Joyce's academic foundation includes a Juris Doctor from the University of West Los Angeles and a Bachelor's degree in Global Studies and Political Science from the University of California-Los Angeles.

Helen’s educational background includes an LL.M. from Columbia Law School as a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, and a J.D. (U.S. Law) and J.M. (Chinese Law) magna cum laude from Peking University School of Transnational Law.