Ministry of Justice Appoints Lawyer Kim Jin-su as Chairman of Korea Legal Aid Corporation

[Asia Economy Reporter Baek Kyunghwan] On the 2nd, Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae appointed Kim Jin-su, representative lawyer of the law firm Yegang, as the 14th Chairman of the Korea Legal Aid Corporation.

The Legal Aid Corporation is a public institution under the Ministry of Justice that provides free legal support services to socially vulnerable groups.

Chairman Kim started his career as a prosecutor at Suwon District Prosecutors' Office, served as a professor at the Judicial Research and Training Institute, and as deputy chief prosecutor at Jeonju District Prosecutors' Office, before opening his law practice in 2014. Since 2017, he has been serving as the representative lawyer of the law firm Yegang.

The Ministry of Justice expressed expectations that "Chairman Kim, with his diverse experience, will greatly contribute to the development of the corporation, which aims to provide legal aid and support to socially and economically disadvantaged people."

◆ Kim Jin-su, New Chairman of the Korea Legal Aid Corporation

▲ Education

Graduated from Seoul National University, Department of Law (1986), Graduated from the Graduate School of Law, same university (1988)

▲ Major Career

Completed the 20th class of the Judicial Research and Training Institute (1991)

Prosecutor at Suwon District Prosecutors' Office (1991?1993)

Deputy Chief Prosecutor at Jeonju District Prosecutors' Office (2011?2012)

Legal Advisor at the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (2012?2014)

Opened law practice (2014?2017)

Representative Lawyer of the law firm Yegang (2017?present)

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