Seo Dong-ju
Broadcaster Seo Dong-ju revealed the amount of salary he received as an American lawyer.
The video released on the 24th by the YouTube channel ‘Altruistic Instructor Seo Dong-ju’ featured Seo Dong-ju and Seo Yu-min, who is working as a doctor in the United States. Seo Yu-min, along with Seo Dong-ju, played an active role in Netflix’s ‘Devil’s Plan’, which was released last year.
In the video, Seo Dong-ju said, “Yu-min happened to be in Korea until today and asked me to come out. I’m going to talk about the differences between lawyers and doctors in the U.S. and which job is better.”
When asked why Seo Yu-min became a lawyer, Seo Dong-ju replied, “There were two reasons.” Seo Dong-ju said, “When I used to work at a non-profit organization, I worked with many pro bono lawyers at the charity organization and thought, ‘I want to become a great person like that. If I want to change the world, I have to use the law.’ “I decided, ‘I need to know,’” he said. He added, “I was in my mid-30s at the time, so I thought about what the most stable job would be, so I decided to do it.”
When asked by the production team, “Is it as difficult to become a lawyer in the United States as it is in Korea?” Seo Dong-ju responded, “It is much more difficult to become a lawyer in Korea, and many people say that even taxi drivers in the United States are lawyers.” “When I became a lawyer, there were a lot of comments like that. But it’s not that bad. Honestly, it’s hard. Taking the exam is fundamentally difficult, of course. And the region is important. It depends on which state you take the exam in, and they say California’s bar exam is the hardest.” He elaborated.
Seo Yu-min explained, “In Korea, medical school continues from college to graduate school, and is a 6-year course. In the United States, you go to undergraduate school for 4 years, then go to medical school separately for 4 years, so it’s a total of 8 years.”
Seo Dong-ju said, “For an American lawyer, working overtime is standard. I work a lot on the weekends as well. I don’t often leave work. I keep working even after I get off work.” “If you watch famous American dramas, isn’t it the image of lawyers and partner lawyers who live in huge mansions, treat people rudely, ignore them, and have most of the power? In fact, the partner lawyers at our law firm lived really well and made a lot of money,” he recalled. .
Seo Dong-ju explained, “A lawyer is truly a service profession. In some ways, the client is the boss. I am the boss with the knowledge.” “If she is an Asian female lawyer, clients have the image that she is smart,” she added.
In response to a question about the difference between Korean and American lawyers, Seo Dong-ju answered, “Wouldn’t American lawyers be higher than Korean lawyers? I think my salary was higher.” He continued, “Because I worked at a large law firm, and my starting salary was $190,000 (about KRW 250 million). But they deducted half of the taxes. I feel like I’m being taken away for giving a little.” Seo Yu-min said, “That’s right. Taxes vary depending on annual salary, and taxes are slightly different depending on the state.”
Meanwhile, Seo Dong-ju is the daughter of the late comedian Seo Se-won and model-turned-broadcaster Seo Jeong-hee. Last year’s ‘Devil’s Plan’ and MBN’s entertainment show ‘Light Airplane Healing Adventure – Out! He played an active part in ‘Captain Kim’ etc.
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