Kim's consumer rights advocacy started in private practice and grew through her role as assistant attorney general in the Washington AG's Consumer Protection Division. She was a founding board member of the Northwest Consumer Law Center and received the 2015 KCBA President's Award for her work on State v. Arlene's Flowers. She is also currently on the board of the QLaw Foundation, which educates the public and the courts on LGBTQ legal issues. She graduated law school from the University of Washington, earned her M.A. from Rutgers University, and her B.A. from Macalester College.