Read our specially curated articles informing foreigners on how to navigate the legal pathways of South Korea.
We are sad to announce that Kristen Lee, a brilliant attorney and a partner at Pureum Law Office, is leaving PLO to establish an independent practice. As a highly professional legal expert and practitioner with an impeccable track record, Kristen [...]
Dear expats in Korea, we hope that you are staying safe and healthy. Our office [...]
Korean Bar Association certifies Simon D. Lee as an “Expert Divorce Attorney” Over the past 3 [...]
Dear expats, Pureum Law Office wishes you a happy Lunar New Year! May this year be [...]
Dear expats in Korea, we wish a Happy Christmas to you and hope that the coming [...]
Dear expats in Korea, we are wishing you happy Chuseok holidays! Our office will be [...]
Pureum Law Office has been nominated for the Top 50 Legal Companies, an international award by the Litigation & The IPR Gorilla Conference! It is a great honor and pleasure [...]
All those who want to get dual citizenship or who is already a dual citizen might [...]
Korea Bar Association Certifies Simon D. Lee an “Expert Criminal Defense Attorney” Due to the huge [...]
We are very excited to announce that our team was joined by Kristen Lee, an experienced [...]
We are pleased to announce that attorney Simon D. Lee was chosen as one of the [...]
Dear Expats in Korea! Pureum Law Office wishes you pleasant Lunar New Year holidays and a [...]
Hello Expats in Korea! We sincerely hope you have a wonderful time for Lunar New year [...]
Attorney Simon D. Lee will be on winter vacation from 14th Dec to 21th Dec for [...]
Hello Expats living in Korea, The Korean Courts are taking a winter break from 25th Dec, [...]
[1st December, 2017] Yunjeong Hwang, an attorney at Korean Law, has joined, as a partner, Pureum [...]
Hello Expats in Korea, Thanks for your steady support and rising interest in us. We plan to close [...]
There are many criminal cases taken by PLO got attention from Public for its relation to foreigners and huge [...]
We have been in deep deliberation as to how we can provide even better legal services [...]
The following immigration-related measures are a set of frequently asked questions (FAQs) and points provided by the Ministry of Justice Situation Room in regards to the COVID-19 situation, published on February 19, 2020. *Please note that this is an unofficial [...]
This time we will talk more about the division of inherited property, according to the Korean inheritance law. In our [...]
In our previous article, we talked about the legal effect of a will created in Korea by a foreigner and [...]
Lately, we have been receiving an increasing number of inquiries about inheritance and wills in Korea. In response to this, [...]
Sometimes things just don’t work out. You’re both good people, but somehow you drifted apart. Or maybe you just want [...]
What to do if one day you, as a foreigner in Korea, receive a phone call from an investigator telling [...]
Today we will take a look at the procedure that may let you get released if you were detained and [...]
Our law office is a firm specializing, among other areas of law, in criminal matters regarding foreigners. Our managing partner, [...]
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Today we are entering another mini-series of articles by Pureum Law Office. This time we will discuss two sub-types of [...]
In the previous articles of PLO we have talked about whether it is possible for a foreigner to get a [...]
Pureum Law Office has previously discussed whether it was possible to get a divorce in Korea, what the procedure is [...]
Dear expats in Korea, here is the second article in our series about the divorce procedure in Korea. Last time [...]
There has been a number of inquiries regarding the divorce procedure between foreigners in Korea, so PLO plans to post [...]
Never visit immigration again with the “Holy Grail” of Korean visas. One of our most common inquiries is whether someone [...]
What is Special Naturalization? Special Naturalization has been established to allow for a variety of unique circumstances which Korean society [...]
Simplified Naturalization vs. Generalized Naturalization Simplified naturalization in Korea, despite its name, is only simple if you happen to have [...]
This article is the second in a 4-part series on the Korean naturalization system and how to become a Korean [...]
This article is the first in a 4-part series. Skip to the end of the article for links to the [...]
In most countries, photographers can take pictures in public and use them as they would like. Not so in Korea. [...]
We live in a country where you don’t just put down your first and last month’s rent when you move [...]
In recent years, Korea has experienced an influx of foreigners with working visas. Unfortunately, the quality of working conditions for [...]
Have you been in Korea for 5 consecutive years? Do you know what F-2-99 Visa is? If you’ve been here [...]
Atty Simon(이도경 변호사) was appointed to work as a Certified Legal Counselor of Seoul Global Center this year again by Park, [...]
As you know, Atty. Simon has been providing pro bono legal services at Seoul Global Center(SGC) since 2014. Please be [...]
We have been operating a page in Facebook as more comfortable and customer friendly way to contact to clients. If [...]
