Charlotte KimClass of 2026

Charlotte is a J.D. candidate and Tech Law & Policy Scholar at Georgetown University Law Center. She is an incoming 2025 Summer Associate at Latham & Watkins in San Diego and is interested in representing clinical-stage biotechnology companies.

Prior to law school, Charlotte had a career in neuroscience research with co-authorships in Nature Methods, Journal of Neuroscience, and Cell Reports Methods. Charlotte holds dual degrees in Neuroscience and Philosophy from the University of Notre Dame. Most recently, Charlotte was the team leader of an NIH-sponsored research project at UT Southwestern Medical Center to delineate the underlying brain circuits of the hippocampal CA3 area. Charlotte’s neuroscience experience includes investigating the 1) mechanism and pharmacology of excitatory neuronal receptors using single-particle electron cryo-microscopy (cryo-EM); 2) cellular and synaptic mechanisms that underlie the devastating motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease; and 3) neuronal mechanisms underlying memory generalization.

Currently, Charlotte is a legal research assistant with the Center on Privacy and Technology. She serves as a staff editor on the Georgetown Law Technology Review and the Georgetown Journal of International Law. Charlotte was born in South Korea and has spent a few years each in Seoul, Hong Kong, Palo Alto, Ojai, and Dallas before moving to D.C. for law school. She enjoys hot yoga, golfing, volunteering, and reading.