Kyung Jin (KJ) Kim is an Associate in Bousquet Holstein’s Trusts & Estates Practice Group. KJ primarily works out of the firm’s Ithaca office. 

KJ assists clients with estate planning, wealth transfer strategies, trust administration, and international inheritance matters.  

With more than a decade of prior experience handling complex corporate, data privacy, and cross-border legal issues, she brings a global perspective and a sophisticated analytical approach to helping individuals and families plan for the future. 

Background 

KJ Kim began her legal career at Lim, Chung & Suh in Seoul, Korea, where she gained extensive experience in corporate matters, including data privacy, intellectual property, and cross-border regulatory issues. She later established the Kyung Jin Kim Law Office, where she handled general civil and criminal matters, including international inheritance, divorce, and prenuptial agreements, and also provided legal consultation on crypto-related issues. 

A polyglot fluent in Korean, English, French, and Japanese, KJ is also a published author of legal texts across multiple languages. She previously hosted a radio segment, “Yours Lawfully,” on TBS EFM Radio, where she presented practical legal information for foreigners living in Korea. In addition, she has served as a guest lecturer and presenter at various academic and professional institutions. 

In 2024, KJ moved to Ithaca, New York to pursue her Master of Laws degree at Cornell Law School, focusing her studies on trusts and estates. She now resides in Ithaca with her husband and daughter. 

Presentations & Lectures 

• Guest Lecturer, SKK University, MBA, Seoul, Korea – “Legal Issues on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency,” (April 2019 – December 2020) 
• Ethics Educator, The Korean Securities Depository, Busan, Korea, (January 2016) 
• Guest Lecturer, Ewha Womans University Law School, Seoul, Korea – “Doing Business in Korea,” (August 2015) 
• Presenter, The 22^nd International Association of Korean Lawyers (IAKL) Conference, New York, NY, USA – Korean Labor Standards Act, (October 2014) 
• Ethics Educator, S-Oil Total, Seoul, Korea, (May – June 2014)  

Publications 

• Soogen Oh & Kyungjin Kim, Ranking and Priority of Creditors, in National Report for the Republic of Korea ch. 16 (Oxford Univ. Press 2016). 
• The Cambridge Handbook of the Law of the Sharing Economy (Blockchain Law Society trans., 2021). 
• Des Procédures Judiciaires de Détention pour les Étrangers (Gamdong trans., 2017). 

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