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Ally Girouard is an associate at The Jhaveri-Weeks Firm, P.C. She is a civil litigator, with a focus on employment law. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Girouard was a fellow at Legal Aid at Work, where she provided direct legal services to low-income employees and assisted in wage and hour class actions. She continues to volunteer her time at Legal Aid at Work’s Workers’ Rights Clinic as a guest lecturer and supervisor attorney. Ms. Girouard is a member of the Executive Committee of the Bar Association of San Francisco's Barristers Labor & Employment Section. While in law school, Ms. Girouard externed for Justice Kathleen Banke of the First District of the California Court of Appeal and worked in-house at a networking and cybersecurity firm in Silicon Valley. In law school, she earned awards for the highest grade in several courses.
Ms. Girouard earned her J.D. from University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings) (cum laude) and her B.A. in History from New York University (cum laude). She is admitted to practice law in California. tel.: (415) 463-8099 email: ag@jhaveriweeks.com |
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Education
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings) (2020), cum laude, UC Law Journal (Senior Production Editor)
New York University (2015), cum laude
Prior Experience
LSFN Fellow, Legal Aid at Work
Judicial Extern, Hon. Kathleen Banke, California Court of Appeal, First District
Awards
Northern California Super Lawyers - Rising Star in Employment Litigation (2023-24)
Best Brief Award, UC Law SF Moot Court
UC Law SF CALI and Witkin Awards, Legal Writing and Research
UC Law SF CALI Award in Business Associations
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings) (2020), cum laude, UC Law Journal (Senior Production Editor)
New York University (2015), cum laude
Prior Experience
LSFN Fellow, Legal Aid at Work
Judicial Extern, Hon. Kathleen Banke, California Court of Appeal, First District
Awards
Northern California Super Lawyers - Rising Star in Employment Litigation (2023-24)
Best Brief Award, UC Law SF Moot Court
UC Law SF CALI and Witkin Awards, Legal Writing and Research
UC Law SF CALI Award in Business Associations
Recent Publications
- Reductions in Force and Plant Closings, CEB's Advising California Employers and Employees (chapter update author with William Jhaveri-Weeks and Sarah Abraham, March 2025)
- Discovery in Employment Discrimination Litigation: What Plaintiffs Can Request and Obtain from Defendants, Lexis Practice Advisor Journal (updated Oct. 2022) with William Jhaveri-Weeks (see note(*) below for permissible use of this document)
- Mentoring and Training, From the Viewpoints of a Senior and a Newer Attorney, Plaintiff Magazine, with William Jhaveri-Weeks (Nov. 2021)
- California NDA Law May Have Surprising Effect on Settlements, Law 360, with William Jhaveri-Weeks (Oct. 26, 2021)
- COVID-19 and Employment Litigation, Plaintiff Magazine, with William Jhaveri-Weeks (June 2021)
- Arbitration Essentials for Employment Lawyers, Bar Association of San Francisco (moderator, Jan. 28, 2025)
- Litigating Employment Discrimination and Harassment Cases, UC Law SF's Employment & Labor Law Student Association (panelist, Oct. 18, 2023)
- "Employment Separation Agreements: McLaren Macomb and Beyond," Bar Ass'n of San Francisco (moderator, Nov. 3, 2023)
- "Introduction to Plaintiffs' Law," UC Law SF Plaintiffs' Law Association (panelist, Oct. 4, 2023)
- Guest Lecturer, "How to Thrive in the Practice of Law," Berkeley Law School (April 20, 2023)
- Guest Lecturer, "Employment Discrimination," Legal Aid at Work, Workers Rights Clinic - UC Hastings School of Law (San Francisco, Jan. 2023)
- "Best Practices for Negotiating and Drafting Employment and Separation Agreements: Adapting to New Developments in Arbitration, Confidentiality, and Non-Disparagement Provisions," Bar Association of San Francisco (moderator, Nov. 2, 2022)
- Guest Lecturer, "Unemployment Insurance," Legal Aid at Work, Workers' Rights Clinic - UC Berkeley School of Law (Nov. 4, 2021)
Admissions
California
U.S. District Courts for: N.D. Cal., S.D. Cal.
Professional Affiliations
Executive Committee Member - Bar Association of San Francisco's Barristers Labor & Employment Section
California Employment Lawyers Association
Legal Aid at Work - Workers Rights Clinic - Volunteer Supervising Attorney & Guest Lecturer
California
U.S. District Courts for: N.D. Cal., S.D. Cal.
Professional Affiliations
Executive Committee Member - Bar Association of San Francisco's Barristers Labor & Employment Section
California Employment Lawyers Association
Legal Aid at Work - Workers Rights Clinic - Volunteer Supervising Attorney & Guest Lecturer
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