Meetali Jain
Executive Director, Tech Justice Law
A lawyer who started out representing Guantanamo detainees now runs Tech Justice Law, which takes tech companies to court.
- Born
- Not published
- Now
- Founder and Executive Director, Tech Justice Law
- Studied
- Georgetown University
Interesting facts
- Before AI
Began her legal career representing detainees accused of terrorism after 9/11, including at Guantanamo Bay.
techjusticelaw.org - Detour
Clerked for Justice Yvonne Mokgoro at the Constitutional Court of South Africa and taught law in clinics across South Africa.
techjusticelaw.org - First
Her group co-filed the first-ever lawsuits against an AI chatbot product, Character.AI, after a teenager's death in 2024.
techjusticelaw.org - Turning point
In May 2025 a federal judge ruled that Google and Character.AI must face her lawsuit; the companies settled in January 2026.
time.com - Numbers
In November 2025 her group and the Social Media Victims Law Center filed seven lawsuits against OpenAI over ChatGPT.
peopleofsi.com - In their words
Describes her team's role in AI cases simply: "I really see us as storytellers."
time.com
Career
- Tech Justice LawFounder and Executive Director2023 to now
- Reset TechDeputy Director2021–2023
- University of San FranciscoAdjunct Professor of International Human Rights Law2018–2020
- AvaazLegal and Campaign Director2017–2021
- Constitutional Literacy and Service InitiativeFounder and Director2010–2017
- University of PretoriaSenior Researcher, Centre for Human Rights2014–2017
- University of the WitwatersrandSenior Researcher, Centre for Applied Legal Studies2013–2014
- American UniversityPractitioner-in-Residence, International Human Rights Law Clinic, Washington College of Law2007–2010
- Constitutional Court of South AfricaJudicial Law Clerk2005–2006
- Goldstein DemchakAssociate2004–2006
- Center for Gender & Refugee StudiesAttorney2003–2004
- Morrison & FoersterAssociate2001–2003
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of CaliforniaJudicial Law Clerk2000–2001
Education
- BSFS, International development, peace and justice studies, Georgetown University