SEOUL, June 26 (Korea Bizwire) — President Lee Jae-myung has raised the possibility of reintroducing South Korea’s traditional bar exam system, signaling potential reforms to the country’s legal education pathway and reigniting a long-standing national debate. During a town hall meeting in Gwangju on June 25, President Lee responded to a citizen’s call for the [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) — A growing number of South Korea’s elite police academy graduates are leaving their posts to enter law schools, raising questions about the integrity of public investment in the Korea National Police University (KNPU) and prompting calls for institutional reform. This year alone, at least 81 KNPU alumni were admitted to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Close to half of all law school students in South Korea were found to be high-income earners. In some law schools, the proportion of high-income students exceeded 70 percent. According to data from the Korea Student Aid Foundation regarding the income status of law school students for the 2022-2023 period, 44 [...]
SEJONG, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – In order to evaluate applicants with transparency and fairness, law schools in Korea have banned applicants from including personal details of their family members and relatives in their cover letters. The decision is the latest countermeasure to a string of law school admission controversies, in which students who specified [...]
SEOUL, June 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Preceding the two-year evaluation of law schools, the Ministry of Education in Korea proposed a draft of evaluation criteria for an “impartial admission process” on June 13. The draft particularly addresses the recent controversial practice of including information regarding applicants’ parents or relatives on personal statements, the abolition of a [...]
SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) – If your grandparent is a Supreme Court justice, you just might have a better chance at getting accepted to law school. There has been growing controversy over law school applicants mentioning their high-profile family members ranging from public officers to senior prosecutors in their cover letters. It was recently [...]
SEJONG, May 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Dozens of students who were admitted to local law schools specified their parents or relatives’ professions in their cover letters, the government said Monday, amid growing controversy over the fairness of the law school system. Wrapping up its nationwide probe into law schools over illicit admissions the last three [...]
SEOUL, Dec.21 (Korea Bizwire) – In a bid to lower the barriers to law school entry, 25 colleges are considering offering night courses starting in 2017. In addition, law courses are expected to be offered online and through correspondence colleges. The Ministry of Education is planning to implement improvements to its law school policies. Voices [...]
CHUNCHEON, South Korea, Dec. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea has yet to finally decide over whether to defer the abolition of a bar exam for four years, Seoul’s justice minister said Friday, amid strong protests from students at law schools. Controversy has erupted as the justice ministry said Thursday the government hopes to delay [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – The legal profession was once considered one of the highest paid and honored jobs in South Korea before the introduction of law school in 2009. Before the adoption of the law school scheme, students who want to be a lawyer should pass Korea’s bar exam and then successful applicants [...]