A worldwide community of practice for law, technology and governance.
Connect with students, researchers, practitioners, academics and institutions across regions — collaborating on the most consequential questions in digital health governance, AI governance, clinical legal education and access to justice.
Five threads, one connected community.
Professional networking
Build relationships with peers, mentors and leaders working across jurisdictions, disciplines and sectors.
Research collaboration
Co-author papers, working drafts and policy briefs with members tackling related questions in other regions.
Mentorship opportunities
Plug into the JVN Global Mentorship Network as a mentor or mentee — guided pairings, structured cycles.
Discussion groups
Thematic circles on digital health, AI governance, technology law and access to justice meet on a regular cadence.
Events participation
Roundtables, masterclasses, reading groups and public convenings — both online and in partner-hosted venues.
Shared learning
Member-only briefings, reading lists, toolkits and early access to JVN working papers and reports.
Designed for every stage of a legal and policy career.
Membership is currently by expression of interest. The JVN team reviews submissions on a rolling basis as the community grows.
Student Member
Undergraduate and postgraduate students in law, policy, public health, technology and adjacent fields.
- Access to reading groups and student-led discussion circles
- Priority consideration for mentorship pairings
- Invitations to open convenings and masterclasses
Professional Member
Practitioners, in-house counsel, policy advisors and consultants working in law, technology or governance.
- Cross-border practitioner discussion groups
- Opportunities to contribute to working papers and policy briefs
- Networking with peers across regions and sectors
Academic Member
Faculty, researchers and clinicians in law schools, public health institutes and policy schools.
- Research collaboration calls and co-authoring pathways
- Invitations to JVN convenings and roundtables
- Opportunities to host or co-design discussion themes
Institutional Member
Law schools, clinics, research centres, NGOs and public-interest organisations.
- Institutional visibility within the JVN community
- Collaboration pathways for joint events and programmes
- Coordinated access for affiliated students and faculty
Built on collaboration, openness and mutual learning.
JVN's community exists to make cross-border knowledge exchange the default — not the exception. We bring together members from different jurisdictions, disciplines and career stages around shared questions, with intentional space for voices from the Global South.
Participation is what gives the community its shape. Every member is invited to contribute — through writing, convening, mentoring or simply showing up to discussion circles. The result is a network that grows more useful the more it is used.
Join the JVN community.
Tell us a little about you and how you'd like to engage. Submissions are reviewed on a rolling basis and stored securely — only the JVN community team has access.
Institutional members: please submit using a contact person from your organisation and indicate the institution name clearly.