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[Mikejelai]

For me (US licensed lawyer); no Korean language skills to speak of; available afternoons/evenings. What do you think is my best way to go about such a search here?

[ttompatz]

[hogwonguy1979]

and you're posting this on an esl discussion forum? i got one word for this:










troll

[Mikejelai]

There are no foreigners licensed to practice here that I know of ttompatz; just a few foreign lawyers (most somewhat fluent in Korean) working under Korean lawyer supervision. That is all the current law allows here.

I'm just looking for something to round out my schedule: drafting legal docs in English; answering interrogatories; assisting in depositions; liaison work with foreign firms, etc.

[madoka]

[ttompatz]

[cdninkorea]

I don't know how helpful this will be, but a few years ago I met an American lawyer who worked for Hyundai Heavy. As he was not licensed to practice in Korea, he was a "legal consultant", helping the firm with int'l legal issues. He worked reasonable hours, not like a regular Korean employee (8/9am-6pm as opposed to 8/9am-9/10pm) and said he was well paid, although obviously I didn't ask him his salary.

I don't know how to get in touch with him again, so I don't think I could be of any further help. But it does appear to be possible, so good luck!

[cert43]

Do you wanna pratice law in Korea? This is all according to my ex, who was studying to be an attorney there.

The test takes about two years to study for, but the good news' is: It's all self study ( no law school) and qualifies' you to pratice every kind of law;so the quicker you can train, the better off you will be, but from what I have heard, it is the most rigorous professional test in Korea (2% yearly passing rate).

Technically, you're right about not being able to give out legal advice and hold the name "attorney" untill you are Korean licensed, but your given job responsibility will depend on many factors: qualifications, marketable skills ( negotiation, IT, International Security, etc) and how quickly you can absorb new policies and information

But, honestly, Iam not sure a law firm is going to wanna higher a Non-Korean period, regardless of how smart you are or how quickly you can learn Key policies and foreign languages; as most of the foreign attoneys' I've seen were "Kyops". I think they might be required to keep a certain percentage of Non-Koreans' on staff, but the percentage is very very small ( maybe like 2 for every 100 Korean attoneys') and those 2 people would probably never leave that firm. I've also never seen a white woman at one of these firms.

This is just one example:

German Language seems to be a pretty popular hit amonst these firms' right now ( guessing it was because The Wiemar Republic was the main focus in the FOMCs' most recent and newest reserve policy). and not many people can speak it well ( espically in Asia). However,most of these firms' are listing it ( along with French, Spanish, etc) as one of thier point languages'. Really? Hard to believe if they are a trurly multinational firm; you would think they would hire more Non-Korean looking people?

Idiots.

http://www.asialawprofiles.com.

Good Luck. There is only one true International Firm that I know of and it's located in Sinsa-dong.