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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.

The Austin Bar/AYLA Leadership Academy Class of 2022 is proud to announce that our class project for this year is the renovation of the Victim-Witness Room at the Gardner-Betts Juvenile Justice Center. To raise money for this important project, the Leadership Class will host Lawlapalooza, a fun-filled day of games, competition, food, and prizes for all who attend. The event will take place on Saturday, June 11, 2022, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the outdoor lawn of the Austin Bar Foundation Hilgers House.
 
If you would like sponsor Lawlapalooza, make a donation, or purchase tickets, please visit this link.

Join the Austin Young Lawyers Association Health & Wellness Committee for a FREE 2-hour instructor-led Intro to Bouldering Class on May 21, 2022, at 12:00 at Austin Bouldering Project-Springdale. Come learn the basics of bouldering, have a fun workout with fellow young lawyers, and join us after class for a beer or cider nextdoor at Friends and Allies Brewing + Austin Eastciders. AYLA members who attend will also receive an AYLA dri-fit shirt and other fun door prizes. Register here.

Join the Austin Young Lawyers Association Health & Wellness Committee for a FREE 2-hour instructor-led Intro to Bouldering Class on May 21, 2022, at 12:00 at Austin Bouldering Project-Springdale. Come learn the basics of bouldering, have a fun workout with fellow young lawyers, and join us after class for a beer or cider nextdoor at Friends and Allies Brewing + Austin Eastciders. AYLA members who attend will also receive an AYLA dri-fit shirt and other fun door prizes. Register here.

Join the AYLA Health and Wellness committee for a FREE private group class at Orangetheory Fitness on Saturday, March 26 at 12:15 P.M. Orangetheory is an hour long, heart-rate based, class that covers three different stations: treadmill, rower, and weight floor. AYLA members that attend the class will receive an AYLA dri-fit shirt and other fun door prizes. Class starts at 12:15 P.M. Please arrive 30 minutes before the class so the studio can walk you through how to use the equipment and get your heartrate monitor set up. RSVP Here.

Please join us on, Thursday, March 24, at Star Bar, 600 W. 6th St. at 5:30 or an evening for the Austin Diversity Bar Mixer. This annual event includes attorneys from across Austin’s largest women and minority bar organizations for a night of fellowship and philanthropy. Participating organizations: Austin Asian American Bar Association, Austin LGBT Bar Association, Austin Black Lawyers Association, Hispanic Bar Association, Austin Young Lawyers Association, Austin Bar Association, and Travis County Women Lawyers Association. Please contact Debbie Kelly for more information.

This year's Pro Bono Challenge is almost over! Don’t miss out on your prize! Have you reported your hours? Use our Google Docs sheet and make it count!
 
INDIVIDUALS:
1st place: Visa Gift Card in the amount of at least $400
2nd place: Visa Gift Card in the amount of at least $300
3rd place: Visa Gift Card in the amount of at least $200
 
PARTNERS:
1st place: Visa Gift Card in the amount of at least $400 (which will be split among the partners)

Learn more and see the rules here.

This year's Pro Bono Challenge is almost over! Don’t miss out on your prize! Have you reported your hours? Use our Google Docs sheet and make it count!
 
INDIVIDUALS:
1st place: Visa Gift Card in the amount of at least $400
2nd place: Visa Gift Card in the amount of at least $300
3rd place: Visa Gift Card in the amount of at least $200
 
PARTNERS:
1st place: Visa Gift Card in the amount of at least $400 (which will be split among the partners)

Learn more and see the rules here.

Thursday, February 24, 2022 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CT

Speaker: Erin Leake, The Vaught Law Firm, P.C.

Register Here.

Let’s Get Cracking: Join AYLA for its inaugural Crawfish Boil Fundraiser on Saturday, April 9. Purchase tickets here. Please contact Debbie Kelly for more information.