BA/LLB (UNSW)
	Solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales
	Registered Migration Agent since 2003

Kim has long been passionate about social justice issues and is thrilled to have had the opportunity to break the traditional law firm mould by establishing Advocate Immigration Lawyers & Agents in partnership with other like-minded people. 

Prior to her admission as a legal practitioner to the Supreme Court of NSW, Kim undertook her practical legal training on a volunteer basis with the Refugee Advice & Casework Service (RACS), and the HIV/AIDS Legal Centre (HALC). Kim continues her associate with both legal centres and provides advice to asylum-seekers at RACS free evening advice sessions.

Following her admission as a legal practitioner to the Supreme Court of NSW, Kim commenced her career in private practice; working at small firms which specialized in immigration and criminal law. Kim then took a position as a solicitor/caseworker with the Immigration Advice and Rights Centre (IARC), the largest specialist immigration law community legal centre in Australia.

During her time at IARC, Kim supervised the provision of face-to-face immigration advice by volunteer migration agents/lawyers at IARC’s free evening advice sessions; provided immigration advice via IARC’s free telephone advice service; as well as ongoing casework for clients with diverse migration matters ranging from visa cancellation, review tribunal matters, family and partner migration matters, health issues, complex citizenship and character issues, through to refugee and humanitarian matters. Whilst at IARC Kim also published numerous articles on migration law issues and conducted community education seminars aimed at educating various groups within the community about changes to immigration law and the impact on their situation. Kim is committed to continuing her involvement with IARC and volunteers at their free evening advice sessions.

As an immigration lawyer whose experience spans corporate and community practice Kim brings a unique mix of migration legal experience to Advocate Immigration Lawyers & Agents. Kim’s previous experience in both the private and community sectors has ensured that she has an extremely broad knowledge of migration law dealing with matters as diverse as business migration through to family, detention, deportation and removal, refugee and humanitarian migration, and review before tribunals (Migration Review Tribunal, Refugee Review Tribunal, Administrative Appeals Tribunal) and courts.

Kim has also developed a keen interest and expertise in business migration as well as character issues, visa cancellation and judicial review under Australian immigration law.  Kim was recently interviewed by ABC Radio National and quoted in the Sydney Morning Herald, discussing the character provisions under migration law in the wake of the decision by the Minister for Immigration & Citizenship to cancel Dr. Mohammed Haneef's visa.