- Renewed the MOU for the protection of migrants’ rights with Global Sharing of Love (Since 2009)
Mar
- Ran the 1st “NPO Legal Support Training Program” for lawyers
Apr
- Provided financial support to 4 public interest organizations
- Provided free legal advice and meals to the elderly living alone (Angel Soup Kitchen)
- Nominated 26 attorneys as “The 1st NPO Legal Supporters”
- Won an appeal seeking cancellation of denial of refugee status, representing an African refugee
May
- Organized a discussion meeting to promote pro bono activities of senior attorneys
- Seoul Bar Association recognizes donation to Dongcheon Scholarship Program as fulfilling mandatory public interest activity
- Held the 2nd NK ReLATE (North Korea Refugee Legal Aid Training & Empowerment) Program
Jun
- Published “Study on migration Law” (3rd Volume of the Public Interest Law Paper Series)
- Awarded scholarships to socially disadvantaged students and law school students
- Singed the MOU for pro bono legal support to 245 volunteer centers nationwide
- Held “The 1st Senior Mentor Attorneys for NPOs” workshop
- Lanched Free Meal Volunteer Program (once a month) at Chunghyun Welfare Center, which supports persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities
Jul
- Provided financial support to 4 public interest organizations
Aug
- Signed MOU with NANCEN, along with 8 other law firms and foundations and corporations established by the law firms of “Law Firm Pro Bono Network”
Oct
-Won an appeal on eligibility of a refugee child for disability benefits
Nov
-Joined the UN Global Compact (UNGC) Network Korea, the first among public interest law organizations incorporated by Korean law firms
-Won two litigations on disapproval of medical care of disease or injury sustained in line of duty of two fire fighters (awarded with an appreciation plaque by Korean Society of Retired Fire Officers)
Dec
-Won an appeal on securing wheelchair space on double-decker low-floor buses
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