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In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the Austin Young Lawyers Association will coordinate its twelfth annual Day of Service project in Austin on Monday, January 17, 2022. This local project is modeled after the national Martin Luther King Day of Service, which is intended to transform Dr. King’s life and teachings into community service that helps solve social problems. AYLA invites the Austin legal community to sign up for one or more of the events available for the Day of Service. In addition, please encourage family and friends to volunteer as well. This year, we are sharing information about nonprofit organizations, how to get involved, their work, and donation opportunities for MLK Day. Donations should be dropped off at Hilgers House at 712 W. 16th St. between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. There will be boxes labeled for the different types of donations being collected. Be sure to go through all of the organization descriptions to see if you can help donate towards more than one.

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Tuesday | January 11, 2022
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CT
Tech Tuesday CLE
 

Thursday | January 13, 2022
Throwback Thursday – Austin Bar Association History CLE

Friday | January 14, 2022
FriYAY Friday Criminal Law CLE

As a member of the Austin Bar Association, you have access to 26 substantive law sections that provide a way for attorneys to keep up with the latest issues, earn CLE, and socialize with other lawyers in the same area of practice. Explore our sections here.

Dear Valued Member:

We appreciate you and your commitment to the Bar as a member, as part of a section, or committee. We want to offer you a free photography session with the firm of JRussell Photography, who specializes in “Executive Portraits,” beginning Jan. 4, 2022, through the 14th from 8am-4pm. There is no better time to commemorate your membership with the Bar as we move towards a new year. The photography session will take place at Hilgers House located at 712 W. 16th St. in Austin, Texas at no cost for you. A professional portrait photographer will photograph you in several poses and you can view your proofs immediately on-site. The photo you select will be included in the Bar’s online directory. Additional portraits are available to those wishing to purchase, but there is no obligation.  
 
Please call JRussell at 512-266-8921 to schedule your session. You can also schedule online at www.goJRussell.com (choose "Schedule" from the menu, then choose "Guest Account" for the calendar). If you do not schedule either by calling or online, JRussell will call to set-up a session with you.  The Bar believes in diversity and inclusion in our community and amongst our members. We support the rights of all people. We hope you participate in obtaining your headshot and enjoying the experience with us. We look forward to seeing you at Hilgers House.
 

Wednesday |  January 26, 2022 | 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM CT

The Equity Committee invites you to their January networking event! We will watch the movie "My Name is Pauli Murray" together and engage in a lively discussion following the movie. Light refreshments and hors d'oeuvres will be provided. More info and register here.

In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., AYLA will coordinate its 12th annual Day of Service project in Austin on Monday, January 17, 2022. AYLA invites the Austin legal community to sign up for one or more of the volunteer or donation opportunities. This year we will be sharing ways to support and volunteer for nonprofits from home in addition to some safe in person volunteer opportunities. Please encourage family and friends to volunteer as well. Email Jenna Malsbary or Blair Leake before December 31 if you have ideas for local nonprofits that we can contact and volunteer with and if you are interested in joining the committee to plan MLK Day of Service.

We hope all our members have a wonderful holiday season. The Austin Bar office will be closed on Friday, December 24 and Monday, December 27. We will reopen on Tuesday, December 28.

We're pleased to have received a grant from the Texas Young Lawyers Association to hold a Pro Bono Challenge this year! We want to encourage all our members to engage in pro bono work for the community and make it a regular practice to dedicate a few hours to helping others in need. Click here for more details.

The Austin Bar/AYLA Leadership Academy Committee application deadline ended at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, December 3. We received the most applications of any year to date, and we're thrilled to welcome 35 class members this year for in-person programming. Stay tuned for more updates on this year's class.