Adeline Chin Yih Fen

Adeline or Ade

1994 - 1999 Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina (SJKC) Khoon Aik, Kangar, Perlis, Malaysia; 2000 - 2004 Secondary School: Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Perlis, Kangar, Perlis, Malaysia; 2005 - 2006 Australian Matriculation (AUSMAT) from Olympia College Penang; 2007 - 2008 Cambridge A-Levels from ATC College Penang; 2009 - 2014 Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) (Hons) from University of London; 2015 - 2017 Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from Sydney Business School, University of Wollongong

2007 - Intern at Messr Yasmeen Hajar & Hairuddin; 2005 - 2009 Part time boutique assistant at AVON Boutique Malaysia; 2009 - 2011 Events Organizer and Emcee at Zealistic Events (Penang); 2012 - 2016 Climbed up the ladder to become the Knowledge Manager at Messrs Jayadeep Hari & Jamil (KL); 2016 - 2018 Knowledge Manager, Messrs Shook Lin & Bok (KL); 2017 - Worked part time as an English Teacher at Cambridge English For Life; 2018 - Knowledge Management Consultant at Messrs Thomas Philip; 2018 - She decided to start her own company and co-founded LawTech Malaysia which she is running successfully till date; 2018 - Co-founded Cyrus Book Store which is a book retailer specializing on the sale of law book titles from Malaysia, United Kingdom, Hong Kong and many other jurisdictions. This business is running successfully till date; 2018 - Founder and CEO of Law Asia 365 Consulting which is a consultancy firm that specializes in knowledge management (KM) for the legal practice. She is managing the business successfully till date

Co-Founder of LawTech Malaysia; Co-Founder of Cyrus Book Store; Founder and CEO of Law Asia 365 Consulting

The Star Newspaper, “Changing perceptions: Reaching lawyers through legal tech education” 2019; Digital News Asia, “Time to get legit about going digital” ; Guest on Startups Zone Talk #18 “Law and Tech with Adeline Chin” 2019; Co-Author for State of Legal Innovation in Asia-Pacific (SOLIA) Report 2020; Speaker in AIAC Young Practitioners’ Group Careers 2.0: Find Your Niche series on “Game Player ADR: The Interplay of Arbitration and Technology” 2020; Featured in Asia Law Portal on “Knowledge Management in Law Firms in Asia” 2020; Featured as one of the “30 People To Watch In The Business Of Law In Asia In 2021” by Asia Law Portal 2020; Interviewed for podcast by EduCitizen 2021; Featured in SCIKEY Working Women Wonders 2021 series 2021

Donor for SUKA Society for many years; Involved in the Lawtech Hackathon 2018 - Grassroot movement to promote innovation at the intersection of law and technology; Involved in Supernova Hackathon 2019 - Extension of the 2018 hackathon to regulatory technology (Regtech); Involved in Supernova Summit 2019 - First comprehensive summit in Malaysia that kickstarted knowledge sharing and conversations in the areas of fintech, lawtech and regtech, in one place; Involved in Kuala Lumpur Start-up Summit 2021 which is an action-oriented, with all stakeholders and partners fully committed to providing resources for the growth of our Malaysian startup ecosystem

Steering Committee Member of Asia-Pacific Legal Innovation & Technology Association (ALITA); Member of Association of Women Lawyers (AWL); Member of Malaysian Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA)

Putting herself through law school while working part time to pay for law school 2009

Malay, English, Mandarin, Hokkien, Cantonese, Taishanese, Hakka

Reading; Travelling; Walks; Cooking; Trampoline jumping

Her maternal grandfather passes away when she was 9 years old. He was an inspiration to her. Her grandfather moved to Malaysia from China when he was a teenager with his uncle as for he was an orphan. He worked many jobs here and never had an easy life but he worked hard till he was able to build up his own business. He was also illiterate but he used to read his children's school books once they came back from school to learn to read and write himself. He worked hard to take care of his family. Her grandfather was also a very charitable man. He donates to sustain small business and was an avid donor to schools as he was advocating the importance of education. Her grandfather shaped her core beliefs in life as for she was brought up by him till she was 9 years old. She is trying to follow in her grandfather's footsteps by prioritizing education in her own life too; She is grateful to family, friends and mentors who have supported her through all of her endeavors, no matter how it turned out. They stayed by her side during her darkest hours and helped her to realize her self worth

According to her, success is a subjective term. The benchmark for success varies according to stage of life, profession, culture, and beliefs. She credits the sincerity of the people around her, and learned the ability to observe and strategize in getting where she is today. There is a long way more to go before she would see herself as a success, but she believes perseverance and innovation will be the wind beneath her wings

www.lawasia365.com

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