Austin Bar Blog

Applications for the 2023 AYLA/Austin Bar Leadership Academy are now open. The Leadership Academy was established to teach leadership, expand and develop relationship networks, and to assist Austin-area lawyers in making a difference in our community and in service to the Bar. Apply here. Application deadline is November 18, 2022. Please reach out to the Leadership Academy Co-Chairs Sam Denton and Gracie Wood Shepherd with any questions.

AYLA has a (super) team! Please join us as we run/walk/cheer and fundraise for CASA of Travis County, CASA of Williamson County & CASA of Central Texas (Caldwell, Comal, Guadalupe & Hays Counties).
When: September 18, 2022 | 7:00 a.m.
Where: Circuit of the Americas
What to wear: your favorite superhero costume! (optional, but encouraged)
Join the AYLA team here.
Not interested in running/walking that ok! You can support the AYLA team by donating to CASA here.

The Austin Young Lawyers Association will hold its 23rd Annual Evening with the Judiciary on Thursday, September 22, 2022. The purpose of this event is to introduce AYLA members to the federal, state and local judges before whom they will practice throughout their careers. This reception has become a signature event for AYLA, providing a unique opportunity for young lawyers and judges to meet in a relaxed social environment. This is an event that has proven to be an upscale and memorable experience that both young lawyers and judges look forward to attending every year.

This is a members only event. If you know someone that would like to join, please have them sign up online on our website or they can join at the door.

Thu, September 22, 2022 | 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM CT
The Austin Club

Sponsorships are available. Learn more and register here.

Join the Austin Young Lawyers Health and Wellness Committee for a master swimming class at Barton Springs! If you've ever wished to improve your swim technique, this is the event for you. We'll meet outside the Barton Springs Municipal Pool front gate at 9:00am on Saturday, August 27.  (You'll need to purchase a $5 or $9 day pass to the pool, which you can do here). Swim instruction will start at 9:30. At 10:30, we'll walk over to Zilker Park for breakfast tacos (free!). You'll also be able to snag a Health & Wellness t-shirt. Special thanks to Stephanie Eberhardt for teaching and Kaplan Law Firm, PLLC for sponsoring this event!

Sat, August 27, 2022 | 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT

Barton Springs Municipal Pool
2131 William Barton Dr. | Austin, TX 78746

Learn more and RSVP Here.

Please join us for an AYLA members Bar Year Kick-off Docket Call.
Thursday, August 18, 2022 | 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM CT
Hilgers House | 712 W. 16th St.

RSVP Today!

Not a member? You can join AYLA today here.

Thank you to our sponsor, Thompson Law.

Please help the Austin Young Lawyers Association this summer support Carrying Hope. Carrying Hope is a local nonprofit founded in 2016 by foster parents and advocates who were heartbroken watching children arrive on their doorsteps with nothing but the clothes on their backs. They came up with the idea for Hope Packs: backpacks filled with everything a child would need during his/her/their first 24-48 hours in a new home. Since 2016 they have distributed more than 15,000 Hope Packs to CPS and foster care agencies across the state. Items can be selected from the Amazon Wishlist all summer long, please select to deliver to Debbie Kelly. At the beginning of the 2022-2023 bar year in August, AYLA will host an event at Hilgers to put the packs together to donate to Carrying Hope.

Join the Austin Young Lawyers Health and Wellness Committee for an afternoon on the lake. Bring your kayak, canoe, or paddle board (or rent one there), and meet us at the Texas Rowing Center dock on July 23 at 10:00am. A cooler of beverages will be provided, but feel free to also bring your own. We’ve also ordered another batch of AYLA shirts, which will be given out if they arrive on time. Register here.

Support the Leadership Academy Class Project for 2022. Buy your tickets or make a donation for Lawlapalooza now. This is a can’t-miss carnival at Hilgers House! Proceeds help to renovate the Victim-Witness Room at Gardner-Betts.
 

Join the Austin Young Lawyers Health & Wellness Committee for a FREE hour-long yoga class. AYLA's own Roslyn Dubberstein will lead a mid-level intensity yoga class followed by a guided meditation. AYLA members who attend will also receive an AYLA dri-fit shirt and other fun door prizes.

Date and time: Sat, Jun 4, 2022 | 4:00 PM CDT
Black Swan Yoga-Anderson
1417 West Anderson Lane | Austin, TX 78757

More information and registration here.

This event is made possible by a grant from the Texas Young Lawyers Association.

Please join us at Hilgers House on Thursday, June 2, 2022 from 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM CT for an AYLA members networking event with the TCWLA. Take this opportunity to meet other AYLA and TCWLA members while enjoying refreshments and light bites.

Register here.