 young changemakers from across the United States and abroad. Councilmembers take part in a year-round cohort experience through which they develop leadership skills and receive a stipend. Councilmembers advise the Aspen Institute on how to better accomplish its mission of providing civic engagement, civil dialogue, and leadership development programs to young people across the world.
Co-Founder and Co-Director of Partnerships
Public Interest Law Association
February 2025 - Present
Hiring Manager
● Co-leading new organization of 12 executive staff and 8 volunteers to bolster public interest law pipeline, growing student membership to 500+ across the United States, partnering with law schools and PI nonprofits ● Designed, launched, and recruited for inaugural Advisory Board, including: former AAG for Civil Rights at DOJ, former general counsels at EPA and NLRB, deans at YLS, HLS, SLS, GULC, Pritzker Law, etc.
Launchpad Scholar
Yale Law School
May 2024 - Present
Received two years of direct law school admissions advice from each member of the Yale Law School Admissions Team, including the Associate Dean of Admissions and contracted interviewers and file readers.
Voter Protection Associate
Harris for President
October 2024 - December 2024
● Captained North Carolina's Poll Observer Hotline on Election Day, helping 2,000+ Democratic poll observers triage urgent tech and staffing issues at polling sites, managing 20 attorney volunteers across North Carolina to do so ● Led Student Voter Protection Ambassadors (SVPA) program at Duke and UNC-Chapel Hill, training 30+ undergraduate fellows to educate students about North Carolina’s student ID and voter registration requirements
Special Assistant to the Director
Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator for Political Economy & Regulation (VPA)
August 2023 - October 2024
● Directed operations for 2 legal conferences and 10+ policy briefings, handling $200,000+ budget while coordinating speakers, venues, and logistics for law school events and business trips to Capitol Hill and the White House ● Co-wrote communications assets (e-blasts, press releases, op-eds) for 5 policy proposal rollouts ● Developed organization’s internal knowledge management system; supported Director with citations for law review articles; supervised 2 undergraduate research assistants
FirstGEN Fellow
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
June 2023 - August 2023
● Contributed research and memo-drafting support to attorneys defending race-conscious admissions in SFFA v. UNC before the U.S. Supreme Court ● Co-organized student coalition letter-writing sessions at Harvard and UNC after the Supreme Court ruling; supported on-the-ground logistics for demonstrations and press briefings on student loan debt and affirmative action
Founder
HelpSaveHELP
October 2021 - May 2022
● Founded statewide advocacy initiative to defend Mississippi’s only need-based grant for low-income college students, successfully mobilizing 2,000+ stakeholders without funding, ultimately defeating legislative threat ● Conducted financial aid policy analysis and intake to compile HELP Grant testimonials; developed outreach and demonstration strategy, serving as press/media representative; briefed 30+ state lawmaker offices and facilitated volunteer registrations at 4 public universities in Mississippi
Education
Yale Law School
JD
2026 - 2029
Paul & Daisy Soros Fellow (2026) Harry S. Truman Scholar (Awarded 2022; Class Captain)
University of Mississippi
Bachelor's Degree, Public Policy Leadership (PPL), Philosophy
2019 - 2023
First-generation, low-income (FGLI) college student who received the Harry S. Truman Scholarship (MS 22) and graduated as class marshal (1st in class) from the university's honors college. Inducted into the Ole Miss Hall of Fame (2023) Rhodes Scholarship Finalist (2024)
Andy was also personally admitted to
Stanford Law School
University of Chicago Law School
Duke University School of Law
University of Virginia School of Law
UC Berkeley School of Law
University of Pennsylvania Law School