I. ABSTRACT
In March 2009, the National Assembly of South Korea passed the
Foreign Legal Consultants Act authorizing a partial opening of the
domestic legal services market. This Act will allow a foreign lawyer to
work as a Foreign Legal Consultant in Korea, and will also allow foreign
law firms to establish foreign legal consulting firms in Korea. This article
provides a brief overview of the Korean Foreign Legal Consultants Act
encompassing historic background, requirements for a Foreign Legal
Consultant, scope of practice, use of the title “Foreign Legal Consultant,”
requirements for establishing a foreign legal consultant firm in Korea,
related ethics issues, and suggestions for foreign lawyers and foreign law
students who want to work as Foreign Legal Consultants in Korea.