Non Austin Bar Articles

VECINA is seeking participants and volunteer witnesses for an immigration law CLE.

This hands-on one-day CLE will dig into the skills needed to effectively and persuasively tell your client’s story in Immigration Court. The day will involve some faculty lectures on these skills, but will be coupled with breakout sessions where attendees practice and receive direct feedback from conference faculty.

As a participant, you will be the lawyer; as a volunteer witness, you will be the client.

Date: Feb. 2, 2024

Time: 12:45-4:45 p.m., +1 hour for preparation

Location: UT School of Law

Participant Registration | Volunteer Witness Registration

For questions, contact VECINA CEO Lindsay Gray.

Travis County has the following positions available:

126th Civil District Staff Attorney. Find more information and apply here.

Judge Brandy Halford invites you to attend “Legal Essentials and Beyond for Representing Parents and Children in Child Welfare Cases.” The MCLE will take place on Jan. 12, 2024, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. at the Williamson County Justice Center, 405 Martin Luther King, Georgetown, Texas. Please register before midnight January 4, 2024.

Volunteer judges are needed for the 2024 Austin Area High School Mock Trial Competition. The mock trial will take place Jan. 26, 2024, at the CFCF. 3.0 CLE AND 1.0 ethics available. See the flyer for more details and contact Ben Ewald with questions and to register.

Shannon Ratliff of Davis Gerald & Cremer has received the Austin Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates’ Richard T. McCarroll Professionalism Award.

In April 2024, Texas attorneys will vote on 12 proposed amendments to the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct and Texas Rules of Disciplinary Procedure. Click here to find redlined and clean versions of the proposals, summary of proposed rules, and other helpful background information.

TRLA provides free civil legal services to residents in 68 Southwest Texas counties, and represents migrant and seasonal farm workers throughout the state and in six other southern states. TRLA also operates public defender programs that serve at least 10 Texas counties, representing low-income and indigent people accused of felonies, misdemeanors, and juvenile crimes. They positions are currently open:

Domestic Violence & Family Law Team Manager. Apply here.
 
Housing Team’s Right to Counsel (RTC) Project in San Antonio. Apply here.
 
Staff attorney to provide civil legal services with our Opioid Use Disorder Legal Support Project in El Paso. Apply here.
 
Director of Development and Grants Management to oversee the Development and Grants Management teams to ensure TRLA’s compliance with funding rules and regulations. Apply here.
 
Paralegal to work with our Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) Legal Support Project in San Antonio. Apply here.

VLS's Divorce Basic Seminar is a signature CLE training for the Central Texas legal community, providing valuable legal education on the nuts and bolts of family law. Each year, thousands of low-income Central Texans turn to VLS for legal help with family law matters. For many of them, VLS is their only resource.

To ensure we can meet this need, VLS offers this seminar at no cost to attorneys who agree to take two family law cases involving domestic violence through VLS during the 2024 calendar year. The cost of the seminar for those not taking two cases is $200.

Presenters: Susanne Pringle, Katie Valle, Leigh de la Reza, Velva Price, Danikae Doetsch, Jacob Stokes, Jeana Lungwitz, Andi St. Leger, Judge Meachum, Judge Hathcock, Judge Mauzy and Judge Arth.

Friday, December 1st | 9am-4pm | Travis County Civil and Family Courts Facility

Register using on of these links: I will take two Family Law Cases | I will pay $200

The Travis County Women Lawyers’ Association (TCWLA) is seeking nominations for the Pathfinder Awards! These awards honor local women using their law degrees in atypical ways to impact our community and the legal profession.
 
The winners will be honored at the annual Pathfinders Luncheon on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024, from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Nominees do not need to be TCWLA members but must be licensed attorneys in good standing. To submit a nomination, click here. If you have any questions, contact Gabrielle Smith.
 
Nominations are due by Thursday, November 30, 2023, at 5 p.m.

Pursuant to Section 1704.0535 of the Texas Occupations Code, any attorney who practices criminal law in Travis County may apply for a place on the ballot as the defense attorney representative who is a member of the Travis County Bail Bond Board.
 
Fill out application.
 
The application must be completed and submitted to Vickie Riojas, secretary for the Travis County Bail Bond Board, by delivering it to her at the Executive Office Building, 411 W. 13th St., Room 601, or by emailing it to her at vickie.riojas@traviscountytx.gov no later than 5 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 11, 2023.