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dookus
Joined: 22 Apr 2007
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 Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2010 1:39 am Post subject: Getting legal experience in Seoul |
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Hello, bit of an odd query here, but I thought someone might be able to help me on this.
Basically, I'll be going to law school after I finish teaching here, and it will be of quite some benefit to me if I can get some experience of working in a legal firm or doing some sort of legal work.
Unfortunately, until the FTAs with the US and EU are ratified, there are no foreign legal firms operating in Korea, and my Korean is nowhere near good enough to do that sort of work.
Does anyone have any ideas for where I might find some experience in this field? |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2010 1:51 am Post subject: Re: Getting legal experience in Seoul |
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| dookus wrote: |
Hello, bit of an odd query here, but I thought someone might be able to help me on this.
Basically, I'll be going to law school after I finish teaching here, and it will be of quite some benefit to me if I can get some experience of working in a legal firm or doing some sort of legal work.
Unfortunately, until the FTAs with the US and EU are ratified, there are no foreign legal firms operating in Korea, and my Korean is nowhere near good enough to do that sort of work.
Does anyone have any ideas for where I might find some experience in this field? |
SURE!!!!
Get yourself tied into one of the foreigner help centers as a volunteer.
Don't forget to get it added to your ARC at the local immigration office.
There are always loads of newbies getting their butts burned by hakwons and their will be no shortage of people you can assist by helping them with their briefs when they file their complaints with labor and immigration.
You can become the next me and I can retire.
That was meant in all sincerity. There are lots of people who need help every year understanding their rights and options and the help centers for foreigners (like the one at city hall among others) always need a spare hand with a day or two per week to kick in.
800 hours per year at the desk and 800 more in your spare evenings writing up briefs will give you a good start on your law career as well as look good on your resume or entrance application.
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dookus
Joined: 22 Apr 2007
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| Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2010 2:24 am Post subject: |
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| Sounds ideal. Where would I apply for one of these? |
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Mikejelai
Joined: 01 Nov 2009
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2010 3:11 am Post subject: |
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I am a lawyer currently teaching here in Seoul, and I do it (on an as needed basis) at the Itaewon branch of the Seoul Global Center (and also at the USO in Yongsan).
The downtown (main) branch of the Seoul Global Center (google it) has a Korean labor lawyer who comes in to do this same thing on Wednesdays, I believe, from 2pm - 5pm. He probably could use some help. They also have 2-3 other offices around Seoul (usually located near large concentrations of foreign workers, especially SE Asian workers.)
You might also look into doing an internship at the American Chamber of Commerce (google Amcham Seoul). They have a somewhat extensive internship program, though they generally prefer full-time interns.
Some of the big law firms here have clerking positions available, but they would probably want bilingual types; see their websites. |
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Yaya
Joined: 25 Feb 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2010 4:29 am Post subject: |
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| Law firms also hire editors. |
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dookus
Joined: 22 Apr 2007
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| Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2010 5:11 am Post subject: |
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Many thanks for the responses so far.
Seeing as I already teach full-time, the best bet so far looks like doing some work for the Seoul Global Center assisting with helping foreigners here. |
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Forward Observer
Joined: 13 Jan 2009
Location: FOB Gloria
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| Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2010 7:47 am Post subject: |
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Here's another option.
Contact someone over at Bae, Kim & Lee (in the top 3 - Korea), they might take you on as a part time intern. This firm has quite a few American consultants (they're lawyers but you know the drill in Korea) that work for them. The top dogs all graduated from Harvard and they might be able to help you out.
I'm not 100% on this, but I think they really need help with international arbitration.
This guy is an American, and I think he's the one that runs the show in that dept.
This is the man you want to talk to:
http://www.baekimlee.com/eng/prof/detail.asp?memberNo=224 |
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dookus
Joined: 22 Apr 2007
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| Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2010 8:06 am Post subject: |
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To clarify - at this stage I have precisely zero experience of legal work - I'm basically into law school in the UK, that's it!
I'll fire off a letter and see if they could do with any help. Many thanks for the ideas! |
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KubelHomer
Joined: 16 Mar 2010
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| Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 6:23 pm Post subject: Re: Getting legal experience in Seoul |
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| Getting legal experience in Seoul |
I got some legal experience in Gyeonggi province when I got sued for 600,000 won by a Korean about 5 months ago. I got a 400,000 won/month raise a few months ago, and have more than made up for it though...
It still sucked. I learned that I have no rights in Korea and that there are 20+ Koreans at any given time who are willing to say they were a "witness" to an incident regarding their fellow pure-blooded citizens, discrediting the foreigner and therefore proving that they have the most wonderful nation on earth. |
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Yaya
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Location: Seoul
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Felix the Cat
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| Advice from a lawyer: Don't go to law school. |
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