About Us

MISSION

Training law students with practice capability

At SNUPLC, law students have the opportunity to work in an applied setting, with real world clients on real world cases. Students learn to integrate their theoretical legal training to legal problem solving like legal professionals.

Training law students to care about the public interest

At SNUPLC, law students benefit from a practical education in public sector, with a particular emphasis on the importance of civic values, ethics and professional responsibility.

Local community support

SNUPLC provides free legal aid to local communities and the SNU community. Also, SNUPLC proposes public legislative policies to take social responsibility of law school.

Public interest career advising

SNUPLC organizes pro bono projects and partners with public sector lawyers and advocates to support those students wishing to pursue public interest careers.


History

2023

04

  • 2023.04 International Exchange with UC Berkeley and AALS Clinical Education Conference

05

4th Public Interest Fellowship

06

1st Public Interest Camp for undergraduate students

07

  • 2023.07 Symposium on housing and poverty in Gwanakgu

08

  • Forum on Legal Aid and Improving Legal Welfare

09

Co-host of the International Human Rights Open Lecture

12

International Symposium on Development of Clinical Legal Education

2022

01

Translation of Equinet Handbook published

02

Conference on Legal Aid by Legal Clinics

03

MOU with Beautiful Foundation

05

3 year anniversary symposium

05

3rd Public Interest Fellowship

11

International Symposium on Role of Law Schools in Promoting Public Interest Career

2021

01

  • 2021.01 MOU with Duroo (NGO)

04

Presentation on “State of Law School Public Interest Career”

05

2nd Public Interest Fellowship

06

Launch of public interest matching platform (online)

06

“Clinical Legal Education Casebook” published

08

MOU with Jeonnam University and Donghaeng (local NGO)

08

MOU with Inha University and Wongok Law Office

08

MOU with Korea Sexual Violence Relief Center

09

“Legal manual for children from care facilities” published

11

International Symposium on Cooperation among Clinics

2020

01~04

Recruitment of 5 additional full-time clinical professors and 2 staff attorneys

05

Recruitment of 1st Public Interest Fellow Attorney

06

1st Public Interst Lawyer Training Program

 

08

1st Public Interest Program for Prospective Lawyers

 

10

1st Public Interest Table

 

10

International Symposium on Clinical Legal Education in Asia

 

11

Legal manual for single parent published

 

11

Opening of additional office

 

2019

03

Appointment of 2 full-time clinical professors

04

Free legal consultation for SNU community commences

05

Recruitment of 2 full-time staff attorneys

05

Workshop with Harvard Law School faculty

07

Probono camp on visual-hearing disabilities

08

Opening of new office

08

MOU with Seoul City and Gwanakgu District

10

Symposium on clinical education, celebrating opening of SNUPLC

12 ~20.02

1st Public Interest Field Placement Program