Soojung Lee
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025
Band 3 : Employment
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About
Provided by Soojung Lee
Career
Soojung Lee is a senior foreign legal counsel and the Deputy Head of Yulchon’s Labor and Employment Practice. Ms. Lee advises both domestic and foreign multinational companies in relation to all manner of labor and employment matters in Korea, including workforce reduction, employee and executive termination, collective labor relations, discrimination, use of non-regular workers, and general employment-law compliance. A native Korean speaker, Ms. Lee has extensive legal and business experience in both Korea and the U.S. Ms. Lee has been recognized as a leading individual in the labor-and-employment field in Korea by prestigious international and domestic publications and directories, such as Chambers Asia-Pacific and Who’s Who Legal and Asian Legal Business (ALB).
Personal
2003 Loyola Law School, J.D. (Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review; St. Thomas More Society Member; Dean’s Honor List)
2000 Yonsei University, Graduate School of International Studies, M.A.
1996 Yonsei University, English Language and Literature, B.A
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
Lee Soojung has vast experience advising on various employment law matters in South Korea, including business transfers and dismissals. She typically serves a host of foreign clients.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Lee Soojung shows excellent responsiveness and expertise, especially in labour law."
"Her commitment to maintaining strong legal ethics without pursuing only short-term gains is highly impressive."
"Lee Soojung shows excellent responsiveness and expertise, especially in labour law."
"Her commitment to maintaining strong legal ethics without pursuing only short-term gains is highly impressive."
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