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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. 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. Prior to law school, Ms. Girouard was a paralegal at a large firm in New York, where she gained practical experience in the courtroom.
Ms. Girouard earned her J.D. from UC Hastings College of the Law (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
UC Hastings College of the Law (2020), cum laude, Hastings 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
Best Brief Award, UC Hastings Moot Court
UC Hastings CALI and Witkin Awards, Legal Writing and Research
UC Hastings CALI Award in Business Associations
UC Hastings College of the Law (2020), cum laude, Hastings 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
Best Brief Award, UC Hastings Moot Court
UC Hastings CALI and Witkin Awards, Legal Writing and Research
UC Hastings CALI Award in Business Associations
Recent Publications
- 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)
- Discovery in Employment Discrimination Litigation: What Plaintiffs Can Request and Obtain from Defendants, Lexis Practice Advisor Journal (updated Oct. 2021) with William Jhaveri-Weeks (see note(*) below for permissible use of this document)
- COVID-19 and Employment Litigation, Plaintiff Magazine, with William Jhaveri-Weeks (June 2021)
- "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 Court for the N.D. Cal.
Professional Affiliations
Bar Association of San Francisco
California Employment Lawyers Association
Legal Aid at Work - Workers Rights Clinic - Volunteer Supervising Attorney
California
U.S. District Court for the N.D. Cal.
Professional Affiliations
Bar Association of San Francisco
California Employment Lawyers Association
Legal Aid at Work - Workers Rights Clinic - Volunteer Supervising Attorney
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