Application Consultation
Yoon & Yang Pro Bono Foundationexpands pro bono activities by providing free legal consultation and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) services for the socially and economically vulnerable people.
Procedure of Legal Consultation
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Application for legal consultation -
Case review -
Determination of whether to proceed and assignment of an attorney -
Legal consultation
(support for mediation
or litigation, if necessary)
When an application for legal consultation is submitted, a preliminary review is conducted and a decision is made on whether to proceed with the legal consultation and ADR services based on the case’s contribution to public interest and its suitability to be handled by the Foundation.In principle, legal consultation and ADR services are provided face-to-face, but in exceptional cases, telephone, email, video conference and other similar methodsare also available.
When a case that needs to be resolved through a litigationis chosen for a public interest litigation bya resolution of the Board of Directors, the Foundation also provides litigation services free of charge (however, in principle, the Foundation does not bear the actual expenses, such as stamp fees and service fees paid to the court).
Legal Consultation Services
Type of applicants for public interest law services
- Recipients under the basic livelihood security program and economically vulnerable people
- People with disabilities
- North Korean defectors
- Immigrants and refugees
- Victims of domestic violence, school violence or sexual violence
- Single-parent family
- Other cases in need of legal consultation for public interest purposes
- Other Korean nationals, foreign nationals or stateless persons residing in Korea who are economically distressed and unable to seek legal measures on their own
Type of applicablecases
- Civil and domestic cases
- Criminal cases
- Protection cases including home protection, juvenile protection and protection of personal liberty, etc.
- Representation of victims of sexual crimes and child abuse, etc.
- Criminal litigations and constitutional petitions
- Other cases with a public nature and urgency that are deemed suitable to be handled by the Foundation
Application for Legal Consultation
* Please download the forms for legal consultation application and the consent to processing of personal information (click) from the website of Yoon & Yang Pro Bono Foundation, fill out the form with your personal information and the specific details of the case, and send the formswith the following documents to the Foundation via email address or by mail.
※ Documents to be submitted with the application for consultation
Documents to verify whether the
requirements are satisfied (Required)
- Legal consultation application form Consent to processing of personal information Documents to prove the eligibility as the legal consultation applicant (e.g., certificate of recipient under the national basic living security program, certificate of persons with disability, etc.)
Documents for verification of facts
- Documents to explain or prove the details of the case for which the consultation is requested Documents on any disputes that are ongoing or closed (litigation, trial, complaint, etc.)in relation to the case for which the consultation is requested
※ 접수방법
- 1Email : probono@hwawoo.com
- 2Address:Mail Room : (Yoon & Yang Pro Bono Foundation), 19th Floor, 517, Yeongdong-daero (ASEM Tower), Gangnam-gu, Seoul
