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Over 40% of South Korean Law School Students are High-Income Earners

Over 40% of South Korean Law School Students are High-Income Earners

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 [...]

Law Schools Ban Inclusion of Family Information in Applications

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 [...]

Mentioning a Family Member on a Law School Application Could Lead to Disqualification

Mentioning a Family Member on a Law School Application Could Lead to Disqualification

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 [...]

S. Korean Law Schools Accused of Illicit Admissions

S. Korean Law Schools Accused of Illicit Admissions

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 [...]

Suspension of State Bar Exam Abolition Rekindles ‘Old Debate’

Suspension of State Bar Exam Abolition Rekindles ‘Old Debate’

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 [...]