Pauline Kim

Pauline Kim is the Daniel Noyes Kirby Professor of Law at Washington University School of Law, with a courtesy appointment in the Department of Sociology and affiliations at the Center for Race, Ethnicity and Equity, and the Cordell Institute. She is a leading scholar in workplace law, focusing on privacy, discrimination, and AI’s impact on employment, housing, and credit markets.

• Education: A.B. and J.D. from Harvard, Henry Fellow at New College, Oxford.

Her research explores the legal and ethical challenges of algorithmic decision-making, advocating for fairness and transparency. She directs the Center for Empirical Research in the Law and contributes to the American Law Institute’s Restatement of Employment Law.

Recent publications address AI fairness, data rights for workers, and algorithmic governance. Awards include election to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2024) and the Future of Privacy Forum’s Privacy Papers for Policymakers Award (2024).

• Scientific Awards:
  • American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2024)
  • Future of Privacy Forum Award (2024)
  • Founders Day Distinguished Faculty Award (2021)
  • Becker Professor of the Year (2019, 2016)

She previously clerked for Judge Cecil F. Poole, worked at Legal Aid at Work, and held leadership roles at Washington University, including Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development (2008-2010).