This statistic shows the share of lawyers who passed judiciary exam and then got employed by the six largest law firms in South Korea from 2012 to 2017. In 2017, 22.22 percent of South Koreans who passed judiciary exams were hired as lawyers by the six biggest law firms in South Korea.
Share of lawyers who passed judiciary exam employed by six largest law firms in South Korea from 2012 to 2017
In order to become a lawyer in South Korea, a person should pass either a judiciary exam, which was abolished in 2017, or a bar exam after graduating from a law school.
Six largest law firms in South Korea are listed as below:
Kim & Chang
Hwawoo
Yulchon
Lee & Ko
Shin & Kim
BKL (Bae, Kim & Lee)
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MBN. (January 7, 2018). Share of lawyers who passed judiciary exam employed by six largest law firms in South Korea from 2012 to 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/797410/south-korea-big-law-firm-employment-rate-of-lawyers-who-passed-judiciary-exam/
MBN. "Share of lawyers who passed judiciary exam employed by six largest law firms in South Korea from 2012 to 2017." Chart. January 7, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/797410/south-korea-big-law-firm-employment-rate-of-lawyers-who-passed-judiciary-exam/
MBN. (2018). Share of lawyers who passed judiciary exam employed by six largest law firms in South Korea from 2012 to 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/797410/south-korea-big-law-firm-employment-rate-of-lawyers-who-passed-judiciary-exam/
MBN. "Share of Lawyers Who Passed Judiciary Exam Employed by Six Largest Law Firms in South Korea from 2012 to 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jan 2018, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/797410/south-korea-big-law-firm-employment-rate-of-lawyers-who-passed-judiciary-exam/
MBN, Share of lawyers who passed judiciary exam employed by six largest law firms in South Korea from 2012 to 2017 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/797410/south-korea-big-law-firm-employment-rate-of-lawyers-who-passed-judiciary-exam/ (last visited November 13, 2024)
Share of lawyers who passed judiciary exam employed by six largest law firms in South Korea from 2012 to 2017 [Graph], MBN, January 7, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/797410/south-korea-big-law-firm-employment-rate-of-lawyers-who-passed-judiciary-exam/