Korean Job Opportunities in New York

Korean Law Students Association is a student organization at the Syracuse University located in Syracuse, NY

The Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in New York, since its establishment in 1949, has been making various efforts to safeguard the safety and rights of Korean nationals overseas, promote stronger ties between Korea and the United States in political, economic, cultural, and other areas, and facilitate cooperation and dialogue within the Korean-American community as the mission’s top priorities. Currently, the Consulate General services five northeastern states of the United States: New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut. Looking ahead, the Consulate General will continue to communicate with the Korean community and actively support them to promote further harmony and growth of the community while enhancing their capacity as a buttress for the strengthening cooperative relations between Korea and the United States. At the same time, we will continue our efforts to provide faster and more convenient consular services for those who visit the Consulate General. Also, we will provide prompt emergency assistance and share more useful and pertinent information that is helpful to the community, such as public safety notices and economic trends within the mission’s jurisdiction area, through our website. Moreover, we are committed to finding various ways to support Korean companies located in the five states we serve. Also, in order to elevate the Korea-US relations to the next level, we will make our utmost efforts to strengthen our exchanges and cooperation with state and local governments and legislatures, key economic stakeholders, and major opinion leaders, such as think tanks and news media organizations.

In November 1951, the Observer Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations was established. The Mission became a full-fledged Permanent Mission to the United Nations in September 1991, with the Republic of Korea's accession to the UN. The Korean Mission is currently headed by Ambassador Hwang Joon-kook, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea. In November 1999, the Korean Mission moved to its present address, 335 East 45th Street, between 1st and 2nd Avenues, in New York City. The Mission's 11-story building is one of the recent works by the world-renowned architect, Mr. I. M. Pei. The building contains exhibition rooms, an outdoor garden and a conference room, all of which carry a traditional Korean touch.

Welcome! My name is Dr. Cecile 혜원 Bhang (she/her/hers) and I am a licensed psychologist in California, U.S.A., and an Assistant Professor at Sonoma State University. I received my masters degree (M.A.) in psychology from Pepperdine University, and my doctoral degree (Ph.D.) in counseling psychology from Loyola University Chicago. I have worked with diverse individuals in various mental health settings including community mental health agencies, private practice, and university counseling centers with an emphasis on providing culturally sensitive mental health services including bilingual counseling in Korean and English. Currently, I am offering counseling services to clients in California and South Korea.

June (Ji Eun) Nam graduated from Harvard Law School in 2018. Through undergraduate Dual Degree Program, she received her bachelor of science from Indiana University Kelley School of Business with High Distinction and Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul, Korea in Business major. During the law school, June Nam worked for American Bar Association, Washington, D.C.. While attending Harvard, she worked at Predatory Lending and Consumer Protection Clinic of Legal Service Center. She also served as a member of Harvard Journal of Law and Technology. June is an Associate at Kim & Chang and is fluent in Korean.

BoBi Ahn is a Partner at McCormick & O’Brien. She heads the Immigration and Nationality Law practice. Ms. Ahn’s career in Immigration and Nationality Law spans more than eighteen (18) years representing such premiere international organizations as Goldman Sachs, BNP Paribas, The International Monetary Fund (IMF), P&O Nedlloyd, and The World Bank in all phases of the business and employment related immigration process. She has in-depth experience in all matters of immigration law, including EB-5 Investor filings, as well as employment-based and family-based immigration and visa processing. For over a decade, she also served as the Vice-President and Corporate Counsel for an Information Technology company headquartered in the U.S. with offices in Asia and Europe, as well as being the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Counsel for an immigration services company. Ms. Ahn’s expertise and practice focus exclusively on business immigration law. She represents multinational corporations and individuals with respect to doing business and working in the United States in a wide range of industries, including Information Technology, Financial Services, Hospitality, Entertainment, Digital Media, Education, Real Estate, and Health Care Services. Ms. Ahn has extensive experience representing corporate clients and their foreign national employees in all phases of the employment process and in the transfer of their foreign national executives, managers, professionals, investors, and performing artists to the United States. In addition, she represents foreign business owners who are immigrating to the United States to establish and manage U.S. operations and take their companies global. She also leads the practice in counseling individuals, who have demonstrated extraordinary ability in their field of endeavor seeking to immigrate to the United States. Her expertise also extends to representing clients on naturalization matters and in advising them regarding the retention or relinquishment of permanent resident status. Ms. Ahn received her Juris Doctor from Suffolk University Law School in Boston. She is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, and is admitted to practice law before the Courts of the State of New York and Massachusetts. She is fluent in Korean.