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Lawyers fear losing trust as courts consider mandatory AI disclosure

Korea’s judiciary is considering rules to require lawyers to disclose AI use in court filings, fueling concerns over trust, enforcement and the future of legal tech.

2026.7.25

For some lawyers, AI sounds the death knell. For others, it breathes new life into work.

Generative AI is cutting entry-level legal work and threatening solo practices, but some small firms and independent lawyers are gaining new tools to compete.

2026.6.16

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Korea mulls loosening bar exam provisions as 'five strikes-and-out' rule leaves many marginalized

Even one of the law's chief architects believes it's time to overhaul restrictions that were intended to prevent perpetual test-takers.

2026.6.16

A Fair Trade Commission (FTC) official explains the commission's decision to fine the Korean Bar Association (KBA) and Seoul Bar Association (SBA) with 2 billion won ($1.5 million) for violating the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act in a briefing to the local press on Thursday at the Government Complex in Sejong. [YONHAP]

Korean bar associations fined by FTC for LawTalk ban

Bar associations can't prohibit members from using the LawTalk app, according to Fair Trade Commission. The antitrust regulator said the bars must stop preventing use of the service, which lists attorneys available for work by field, and fined ...

2023.2.23

A pedestrian passes by an advert of legal service app LawTalk in southern Seoul on Aug. 5, 2021. [YONHAP]

Law&Company and 9 lawyers to appeal penalty by Korean Bar Association

Law&Company will help nine lawyers appeal a decision made by the Korean Bar Association (KBA) to penalize them for using the LawTalk app, the company said Tuesday. The bar association decided on Monday to fine nine lawyers up to 3 million won ...

2022.10.18

Kim Jin-wook, head of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials, answers reporters' questions on Thursday. [NEWS1]

CIO head caught in suspicions of rigged aide hiring

The head of the investigation agency for high-ranking officials on Thursday denied having hired a ruling party politician’s son as an aide without a proper employment process.

2021.4.15

Lee Chan-hee, president of the Korean Bar Association, on Monday announces the organization's recommended candidates to head the new Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials. [YONHAP]

Process begins to select head of new anticorruption agency

The process to select the inaugural head of a powerful new corruption investigation agency kicked off Monday as the deadline to recommend candidates expired, with rival parties deadlocked over how to vet the 10 or so contenders for the spot.

2020.11.9

Antigovernment protesters fill up Sejong-daero, the main street of central Seoul, on Aug. 15. The Seoul Metropolitan Government had banned street rallies to stop the spread of Covid-19 infections, but the Seoul Administrative Court lifted bans on two rallies on Aug. 14. Although the organizers told the court to hold smaller events, tens of thousands gathered from around the country. [YONHAP]

Critics condemn administration's attacks on judge who allowed rallies

The Moon Jae-in administration faces growing criticism for blaming the latest resurgence of coronavirus infections on a judge who allowed street rallies to go forward last month, with administration officials accused of undermining the...

2020.9.2