Experience
Ms. Taylor provides strategic counsel to cross-functional teams on complex workplace issues, helping employers to navigate legal challenges while meeting operational needs. She has been recognized as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters publication, for three consecutive years (2022-2024).
Ms. Taylor presents and publishes on emerging legal issues related to the use of artificial intelligence in the workplace. Her article, “Legal Developments Around the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Hiring and Assessing,” was published by the LexisNexis Practical Guidance Journal.
Education
Ms. Taylor received her Juris Doctor from Cornell Law School. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of California, Los Angeles with College, Departmental, and Latin Honors.
Selected Publications
Ellen Taylor, Mobley v. Workday – Examining the Application of Anti-Discrimination Laws to the Use of AI Technology, Bender’s California Labor & Employment Bulletin (Oct. 17, 2024).
Ellen Taylor, Legal Developments Around the Use of AI in Hiring and Assessing, The LexisNexis Practical Guidance Journal (Apr. 23, 2023), https://www.lexisnexis.com/community/insights/legal/practical-guidance-journal/b/pa/posts/legal-developments-around-the-use-of-artificial-intelligence-in-hiring-and-assessing.
Selected Presentations
Presenter, Legal Developments Impacting the Use of AI Employment Assessment Tools, County Counsels’ Association’s Fall Employment Law Conference (Sept. 2024).
Presenter, Legal Developments Around the Use of AI in Hiring and Assessing Employees, California Pubic Employers Labor Relations Association (CALPELRA) (Nov. 2023).
Continuing Education
Berkeley Law AI Institute, Berkeley Law Executive Education (Sept. 2024).
Awards
Super Lawyers – 2024 Northern California Rising Star
Super Lawyers – 2023 Northern California Rising Star
Super Lawyers – 2022 Northern California Rising Star