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[미국로스쿨 & 미국변호사 올가이드북]은 저자가 2014년 5월부터 법률신문에서 연재했던 ‘미국변호사 되는 길’의 내용을 바탕으로 미국변호사가 되는 방법을 안내해주는 통합 가이드북으로 정리해 엮었다. 책은 ‘미국변호사’라는 직업을 꿈꾸며 새로운 길을 모색하기를 희망하는 이들에게 유용한 정보를 제공할 것이다.

미국변호사가 되겠다는 일념으로 미국을 가서 많은 시행착오 끝에 미국변호사가 되었고, 그리고 한국으로 돌아왔습니다. 한국으로 돌아온 이후 많은 분들을 만나면서 미국변호사에 대해 생각보다 많이 알려지지 않았고, 특히 미국변호사가 되고 싶은 분들조차도 미국변호사가 되는 방법에 대해 정확히 모르는 경우가 많아 실로 안타까움을 금할 수 없었습니다. 이 책은 2014년 5월부터 법률신문에서 연재된 ‘미국변호사 되는 길’이라는 글을 기고하면서, 연속시리즈물이 아닌 미국변호사가 되는 방법을 안내해주는 통합 가이드북을 내야겠다는 생각으로 작년연말부터 원고 집필을 시작하게 되었습니다. 이 책을 통해 저와 같이 ‘미국변호사’라는 직업을 꿈꾸며 새로운 길을 모색하기를 희망하는 많은 분들에게 도움이 되었으면 하는 간절한 바람입니다. - 2015년 6월, 서울시 강남구 역삼동 KTK 아카데미 상담실에서, 김 기태 미국 뉴욕주 변호사

김용균(William Kim)(변호사)
이 책은 미국 로스쿨 진학을 꿈꾸고, 미국 변호사가 되고자 하는 사람들을 위해 매우 유용하고 시의 적절한 정보를 담고 있어, 많은 분들께 큰 도움이 될 것으로 확신합니다. 만약, 제가 로스쿨 진학을 위해 고민하고 준비하고 있던 1979년에도 이런 책이 있었다면, 너무나도 큰 도움이 되었을 것입니다. 로스쿨 진학을 위해 첫걸음을 내디뎠던 순간부터 지난 35년간을 돌이켜 보면, 한국을 포함한 전 세계 법률시장에는 수많은 변화가 있었습니다. 그 중 가장 큰 변화는 바로 변호사 수의 급격한 증가입니다. 한국 법률시장도 이 변화의 흐름을 피해갈 순 없었습니다. 1980년에 총 인구 3천 7백만 명 대비 940여명에 불과했던 대한민국의 변호사 수가 2014년에는 5천만 인구에 만 5천명을 넘어서고 있습니다. 인구 증가 폭은 35%에 불과한 반면, 같은 기간 동안의 변호사 수 증가는 무려 약 1,500%에 이릅니다. 매년 2000명이 넘는 새로운 변호사가 배출되면서, 국내 법률시장의 경쟁은 앞으로도 더욱 치열해질 것입니다. 한 국가에 적절한 변호사 수를 산정하기란 쉬운 일이 아닙니다. 각 국가별 인구 규모, 법률 시스템 및 기업의 법률 수요 그리고 문화적 측면(예를 들어, 일상생활 중에 변호사의 개입에 대한 수용도) 등 다양한 요인을 고려해야 하므로, 이러한 질문에 대한 답을 내는 것은 저보다 한국을 훨씬 잘 아는 분들 특히, 이 중요하고 복잡한 문제에 더 많은 관심과 열정을 가지고 연구하는 분들의 몫일 것입니다. 다만, 미국 변호사로서의 관점에서 봤을 때, 국내 법률 시장의 치열한 경쟁 완화를 위한 방법 중의 하나로, 법률 서비스의 해외 수출을 장려해야 한다고 생각합니다. 한국은 수출 주도의 경제 개발을 성공시킨 나라로서, 자동차에서부터 휴대폰, 게임, 식음료 및 엔터테인먼트에 이르기까지 양질의 제품과 서비스를 해외에 수출하고 있습니다. 더 나아가, 한국 기업들이 활약하고 있는 세계 곳곳에 한국 출신의 뛰어난 변호사들이 진출할 수 있을 것입니다. 저는 이것이 가능하다고 믿습니다. 물론 해외 “수출”을 위해서는, 한국의 변호사들이 미국 변호사 라이선스 등과 같은 그에 걸맞은 자격을 갖추어야 할 것입니다. 이러한 점에서, 이 책은 미국 로스쿨 진학 및 미국 변호사를 꿈꾸고, 더 나아가 세계 곳곳에서 변호사로 활약하고자 하는 모든 이들에게 아주 유용한 책이 될 것입니다.

Prologue

제1부 미국 로스쿨 과정에 대한 소개
01 개요 6
02 JD 과정 8
03 LLM 과정 8
04 SJD/JSD 과정 9
05 MSL(Master of Science in Law) / MLS(Master of Legal Studies) 과정 12
06 나에게 맞는 로스쿨 과정은? 13
07 미국 로스쿨에서 살아남기 14

제2부 미국 로스쿨 소개
01 미국 최고의 명문(T14) 로스쿨(14위까지) 22
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01 Yale Law School ·················································24
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02 Havard Law School ··············································32
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02 Stanford Law School ·············································40
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04 Columbia Law School ·············································47
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04 University of Chicago Law School ··································54
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06 NYU Law School ·················································59
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07 University of Pennsylvania Law School ·····························65
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08 Duke Law School ················································73
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08 UC Berkeley Law School ··········································79
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08 University of Virginia School of Law································85
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11 University of Michigan Law School ·································91
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12 Northwestern University School of Law······························97
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13 Cornell Law School ·············································105
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14 Georgetown University Law Center ·································111

02 미국 상위권(Tier 1) 로스쿨(50위까지) 121
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15 University of Texas School of Law·································123
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16 UCLA School of Law··············································128
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17 Vanderbilt Law School ···········································135
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18 Washington University in St. Louis Law School ·····················138
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19 Emory University School of Law···································147
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20 University of Minnesota Law School ·······························153
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20 USC Gould School of Law ········································159
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22 George Washington University Law School ··························166
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22 University of Alabama School of Law······························172
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22 University of Iowa College of Law·································178
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22 Notre Dame Law School ··········································184
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26 Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University······191
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26 Boston University at Arizona State University·······················195
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28 University of Washington School of Law···························203
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29 William & Mary Law School ·······································209
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30 UC Irvine School of Law·········································213
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31 UC Davis School of Law··········································216
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31 University of Georgia School of Law·······························222
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31 University of Wisconsin Law School ·······························229
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34 Boston College Law School ·······································233
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34 Brigham Young University········································237
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34 Fordham School of Law··········································241
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34 Indiana University Maurer School of Law···························246
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34 UNC at Chapel Hill School of Law·································254
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40 University of Colorado Boulder ···································258
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41 University of Illinois College of Law·······························263
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42 George Mason University School of Law ···························270
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42 University of Arizona············································275
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42 University of Utah··············································280
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42 Washington and Lee University School of Law······················284
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46 Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law················288
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47 University of Florida Levin College of Law·························294
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47 University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law············300
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47 Wake Forest University School of Law·····························305
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50 Florida State University College of Law····························310
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50 Tulane University Law School ·····································315

03 미국 중위권(Tier 2) 로스쿨(100위까지) 320
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52 Pepperdine University School of Law······························323
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52 Temple University Beasley School of Law··························325
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52 University of Richmond School of Law·····························327
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52 University of Tennessee - Knoxville·······························329
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56 Baylor Law School ·············································331
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56 Georgia State University College of Law···························333
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56 University of Nebraska - Lincoln·································335
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59 Case Western Reserve University·································337
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56 UC Hastings College of Law······································339
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56 University of Houston Law Center ·································341
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56 University of Missouri School of Law······························343
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63 Seton Hall University Law School ·································345
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63 University of Connecticut School of Law···························347
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63 University of Kentucky College of Law·····························349
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63 University of Miami School of Law·································351
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67 University of Denvor Sturm College of Law·························353
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67 University of Kansas School of Law·······························355
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67 William Boyd School of Law University of Nevada - Las Vegas·······357
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67 University of Oklahoma College of Law····························359
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71 American University Washington··································361
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71 Pennsylvania State University Dickson·····························363
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71 University of New Mexico School of Law···························365
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71 University of San Diego School of Law·····························367
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75 Loyola Marymount University·····································369
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75 University of Arkansas School of Law······························371
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75 Yeshiva University Cardozo Law··································373
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78 Brooklyn Law School ············································375
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78 Illnois Institute of Technology····································377
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78 Loyola University Chicago·······································379
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78 University of Pittsburgh School of Law·····························381
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82 St. John's University School of Law·······························383
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82 University of Cincinnati College of Law····························385
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82 University of Hawaii - Manoa·····································387
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82 University of Oregon School of Law·······························389
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82 University of Tulsa College of Law································391
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87 Northeastern University School of Law·····························393
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87 Rutgers School of Law Newark····································395
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87 St. Louis University School of Law································397
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87 SUNY Buffalo Law School ········································399
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87 Syracuse University·············································401
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87 University of New Hampshire School of Law························403
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87 Vilanova University School of Law································405
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94 Lewis & Clark College Law School ································407
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94 Louisiana State University Law Center ·····························409
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94 Michigan State University College of Law···························411
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94 Santa Clara University School of Law······························413
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94 University of Louisville School of Law·····························415
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94 University of Mississippi School of Law····························417
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94 University of South Carolina School of Law·························419

04 2년 만에 JD를 취득한다? - AJD과정 421
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12 Northwestern University School of Law·····························424
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19 Emory University School of Law···································426
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20 University of South California Gould School of Law··················429
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22 University of Iowa College of Law·································431
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26 Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law········433
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28 University of Washington School of Law····························435
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42 University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law···············438
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42 University of Utah College of Law·································440
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47 Wake Forest University School of Law·····························442
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52 Pepperdine University School of Law······························445
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52 University of Richmond School of Law·····························448
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67 University of Kansas School of Law·······························450
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78 Brooklyn Law School ············································452
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105 Stetson University College of Law································455
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110 Gonzaga University School of Law································457
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113 Creighton University School of Law·······························460
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122 Vermont Law School ············································463
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122 Washburn University School of Law·······························486
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127 University of Akron School of Law ·······························459
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127 Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law···················472
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145 University of Dayton···········································474
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- FCSL···························································476
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- Regent University School of Law···································478
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- Southwestern Law School ··········································482
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- Touro Law·······················································485

05 통신로스쿨 488

제3부 국내네서 미국 로스쿨을 다니자
01 공동학위(Dual Degree) 과정 496
02 비학위(Non-Degree) 과정 499
03 국내 개설 법무박사(JD) 과정 501

제4부 미국 로스쿨 입학을 준비하자
01 LLM 입학을 위한 준비 504
02 JD 입학을 위한 준비 515
03 지원절차 및 방법 519

제5부 미국 변호사 시험(BAR Exam)에 도전하자
01 뉴욕주 변호사 시험 안내 530
02 캘리포니아주 변호사 시험 안내 540
03 워싱턴DC 변호사 시험 안내 548
04 일리노이주 변호사 시험 안내 555
05 워싱턴주 변호사 시험 안내 564
06 테네시 주 변호사 시험 안내 571
07 조지아 주 변호사 시험 안내 578

제6부 미국 변호사가 된 그대. 이제 세계를 누벼라
01 미국 변호사가 할 수 있는 일 586
02 국내 법률시장 개방과 미국 변호사 590
03 국제변호사, 미국 변호사. 그리고 외국법 자문사 599

Epulogue - 미국 변호사. 누구나 되는 그날까지 603

부 록
01 2016년 미국 로스쿨 종합순위(150위 까지) 608
02 2016년 미국 로스쿨 법률분야별 순위 613
03 ABA 승인 미국로스쿨 지역(州별) 리스트 및 제공 과정 624
04 미국 주요 州별 Bar 시험 합격률 657
05 2015년 미국 로스쿨 LLM 인기순위(출처: LLM Guide) 661
06 학생 비자(F-l) 발급 방법 663
07 미국 바시험 준비과정 소개 672

Prologue 中에서

미국변호사가 되겠다는 일념으로 미국을 가서 많은 시행착오 끝에 미국변호사가 되었고, 그리고 한국으로 돌아왔습니다. 한국으로 돌아온 이후 많은 분들을 만나면서 미국변호사에 대해 생각보다 많이 알려지지 않았고, 특히 미국변호사가 되고 싶은 분들조차도 미국변호사가 되는 방법에 대해 정확히 모르는 경우가 많아 실로 안타까움을 금할 수 없었습니다.
이 책은 2014년 5월부터 법률신문에서 연재된 ‘미국변호사 되는 길’이라는 글을 기고하면서, 연속시리즈물이 아닌 미국변호사가 되는 방법을 안내해주는 통합 가이드북을 내야겠다는 생각으로 작년연말부터 원고 집필을 시작하게 되었습니다. 이 책을 통해 저와 같이 ‘미국변호사’라는 직업을 꿈꾸며 새로운 길을 모색하기를 희망하는 많은 분들에게 도움이 되었으면 하는 간절한 바람입니다.
2015년 6월,
서울시 강남구 역삼동 KTK 아카데미 상담실에서
김 기태 미국 뉴욕주 변호사