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steveaziz
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 Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 12:03 am Post subject: I NEED A LAWYER |
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| ANYONE NEED AN ENGLISH SPEAKING LAWYER WHO CAN HELP WITH MY CONTRACT THAT HAS CLEARLY BEEN BROKEN??? THANKS FOR THE HELP |
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mountainous
Joined: 04 Sep 2007
Location: Los Angeles
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R. S. Refugee
Joined: 29 Sep 2004
Location: Shangra La, ROK
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| Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 1:19 am Post subject: |
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Ignoring the grammatical errors that reverse what, I assume, was your intended meaning of your post, let me suggest one rather annoying item. When talking about needing a lawyer (not just in Korea either), it is a good idea to mention your financial ability (and willingness) to pay for legal services because, brother, they ain't cheap (especially in Korea where the supply of lawyers is kept very low).
Addressing that issue is important because the answer can have a very direct impact on the advice you get from people who are familiar with the "getting a lawyer" issue. Sorry, but that is life, old chap.
Good luck. |
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purple_buddha
Joined: 18 Apr 2003
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| Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 3:11 am Post subject: |
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| Brendon Carr wrote: |
| Elsewhere in Korea Law Blog, in an entry titled English Teachers in Korea: Where to Go for Legal Help, I do explain where Korean rank-and-file employees go when their employers screw them over. Read that article. I recommend you contact KangNam Labor Law Firm's Mr Bong-Soo Jung or his English-speaking paralegal Mr. Gerald Staruiala. |
Sound, free legal advice worth checking out, OP, especially the last part.  |
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kiwiana
Joined: 29 Nov 2007
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| Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 4:58 am Post subject: |
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A bilingual lawyer would be effective, however, the cost is likely to outweigh the benefit. I suggest that you contact your local Ministry of Labor office. They will assign you a case manager and represent you in court. I know for a fact that they have fought well in the past on the behalf of English teacher's. Taking a Korean friend to the Labor Office to translate makes things a whole lot easier from my experience though.
Good luck and don't back down. |
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Trevor
Joined: 16 Nov 2005
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| Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 5:16 am Post subject: Re: I NEED A LAWYER |
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Hold your horses. All pessimism aside, the Korean Department of Labor does occasionally side with foreigners on contractual issues.
Whose got the number for Labor for the OP? Maybe we don't need a lawyer just yet.
| steveaziz wrote: |
| ANYONE NEED AN ENGLISH SPEAKING LAWYER WHO CAN HELP WITH MY CONTRACT THAT HAS CLEARLY BEEN BROKEN??? THANKS FOR THE HELP |
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jdog2050
Joined: 17 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 5:32 am Post subject: |
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OP should document everything...EVERYTHING happening, get it translated into korea, and get ready to take it to the labor board. Digg up any emails or written correpsondences that you can use as proof.
As an aside, isn't it amazing that, in this day and age of English teachers who are increasingly hard to come by, that the Hagwon directors are still up to their same old BS? |
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suhleafs
Joined: 29 May 2008
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| Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 8:44 am Post subject: |
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| Maybe some of us on the forum could help you? Why don't you explain the problem to us? |
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kimchipig
Joined: 07 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 12:53 pm Post subject: |
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I am not a young man and I like to think that I have learned a few things. One of the is this:
Lawyers don't work for free.
Want to sue somebody for something? Get $5000 ready. When that $5k is gone, get another $5k ready. |
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TheUrbanMyth
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
Location: Retired
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| Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 4:28 pm Post subject: |
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| jdog2050 wrote: |
As an aside, isn't it amazing that, in this day and age of English teachers who are increasingly hard to come by, that the Hagwon directors are still up to their same old BS? |
That's because they're banking on eventually being able to get lots of Indians and Filipinos (not to mention undergrads) for a much cheaper price. |
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nautilus
Joined: 26 Nov 2005
Location: Je jump, Tu jump, oui jump!
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| Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 5:46 pm Post subject: |
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| kimchipig wrote: |
Lawyers don't work for free.
Want to sue somebody for something? Get $5000 ready. When that $5k is gone, get another $5k ready. |
better yet, handle it all yourself.
There are ways of putting pressure on.
Or you might have forestalled the problem to begin with.
But once the gloves come off, it gets very expensive and guess who's paying? |
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mountainous
Joined: 04 Sep 2007
Location: Los Angeles
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| Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 5:58 pm Post subject: |
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I updated the thread with this info:
I spoke to nomu-sa Mr. Bong-Soo Jung.
He quoted 500,000 W retainer + 30% contingency. |
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R. S. Refugee
Joined: 29 Sep 2004
Location: Shangra La, ROK
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| Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 6:02 pm Post subject: |
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| mountainous wrote: |
I updated the thread with this info:
I spoke to nomu-sa Mr. Bong-Soo Jung.
He quoted 500,000 W retainer + 30% contingency. |
Thanks. Worthwhile info for anyone to know even if they currently don't need it. This being Korea, you might need it someday. |
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