@article{ART001604319},
author={Joon Mo Kang},
title={A Sound Cure of Hollowing out Legal Education and a Qualitative Promotion of the Korean Legal Market through Paralegal Training Study},
journal={DONG-A LAW REVIEW},
issn={1225-3405},
year={2011},
number={53},
pages={1-39}
TY - JOUR
AU - Joon Mo Kang
TI - A Sound Cure of Hollowing out Legal Education and a Qualitative Promotion of the Korean Legal Market through Paralegal Training Study
JO - DONG-A LAW REVIEW
PY - 2011
VL - null
IS - 53
PB - The Institute for Legal Studies Dong-A University
SP - 1
EP - 39
SN - 1225-3405
AB - The utilization of paralegals improves the efficiency, economy and availability of legal services. As a result, increased emphasis is being placed on the hiring of paralegals in a variety of legal and law-related settings. Although private law firms continue to be the single largest employer of paralegals, good job opportunities also exist in several other markets in both the private and the public sectors.
In addition to private law firms, other organizations such as corporate legal departments, insurance companies, estate and trust departments of large banks, hospitals and health care organizations, real estate and title insurance companies, and professional trade associations employ paralegals. Job opportunities in the public sector are available in community legal services programs, consumer organizations, offices of public defenders, prosecutors and attorneys general, city attorneys, a wide array of state and federal government agencies, and the judicial system in U.S.
There are many legal tasks for which a bar license is unnecessary but some amount of legal training is preferred. To lower costs, businesses employ paralegals to do such tasks instead of a more expensive lawyer. This allows the lawyer to concentrate on the substantive legal issues of the case which in turn improves the efficiency of legal services. The most common area of practice for paralegals is litigation although paralegal services are utilized in virtually all areas of practice, including corporate, probate, real estate, family law, bankruptcy, and intellectual property.
Some common types of paralegal education programs available are: (i) two-year associate degree programs, (ii) four-year baccalaureate degree programs with a major or minor in paralegal studies, (iii) non-degree certificate programs offered by universities, colleges, businesses, and proprietary schools, and (iv) legal assistant education program that includes an internship as a part of the curriculum. However, there are no specified paralegal program at the college level in Korea.
In this article, I researched paralegal study as a sound cure of hollowing out legal education and argued a qualitative promotion of Korean legal market through paralegal training study. I explain the concept of paralegal upon the different jurisdiction and present an advantage of the paralegal services. I suggest the paralegal education will be a requirement of the mature of the Korean legal market. Furthermore, I believe that it will provide a good job opportunity to the undergraduate law students.
KW - Paralegal;Legal education;Lawyer;Legal market;Hollowing out Legal Education;Law School
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Joon Mo Kang. (2011). A Sound Cure of Hollowing out Legal Education and a Qualitative Promotion of the Korean Legal Market through Paralegal Training Study. DONG-A LAW REVIEW, 53, 1-39.
Joon Mo Kang. 2011, "A Sound Cure of Hollowing out Legal Education and a Qualitative Promotion of the Korean Legal Market through Paralegal Training Study", DONG-A LAW REVIEW, no.53, pp.1-39.
Joon Mo Kang "A Sound Cure of Hollowing out Legal Education and a Qualitative Promotion of the Korean Legal Market through Paralegal Training Study" DONG-A LAW REVIEW 53 pp.1-39 (2011) : 1.
Joon Mo Kang. A Sound Cure of Hollowing out Legal Education and a Qualitative Promotion of the Korean Legal Market through Paralegal Training Study. 2011; 53 : 1-39.
Joon Mo Kang. "A Sound Cure of Hollowing out Legal Education and a Qualitative Promotion of the Korean Legal Market through Paralegal Training Study" DONG-A LAW REVIEW no.53(2011) : 1-39.
Joon Mo Kang. A Sound Cure of Hollowing out Legal Education and a Qualitative Promotion of the Korean Legal Market through Paralegal Training Study. DONG-A LAW REVIEW, 53, 1-39.
Joon Mo Kang. A Sound Cure of Hollowing out Legal Education and a Qualitative Promotion of the Korean Legal Market through Paralegal Training Study. DONG-A LAW REVIEW. 2011; 53 1-39.
Joon Mo Kang. A Sound Cure of Hollowing out Legal Education and a Qualitative Promotion of the Korean Legal Market through Paralegal Training Study. 2011; 53 : 1-39.
Joon Mo Kang. "A Sound Cure of Hollowing out Legal Education and a Qualitative Promotion of the Korean Legal Market through Paralegal Training Study" DONG-A LAW REVIEW no.53(2011) : 1-39.
