Caroline G. Hirst

Associate

She / Her

Office

San Francisco

Phone

+1 415 293 5935


Caroline Hirst has robust experience that she gained through serving as a paralegal, an associate, and, more recently, as a law clerk for two federal judges in San Francisco. In that role, she juggled the demands of two separate and busy chambers simultaneously and assisted with two jury trials.

Caroline’s pro bono efforts illustrate her longstanding interest in civil rights work. As an associate for a San Francisco firm, she managed immigration cases involving asylum and other forms of immigration relief. As a paralegal for a Chicago firm, Caroline supported the firm’s civil rights work, including wrongful conviction, police misconduct, and prisoners’ rights cases.

Credentials

  • California, 2021

  • Stanford Law School, JD, 2020
  • University of California, Los Angeles, BA, summa cum laude, 2012

  • US District Court, Eastern District of California, 2021
  • US District Court, Northern District of California, 2021

  • Hon. Edward M. Chen and Hon. William H. Orrick, US District Court, Northern District of California, 2022-2023

Caroline Hirst has robust experience that she gained through serving as a paralegal, an associate, and, more recently, as a law clerk for two federal judges in San Francisco. In that role, she juggled the demands of two separate and busy chambers simultaneously and assisted with two jury trials.

Caroline’s pro bono efforts illustrate her longstanding interest in civil rights work. As an associate for a San Francisco firm, she managed immigration cases involving asylum and other forms of immigration relief. As a paralegal for a Chicago firm, Caroline supported the firm’s civil rights work, including wrongful conviction, police misconduct, and prisoners’ rights cases.

  • California, 2021

  • Stanford Law School, JD, 2020
  • University of California, Los Angeles, BA, summa cum laude, 2012

  • US District Court, Eastern District of California, 2021
  • US District Court, Northern District of California, 2021

  • Hon. Edward M. Chen and Hon. William H. Orrick, US District Court, Northern District of California, 2022-2023

Overview

Caroline Hirst has robust experience that she gained through serving as a paralegal, an associate, and, more recently, as a law clerk for two federal judges in San Francisco. In that role, she juggled the demands of two separate and busy chambers simultaneously and assisted with two jury trials.

Caroline’s pro bono efforts illustrate her longstanding interest in civil rights work. As an associate for a San Francisco firm, she managed immigration cases involving asylum and other forms of immigration relief. As a paralegal for a Chicago firm, Caroline supported the firm’s civil rights work, including wrongful conviction, police misconduct, and prisoners’ rights cases.

Credentials

Admissions

  • California, 2021

Education

  • Stanford Law School, JD, 2020
  • University of California, Los Angeles, BA, summa cum laude, 2012

Court Admissions

  • US District Court, Eastern District of California, 2021
  • US District Court, Northern District of California, 2021

Clerkships

  • Hon. Edward M. Chen and Hon. William H. Orrick, US District Court, Northern District of California, 2022-2023

Caroline Hirst has robust experience that she gained through serving as a paralegal, an associate, and, more recently, as a law clerk for two federal judges in San Francisco. In that role, she juggled the demands of two separate and busy chambers simultaneously and assisted with two jury trials.

Caroline’s pro bono efforts illustrate her longstanding interest in civil rights work. As an associate for a San Francisco firm, she managed immigration cases involving asylum and other forms of immigration relief. As a paralegal for a Chicago firm, Caroline supported the firm’s civil rights work, including wrongful conviction, police misconduct, and prisoners’ rights cases.

Credentials

  • California, 2021

  • Stanford Law School, JD, 2020
  • University of California, Los Angeles, BA, summa cum laude, 2012

  • US District Court, Eastern District of California, 2021
  • US District Court, Northern District of California, 2021

  • Hon. Edward M. Chen and Hon. William H. Orrick, US District Court, Northern District of California, 2022-2023

Caroline Hirst has robust experience that she gained through serving as a paralegal, an associate, and, more recently, as a law clerk for two federal judges in San Francisco. In that role, she juggled the demands of two separate and busy chambers simultaneously and assisted with two jury trials.

Caroline’s pro bono efforts illustrate her longstanding interest in civil rights work. As an associate for a San Francisco firm, she managed immigration cases involving asylum and other forms of immigration relief. As a paralegal for a Chicago firm, Caroline supported the firm’s civil rights work, including wrongful conviction, police misconduct, and prisoners’ rights cases.

  • California, 2021

  • Stanford Law School, JD, 2020
  • University of California, Los Angeles, BA, summa cum laude, 2012

  • US District Court, Eastern District of California, 2021
  • US District Court, Northern District of California, 2021

  • Hon. Edward M. Chen and Hon. William H. Orrick, US District Court, Northern District of California, 2022-2023

Overview

Caroline Hirst has robust experience that she gained through serving as a paralegal, an associate, and, more recently, as a law clerk for two federal judges in San Francisco. In that role, she juggled the demands of two separate and busy chambers simultaneously and assisted with two jury trials.

Caroline’s pro bono efforts illustrate her longstanding interest in civil rights work. As an associate for a San Francisco firm, she managed immigration cases involving asylum and other forms of immigration relief. As a paralegal for a Chicago firm, Caroline supported the firm’s civil rights work, including wrongful conviction, police misconduct, and prisoners’ rights cases.

Credentials

Admissions

  • California, 2021

Education

  • Stanford Law School, JD, 2020
  • University of California, Los Angeles, BA, summa cum laude, 2012

Court Admissions

  • US District Court, Eastern District of California, 2021
  • US District Court, Northern District of California, 2021

Clerkships

  • Hon. Edward M. Chen and Hon. William H. Orrick, US District Court, Northern District of California, 2022-2023

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