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 [...]
Dear Seoul Expat Community, For foreign residents in Seoul who meet the requirements are eligible to apply for emergency disaster relief funds from the Seoul Metropolitan Government starting from August 31 to September 25, 2020. Households with one to [...]
The following immigration-related measures are a set of frequently asked questions (FAQs) and points provided by the Ministry of Justice [...]
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 [...]
