Jae Woo Park

Career

Jae Woo Park is a partner and deputy head of Yulchon’s Human Resources team who regularly provides legal advice to major corporate clients in relation to their human resources and labor issues, as well as assistance with HR-connected litigation. Mr. Park has extensive experience advising clients in the formulation of policies and the resolution of disputes regarding internal subcontracting, employee terminations, wage systems, labor issues in mergers and acquisitions, and workforce restructurings. He served as a member of the committee for inspecting work-related illnesses within the Korea Workers’ Compensation and Welfare Service. Mr. Park served as a member the public interest committee in charge of judgment in Seoul National Labor Relations Commission. He also lectures at the In-House Congress and other conferences, and his columns and articles on labor issues are often published in both Korean and international journals.

Personal

Education

2011 Visiting Scholar, Duke Law School

2003 Judicial Research and Training Institute, the Supreme Court of Korea

1997 Korea University, B.A. (Economics)

Experience

2012-present Yulchon LLC

2024-present Legal Counsel, Ministry of Employment and Labor

2016-2019 Consultant, Association of High Potential Enterprises of Korea

2013-2016 Representative of Public Interest in Charge of Judgment, Seoul National Labor Relations Commission

2008-2012 Lee & Ko

2008-2010 Committee for the Inspection of Work-related Illnesses, Korea Workers" Compensation and Welfare Service

2003-2006 I&S Law Offices