Passed Bar Exam Candidates Eligible for Practical Training at Courts and Prosecutor's Offices

[Asia Economy Reporter Baek Kyunghwan] The institutions for practical training of bar exam passers, which had been limited to the Korean Bar Association, will be expanded to include courts and prosecutors' offices. This is a measure following the Korean Bar Association's earlier stance to limit the number of trainees.

On the 28th, the Ministry of Justice announced that the amendment to the Attorney-at-Law Act, which includes diversifying the training institutions for bar exam passers, has passed the Cabinet meeting.

Until now, the Korean Bar Association has been responsible for training 700 to 800 bar exam passers annually. Bar exam passers must receive practical training at legal work institutions or the Korean Bar Association to be able to perform actual duties. However, the Korean Bar Association announced its intention to limit the number of trainees to 200, citing the need to enhance the quality of training for past passers.

The amendment includes expanding the training institutions for bar exam passers, which had been limited to the Korean Bar Association, to courts, prosecutors' offices, the Association of Law Schools, and legal work institutions designated by the Minister of Justice. Going forward, training institutions must submit their training plans to the Minister of Justice by December 31 of the year prior to the year they intend to conduct training. The Minister will review these and finalize the training institutions operating in the relevant year by the end of February each year.

The Ministry of Justice stated, "We will submit the amendment to the National Assembly and make every effort to ensure that the amendment is swiftly passed through the National Assembly's deliberations."

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