Pro Bono Committee
Pro Bono
Our Pro Bono Committee endeavors to fulfill the social responsibilities of a law firm through legal support, pro bono activities, support programs for public welfare organizations, etc. conducted through networks with civil society.
Partnerships
Our Pro Bono Committee has signed MOUs with many public welfare organizations as seen below and provides legal advice, consulting, and litigation services.
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MOU with With Joy, an organization that provides protection,academic support, vocational training, housing support, etc. for adolescents at risk, to provide legal consulting and advice for adolescents
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MOU with civic organization Apoom, which provides support for single fathers and one-parent families, to provide services for confirmation litigation to facilitate birth registrations for single fathers, and to assist single mothers in their acknowledgment and claims litigation
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MOU with Snail of Love, an organization which engages in various support activities for people with hearing impairments, to provide legal advice on school violence, employment agreements, human rights infringements, etc.
Support Programs
We have been discovering and supporting public welfare projects through competitive selection since 2015. Some of the winning projects are as follows:
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2024
Barrier Free movie making school
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2023
Homecoming day for children living with single mothers, “With Us”
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2022
“I want to study too!”, replacement of kitchen storage window frames
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2021
Study on the gaps and public nature of childcare in low-income families during the COVID-19 pandemic: Focusing on regional childcare centers
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2020
“Visiting health education”, designed to lessen the medical services gap between regions and age groups
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2019
Successes and failures of renewable energy: Great renewable energy, stupid renewable energy
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2018
Preparation and publication of the human rights manual on foreigner protection centers
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2017
Natural ecology program for people with visual impairments to experience the sounds of seasonal birds
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2016
Preparation of the corporate human rights impact evaluation guidebook and provision of training for corporations designed to promote understanding of human rights impact evaluation
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2015
Advocacy for civil society in relation to the review of the fourth national report on the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
Sponsorships
Our Pro Bono Committee continues to support various public welfare events and plans to continue to discover and support such events.
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Support for human rights camps hosted by the GongGam Human Rights Law Foundation in 2013
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Support for auditory birdwatching events in forests for people with visual impairment since 2015
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Free legal advice for social enterprises in partnership with the Korea Social Enterprise Promotion Agency
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Engagement in public welfare activities in partnership with the Korea Safety Health Environment Foundation