Seoul National University School of Law

Seoul National University School of Law
The Bell of Justice in front of the Centennial Building of School of Law[1]
Parent schoolSeoul National University
Established1895; 129 years ago (1895)
School typeNational law school
DeanKim Jong-bo
LocationGwanak, Seoul, South Korea
37°27′45″N 126°57′06″E / 37.46250°N 126.95167°E / 37.46250; 126.95167
Enrollment1194[2]
Faculty60[2]
Websitelaw.snu.ac.kr
Seoul National University School of Law
Hangul
서울대학교 법학전문대학원
Hanja
서울大學校 法學専門大學院
Revised RomanizationSeoul-daehakgyo Beophak-jeonmundaehagwon
McCune–ReischauerSŏul-daehakkyo Pŏphak-chŏnmundaehagwŏn

Seoul National University School of Law (Korean서울대학교 법학전문대학원; SNU Law) is the law school of Seoul National University, a national research university in Gwanak, Seoul, South Korea.

Following legacy of the only and the first modern national law school established in 1895 as 'Popkwan Yangsungso' (Korean법관양성소) for training judges, the SNU Law started its official history at 1946 in name of SNU College of Law, as one of college constituting the Seoul National University, offering continental styled legal education such as LL.B. courses for undergraduates.

After nationwide legal education reform of South Korea in 2009, it adopted the American model of 3-year law school system, and changed its official name to SNU School of Law. It currently offers the J.D., J.S.D., LL.M., and Ph.D. degrees in law, and no longer admits undergraduate law students. Currently, number of admmission to J.D. course is limited to 150 students per year as numerus clausus, under national government's policy to keep number of enrollments in sustainable level.[3]

  1. ^ This building was built in year 1996, for celebrating more than 100 years history of modern legal education in Korea. See "근대법학교육 백주년기념관 봉헌사". December 18, 1996. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
  2. ^ a b "SNU Facts". SNU Law School. SNU. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
  3. ^ "History, Introduction". SNU Law School. SNU. Retrieved 2022-04-28.