Lucy France received her B.A. from the University of California-Berkeley and her J.D. from the University of Montana School of Law, with honors, where she served as co-editor of the Montana Public Land Law Review, and was a member of the Moot Court team receiving the American College of Trial Lawyers Medal for Excellence in Advocacy at the National Moot Court Competition. After clerking for the Honorable James F. Battin of the United States District Court for the District of Montana, she was an associate and became a partner with the law firm Garlington, Lohn & Robinson. Lucy has over two decades of experience representing clients in litigation and transactional matters. Lucy served as the Director of Equal Opportunity & Affirmative Action at the University before becoming the University’s General Counsel. She has served as a leader of many university initiatives. She was the 2019 recipient of the J.B. Speer Award for Distinguished Administrative Service at the University of Montana. She serves as a clinical supervisor and adjunct instructor for the Alexander Blewett III School of Law. Lucy is an active member of the National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA), where she has served on the board of directors, and has co-chaired and served on many committees. She is a frequent presenter at conferences on topics related to higher education, employment and discrimination law. 

Bindu Jayne has worked for over fifteen years in the civil rights, compliance, and equity space in higher education at such institutions as Swarthmore College, the University of Delaware, Appalachian State University, and Rowan University.  At each institution she oversaw broad portfolios and served as the Title IX Coordinator. Ms. Jayne is the founding partner of Sage Education Consulting, LLC, which provides civil rights-related investigation, adjudication, consulting, and policy drafting services to higher education clients. Prior to her work in higher education, Ms. Jayne began her legal career as an associate in the Philadelphia office of a large international law firm. Ms. Jayne received a B.A. in government from Cornell University, magna cum laude, and a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.