1. Pill Kyu Hwang Coordinator, Pro Bono Committee IAKL Korea
IAKL 2010 Regional Summit Shanghai, China 8 April – 10 April IAKL Pro Bono Korea & Beyond
Pill Kyu Hwang
Coordinator, Pro Bono Committee
IAKL Korea

2. International Association of Korean Lawyers
IAKL Pro Bono:
A Short History
2008
The IAKL Korean Chapter was registered as a public interest organization
2009
4 lawyers started English legal counseling at the Korea Legal Aid Center for Family Relations
IAKL Korean Chapter drafted & proposed a policy recommendation on overseas adoptee by the Anti-Corruption & Civil Rights Commission
The Pro Bono Committee was formed.
2010
The Pro Bono Committee hosted legal training sessions for overseas adoptees on adoption-related laws, the Nationality Act & labor law.
The Pro Bono Committee hosted a legal training session for about 100 Filipino community leaders on the revised migrant workers act.
International Association of Korean Lawyers

3. International Association of Korean Lawyers
IAKL Pro Bono Committee:
Structure
Structure
2 Co-Chairs
1 Coordinator
3 Teams (Multi-cultural Families; Migrants; Overseas Adoptees)
Members
About 30 members
Working at law firms such as Kim & Chang, Yulchon & HMP & corporations like Samsung, LG, KT, CJ, etc
Country of License: Korea, US, Japan, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, China, Russia, etc.
International Association of Korean Lawyers

4. International Association of Korean Lawyers
IAKL Pro Bono Committee:
Members
International Association of Korean Lawyers

5. International Association of Korean Lawyers
Legal Counseling for Multi-cultural Families
5-10 lawyers participating
Regular English legal counseling at the Korean Legal Aid Center for Family Relations (Every Monday evening)
Assisting staff attorneys and caseworkers at the center with legal & language expertise
International Association of Korean Lawyers

6. International Association of Korean Lawyers
Legal Training & Counseling for Overseas Adoptees
5-10 lawyers participating
Partner: Global Overseas Adoptees Link (G.O.A.L.)
Everyday legal counseling
Monthly legal training and counseling sessions on adoption-related laws, the Nationality Act, labor law, etc
International Association of Korean Lawyers

7. International Association of Korean Lawyers
Legal Training at the G.O.A.L. General Assembly
International Association of Korean Lawyers

8. International Association of Korean Lawyers
IAKL Pro Bono Committee:
Legal Training & Counseling for Migrants
5-10 lawyers participating
Partner: Foreign Embassies in Korea including the Filipino Embassy, Indonesian Embassy, etc.
Monthly legal training and Counseling sessions on the revised migrant workers act, etc.
International Association of Korean Lawyers

9. International Association of Korean Lawyers
Legal Training & Counseling at the Filipino Embassy
International Association of Korean Lawyers

10. International Association of Korean Lawyers
Other Activities
Involvement in a Korean detainee case in Honduras
An informal gathering with ICTY Judge Kwon
And…
Considering various requests from the World Women Judges’ Forum, the International Korean Adoptee Association, etc
International Association of Korean Lawyers

11. International Association of Korean Lawyers
Challenges Ahead
& Need for IAKL Pro Bono beyond Korea
Stabilizing & Systemizing the existing pro bono programs
Organizing more (potential) IAKL members for pro bono work
And…
Networking networks within IAKL worldwide for pro bono work
International Association of Korean Lawyers