Pro Bono
We offer a range of pro bono programs in various areas of public interest that are open to law school students throughout the year. These programs are planned and provided by the SNU Law Public Interest Law Center, which also advises and supports students in independently initiating their own pro bono activities.
“It was a valuable opportunity to reflect on the concerns our clients face and to consider how we, as future legal professionals, might be able to support them.”
“Meeting with clients directly and engaging with them alongside practicing attorneys gave me a clear sense of the kind of professional I aspire to become.”
“As a first-year law student, analyzing real contracts was an experience I could not have had without the pro bono program at the Public Interest Law Center. Through this program, I was reminded of how the provisions in legal texts can have a direct and meaningful impact on people’s lives. It has become a strong source of motivation for my continued legal studies.”
– Participating Law School Student in the Pro Bono Program
Representative Pro Bono Cases
[2019] Pro Bono Legislative Camp for Persons with Deafblindness, in collaboration with Miral Welfare Foundation
[2020] Publication of the Legal Manual for Single Mothers and Fathers, with InTree, an organization supporting single-parent families
[2020] Community Legal Aid Project, in partnership with Gwanak-gu Legal Home Doctor and the Labor Welfare Center [Ongoing]
[2021] Publication of Everyday Legal Questions and Answers for Youth Aging Out of Care, in collaboration with the Seoul Child Welfare Association’s Independence Support Program
[2021] Student-Initiated Projects, including “Legal Issues Faced by Graduate Student Workers” and “Legal Education for Local Youth”
[2022] Report on Unfair Contracts in the Webtoon Industry, including legal analysis and infographic materials
[2022] Debt Non-Existence Lawsuit for migrant women victims of identity theft and fraudulent loans
[2022] Research on Labor Exploitation of Persons with Disabilities in salt farms, in collaboration with Gongju Public Interest Lawyers’ Group “Donghaeng”
[2023] On-Campus Mobility Rights Survey for students with visual impairments
[2023] Legal Education on Self-Sufficiency for middle and high school students in childcare facilities in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province [Ongoing]
[2023] Law School Legal Counseling Support Team [Ongoing]
[2024] Administrative Lawsuit on Denial of Legal Status for an LGBTQ asylum seeker
[2024] Publication of Casebook on Lease Dispute Counseling
[2024] Participation in State Compensation Lawsuit regarding COVID-19 deaths and overcrowding in correctional facilities
