In 2007, the Republic of Korea embarked on a bold reform initiative to rethink the way law is taught in this country. The Law mandating those reforms states that Korean law schools are ‘to train legal professionals who have sound professional ethics based on rich education, a deep understanding of people and society, and morals valuing freedom, equality and justice, and who have knowledge and abilities that will allow professional and efficient resolution of diverse legal disputes in order to provide quality legal service responding to the people’s diverse expectations and requests.’ –   Article 2 of the Act on the Establishment and Management of Professional Law Schools More than a decade since that visionary language was passed into law, many argue that law schools are still falling short of those goals. SNUPLC is an important step in the ongoing process to reform—and improve—the way law students are trained at SNU.

Mixing Practice and Social Responsibility: