Kaitlyn Lim

Kaitlyn graduated cum laude from the Washington and Lee University School of Law, where she was Co-Editor-in-Chief of ABA award-winning The Law News, Programs Editor of one of the leading international law journals German Law Journal, and a student representative for an incarcerated client at his hearing before the Virginia Parole Board. She worked as a Summer Associate at Breit Biniazan, a personal injury firm, and as a Judicial Intern at the Fairfax Circuit Court in Virginia.

Kaitlyn served as an Editorial Board Member for Student Lawyer, Volunteer Coordinator for the Pro Bono Board, Law Student Ambassador, and Social Media Director for a radio station. She participated in the Moot Court competitions and was a W&L Law Mock Trial Finalist. Kaitlyn was inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa and awarded the 2024 Frederic L. Kirgis Jr. International Law Award.

Kaitlyn graduated with Highest Distinction from the University of Virginia, where she studied Public Policy and Leadership.

Her publications include:
Provocation and the Reasonable Asian: Applying the Reasonable Person Standard to
Asian Defendants Asserting the Provocation Defense, 25 GERMAN L.J. 463 (2024),
doi:10.1017/glj.2024.16.