Seoul Bar Association to Hold "Policy Forum for Public-Oriented Improvement of the Law School System"
"Establishing a Sustainable Framework for Training Legal Professionals"
The Seoul Bar Association (President Cho Soonyeol) announced on November 5 that it will hold a forum to review the current status of the law school system and to establish a public-oriented and sustainable framework for training legal professionals.
The Seoul Bar Association, together with the Korean Association of Law Schools, the National Assembly Research Service, and the offices of National Assembly members Park Kyuntaek and Jin Sunmi, will co-host the "Policy Forum for Public-Oriented Improvement of the Law School System" at the National Assembly Research Service Grand Conference Room in Yeouido on November 11 in the afternoon.
Since its introduction in 2009, the law school system has become a core framework for training legal professionals in South Korea. However, there are ongoing calls for improvements, including strengthening the curriculum, enhancing basic legal studies, and restoring the balance between practical and theoretical education.
Accordingly, this forum will bring together stakeholders from the National Assembly, academia, and the legal profession to analyze the achievements and limitations of the law school system and seek balanced directions for improvement. Presentations will be delivered by Kim Sooyoung, Director of Human Rights at the Seoul Bar Association; Kim Giwon, Senior Vice President of the Seoul Bar Association; and Yang Cheonsu, Professor at Yeungnam University Law School, who will address overall improvement tasks for the legal professional training system, such as strengthening the law school curriculum.
The designated discussion session will feature lawyer Ban Hyeonggeol, lawyer Kim Jisoo, Koo Boneok, Director of the Talent Development Support Division at the Ministry of Education, Lee Donggeun, Director of the Legal Professionals Division at the Ministry of Justice, and Kim Gwanghyeon, Legislative Investigator at the National Assembly Research Service. They will discuss measures to improve the system, including reforms to law school admissions and education, expansion of scholarships, strengthening of basic legal studies, and revitalization of public-interest practical training.
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A representative from the Seoul Bar Association stated, "We hope that this forum will serve as a meaningful venue to re-examine the public value and educational responsibility of the law school system, remind us of the fundamental purpose of training legal professionals, and seek an educational system where legal ethics, expertise, and social responsibility are harmoniously integrated."
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