Legal Aid

SNUPLC operates legal aid programs for both members of the university community and vulnerable populations in society—such as workers, children, women, migrants, and persons with disabilities—through collaboration with local communities and external public interest organizations.

Through these legal aid activities for socially marginalized groups, the Center seeks to fulfill the law school’s social responsibility and provide law students with hands-on public interest legal experience, thereby fostering legal professionals with a strong public mindset.


Accordingly, SNUPLC offers free legal consultations to members of the SNU community, including students and faculty, and undertakes public interest litigation, such as supporting lawsuits on behalf of vulnerable groups in the local community, in alignment with its educational and public interest goals.

Legal Consultation

SNUPLC provides free legal counseling to SNU members and local organizations to promote legal welfare on campus and fulfill social responsibilities of law school.

Legal consultations submitted to our Center may be conducted with the participation of SNU Law School students under the supervision of a licensed attorney. Consultations may not be provided for cases in which student participation is not feasible or which do not align with educational or public interest purposes. Due to the nature of our consultations involving student participation, inquiries are addressed in the order they are received. As a result, immediate responses may not be possible. For urgent matters, we recommend seeking assistance from other legal consultation services.

Eligibility

SNUPLC provides support to SNU community members (students and staff)

Scope of legal Consultation

  • Civil, criminal, family, and other legal matters requiring legal assistance

– Legal consultations are not provided for disputes between members of the university community, disputes between SNU and its members, or matters under the jurisdiction of the SNU Human Rights Center.
– Legal consultations will not be provided for issues that do not align with the educational or public interest purposes of the Center.
– Legal consultations are not available for matters concerning family members or other third parties who are not the university member requesting the consultation.
– Legal consultations are not provided for work-related legal matters, including those related to colleges, departments, or administrative units.

 

  • This legal consultation service is free of charge and is intended to offer general and preliminary legal advice. It does not include the preparation or revision of formal legal documents or detailed consultations equivalent to legal representation in litigation.

  • Since legal problems are often complex and require in-depth analysis, individuals are encouraged to seek assistance from professional law firms for such matters.

  • The Center does not guarantee the accuracy or usefulness of the advice provided, and neither the Center, the attorney, nor the participating students shall bear any legal responsibility for issues arising from the consultation.
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More information and enquiries

slcc@snu.ac.kr / 02-880-6864

 

Legal aid for marginalized community members

We fulfill the law school’s social responsibility by providing free litigation to the vulnerable and socially underprivileged members of the local community, and we aim to foster public-interest orientation in prospective  lawyers by having students directly participate in legal aid activities. 

Major Legal Aid cases

  • Suspension of parental rights of abusive father
  • Refugee claim for a Pakistani family in danger of “honor killing”
  • Pressing criminal charges for unpaid wages for agricultural migrant workers
  • Defending wheel-chair user, who was criminally charged for negligent injury
  • Civil case regarding migrant women victim of identity fraud
  • Tort claim for the death of disabled person in unlicensed disability-care facility