Mr. Yong-Sup Kim received his Dr. iur. from the University of Mannheim, Germany after passing the 26th Bar Examination in 1984. He served as a legal practitioner and administrative appeals officer at the Ministry of Legislation. At Aram Law Firm, Mr. Kim has specialized in administrative appeals, administrative litigation, constitutional litigation, sports disputes, and mediation, and has been a full-time professor of administrative law at Chonbuk National University Law School for more than 20 years, where he has published numerous books and articles.
After retiring as a law school professor, he plans to provide specialized and differentiated legal services derived from his various activities. He has served as President of the Korean Administrative Law Association, President of the Korea Society of Mediation Studies, President of the National Public Law Association of Korea, and President of the Korea Administrative Law and Practice Association, where he organized academic conferences and promoted research. He is currently serving as a member of the National Assembly's Legislative Support Committee, a member of the Korean Bar Association's Legal Affairs Committee (Subcommittee on Public Law Review), Chairman of the Legislation Editorial Board of the Ministry of Legislation, a member of the Advisory Committee on Active Administrative Immunity of the National Audit Office, an advisor to the Korea Anti-Doping Agency, and a non-executive mediator of the Korean Medical Dispute Mediation and Arbitration Commission. He has served as a member of the Constitutional Court's Constitutional Law and Constitutional Court System Research Committee, Director of Chonbuk National University Law Institute, Auditor of the Korea Legislation Research Institute, member of the Central Disciplinary Committee of the Ministry of Personnel and Innovation, and a member of various committees in Gwangjin-gu, Gangseo-gu in Seoul and Gwacheon- Cityl. His areas of expertise range from administrative litigation practice, sports and doping disputes, school violence disputes between teachers and students, and disciplinary actions against public officials. Legislative support consulting and legal system design are also among his specialized legal services. Mr. Yong Sup Kim aims to provide optimal legal services with the utmost passion and best efforts for the success of his clients.

Legislative Support, Administrative Appeals, Administrative Litigation, Public Interest Litigation, Mediation, Sports and Doping Disputes, School Violence, Teacher and Public Employee Discipline

1981
1983
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Kyung Hee University, College of Law (LL.B.)
Kyung Hee University Law School (LL.M.)
Seoul National University, College of Law (LL.M.)
Seoul National University, College of Law (JSD)
University of Mannheim,Germany Doctor of Laws (Dr. iur.)

1984
1987
1987–1990
1990-1996
1996- 2001
2002- 2005
2004-2007
2005- 2009
2009-2024
2024~ Present
2024~ Present
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Passed the 26th National Judicial Examination
Completed the Judicial Research and Training Institute (16th Class)
Investigation Officer at the 2nd Army Command of the Republic of Korea Army
Deputy Director at the Office of Legislative Affairs, responsible for Social and Cultural Administrative Appeals (Senior Civil Servant, Director)
Assistant Professor and Associate Professor of Administrative Law, Department of Law, Kyung Hee University
Attorney at Aram Law Firm
Auditor at the Korea Legislation Research Institute
Associate Professor at Jeonbuk National University College of Law and Director of the Legal Research Institute
Professor and Head of the Department of Law at Jeonbuk National University School of Law
Emeritus Professor at Jeonbuk National University School of Law
President of the Korean Administrative Law Association
Director of the Youngsan Legal Culture Foundation
Legislative Support Committee Member at the National Assembly
Chairman of the Editorial Committee for Legislation at the Office of Legislative Affairs
Member of the Legislative Committee of the Korean Bar Association (Chairman of the Public Law Review Subcommittee)
Non-standing Mediation Commissioner at the Korea Medical Dispute Mediation and Arbitration Agency
Member of the Advisory Committee on Active Administration Exemption at the Board of Audit and Inspection
Partner Attorney at S&L Partners, Head of Legislative Support Center

Guesseol and Jikpil (2024, Law Times)
Casebook on Administrative Law for Law Schools, 5th Edition (2024, co-authored by 4 people, Bubmunsa)
Administrative Law Theory and Case Commentary (2020, Pakyoungsa)
Study on Judicial Control Measures for Administrative Investigations (2016, co-authored by 3 people, Pakyoungsa)
Sports and Entertainment Law (2010, co-authored by 5 people, Bubmunsa)
Commentary on Administrative Law Cases (2003, Korean Society for Judicial Administration)
Q&A on Sports Law (2002, co-translated by 2 people, Bubyoungsa)
Over 160 papers including Legal Policy Tasks for Innovation in the Mediation System

1989: Commendation from the Military Police Commander of the 2nd Army Command, Republic of Korea Army
1995: Commendation from the Director of the Office of Legislative Affairs (Outstanding Civil Servant)
2008: Appreciation Plaque from the Secretary-General of the National Assembly (Legislative Support Committee Member)
2020: Newcomer Award in Korean Buddhist Literature, Debuted as a Poet
2022: Appreciation Plaque from the Director of the Ministry of Personnel Management (Central Disciplinary Committee Member)
2024: Awarded the Order of Service Merit, Okjo Geunjeong Medal (South Korea)

Obtained qualification as a Korean lawyer (1987). Registered (1996)
Registered as a Korean patent attorney (2002)

Korean Bar Association
Korea Patent Attorneys Association

Korean, English, German, Japanese