Mr Lim graduated from National University of Singapore with LLB (Hons) (Singapore). Upon graduation, he served as Assistant Registrar, Supreme Court, as Senior Assistant Registrar and District Judge, Subordinate Courts and as State Counsel, Attorney- General’s Chambers for a period of 10 years.

Mr Lim was awarded a Legal Service Overseas Merit scholarship. He obtained Masters in Law from University College London (UCL), the University of London, specializing in commercial and corporate law and attaining a Mark of Merit.

He is an accredited arbitrator with substantial experience both as arbitrator and as counsel. He is on the Panel of Arbitrators under the Law Society Arbitration Scheme (LSAS). He has served as an Arbitrator on the Regional Panel of Arbitrators, Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC). He passed the Written Examination for the Fellowship Assessment Course 2006 conducted by the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators. He is a trained mediator of LEADR (Lawyers Engaged in Dispute Resolution) Australia. 

He served in a committee of the Singapore Law Society. He served in academic teaching positions with the National University of Singapore, Singapore Institute of Management and the Board of Legal Education.