Kim qualified in 1977 and initially practiced for many years in The North Kensington Law centre specialising in employment, child care and environmental law and acted for clients in a major action that reached the court of appeal against BP, Shell and Octel regarding lead petrol causing sub clinical brain damage. In 1981 Kim became a Partner at the north London firm Nash and Dowell Solicitors continuing to specialise in all areas of family and criminal law.

Kim has previously been instructed in various high profile cases involving wardship and care cases, including the well known“The Old Convent care case” in Essex and significantly the wardship case known as “The children of God case” successfully acting for a member of a new religious movement in what was reputed to be the longest running wardship trial in the history of the Family Division.. As a member of the Law Society’s specialist Children Panel since 1985 Kim has a wealth of experience dealing with matters involving children and conducts his own advocacy at all court levels.

In addition to public and private law proceedings, Kim represents parents in private law cases following the breakdown of a relationship and is able to advise in all areas of ancillary relief following divorce or financial dispute and in financial consequences of the breakdown of relationships between unmarried couples.

Kim also has an interest in mental health issues regarding incapacitated adults and the elderly.

In 2005 Kim joined the firm as consultant in the family law team.