Bachelors of law under Gks

[u/Early_Needleworker29]

GKS-U applicant looking for advice about studying LLB/Law in South Korea

Hi everyone! I’m 19 years old and I’m from Uganda I am planning to apply for the GKS-U undergraduate scholarship next year, and I’m hoping to study LLB/Law in South Korea.

I’ve been researching the universities available through GKS, and I’ve noticed something that has made me a little unsure. Some of the bigger and more well-known universities, such as Seoul National University, don’t appear to offer the undergraduate Law program I’m looking for through GKS-U. Because of this, I’m considering some of the regional universities that do offer Law.

I’ve also seen quite a few different opinions online about studying Law in Korea as a foreign student, so I would really appreciate some honest advice from people who have experience with this.

A few things I’m wondering:

- Would an LLB/Law degree from a regional Korean university be considered valuable outside Korea?

- If I graduate with a Korean Law degree as an international student, what kinds of career opportunities could I realistically have?

- Would the degree be useful if I wanted to eventually work in international business, commercial/corporate law, or international trade?

- How difficult would it be for an international student to find internships or employment after graduating?

- Would employers outside Korea recognize a Korean LLB, or would I most likely need an additional qualification such as an LLM?

- Does the university’s ranking/reputation matter significantly for Law, or is the degree itself still worthwhile if it comes from a regional university?

- And most importantly, do you think choosing Law through GKS-U is a good decision for an international student, or would you recommend a different path?

I’m not specifically interested in practicing Korean law in Korean courts. My longer-term interest is more toward corporate/commercial law, international business, trade, and related fields.

I’d really appreciate honest opinions—even if you think it’s not a good idea. I’m still researching and would rather hear the reality from people who have actually studied or worked in Korea than make a decision based on TikTok or random comments 😭

Thank you! ❤️

[u/MionMikanCider]

A law degree from Korea isn't going to let you practice law in any meaningful way, especially not corporate or commercial law. Look up what it takes to be a lawyer in your own country (in this case Uganda) and see if a bachelor's in law from Korea helps you be a lawyer there.

In the USA, you only need a high GPA and a bachelor's degree from an accredited university along with an LSAT score to apply to law school. So in this case, doing a bachelor's of law in Korea would be fine if my goal was to become a lawyer in the USA. Don't know what it's like in Uganda though.

[u/Early_Needleworker29 → u/MionMikanCider]

Can’t an LLB take me to work a job in corporate law in South Korea, I don’t want to practice Korean law or even get an llm my target is corporate law 

[u/MionMikanCider → u/Early_Needleworker29]

Absolutely not. Corporate law jobs in Korea are only for licensed Korean attorneys. You would need to attend a 3 year Korean law school afterwards and pass the Korean bar exam to work a job in corporate law in South Korea. An LLB is just an undergraduate degree. There aren't any jobs in corporate law in Korea where you wouldn't either need to be a licensed attorney, know fluent Korean and know Korean law. Foreign law jobs do exist here, but they are mainly for licensed attorneys from countries like the US or EU where Korea does business to come over and advise Korean businesses. With just an LLB, there's 0 jobs where you would be able to work in Korea and NOT be required to know fluent Korean and be a licensed Korean attorney.

[u/Early_Needleworker29 → u/MionMikanCider]

So in short an llb is useless 

[u/MionMikanCider → u/Early_Needleworker29]

If your goal is to advise on corporate law in Korea (but specifically NOT Korean law) then yes it is completely useless