About ETHOS
Focused on new-business permits and Korea market entry, we first understand your business structure and current stage, then clarify the procedures ahead.
Our Values
Logos
We work through administrative matters with accurate statutes and logical judgment, not just intuition.
Pathos
We take time to understand the circumstances and concerns behind each administrative matter.
Ethos
We offer clear standards and direction our clients can follow, even through unfamiliar procedures.

Lead
Lead Administrative Attorney
Lead Administrative Attorney
An administrative attorney qualified by national examination and a full member of the Korean association of administrative attorneys, handling visa and immigration matters, administrative appeals, licensing, nonprofit corporation formation, and contracts and fact investigation. With over 2.5 years of visa/immigration experience at an embassy in Korea, registered as an official translator for Ministry of Justice refugee rulings and as a certified court interpreter/translator with the National Court Administration.
Consultations are available in Korean, English, and Arabic, with multilingual document review and procedural guidance tailored to foreign clients.
License
Exam-qualified Administrative Attorney
Passed the national licensing examination
Association
Full Association Member
Korean association of administrative attorneys
Greeting
AI can now organize large amounts of information quickly, supporting Logos — the domain of reasoned judgment. But someone facing an administrative matter needs more than information. They need the reassurance of being understood, and the trust that comes from having someone walk through an unfamiliar process with them.
ETHOS Administrative Attorney Office is built on the three elements of persuasion described by Aristotle — Logos, Pathos, and Ethos — listening carefully to each client's situation and working together toward the most realistic path forward.
Reason in Process. Empathy for People. Trust in Every Step.
Statutory Scope
We prepare and submit documents, handle applications and provide consultation within Article 2 of the Licensed Administrative Agent Act (행정사법). Work restricted by other laws is excluded.
Article 2(1), items 1 & 4
Documents Filed with Agencies
Preparing documents for administrative agencies and submitting the prepared documents on behalf of clients
Article 2(1), item 2
Documents on Rights & Facts
Preparing documents concerning rights, obligations or certification of facts
Article 2(1), item 5
License & Permit Applications
Acting on applications, petitions and reports to administrative agencies for approvals, permits and licenses
Article 2(1), items 1 & 4
Administrative Appeal Documents
Preparing and submitting appeal documents is distinct from general representation in an appeal. Representation requires separate checks under Article 18 of the Administrative Appeals Act, such as authorization under another law or permission from the commission.
Article 2(1), item 6
Administrative Consultation
Responding to requests for consultation or advice on administrative laws and administration
Article 2(1), item 7
Fact Investigation & Verification
Our palette is not decoration but a design of perception. It translates into color the two impressions a client should feel at first sight — trust and expertise.
Navy
primary
Actions · links
Deep Navy
text-strong
Headings · emphasis
Gold
gold
Accent · dividers
Ivory
canvas
Base background
Soft Beige
surface-muted
Sections · boxes
Start with ETHOS
Whatever the matter — visa, administrative appeal, or licensing — we start by hearing the facts.
The first review is free, with a reply within 1 business day.
Free review · Reply within 24h · Consultation fee deducted upon engagement
Embassy
Embassy Visa Practice
3 years of visa/immigration practice
MOJ
MOJ Refugee Ruling Translator
Registered official translator
Court
Certified Court Interpreter
Registered with National Court Administration
Academic
HUFS Graduate School of Interpretation & Translation
Korean–Arabic
Lecture
OASIS 4 Lecturer
Foreign entrepreneur support program
AI System
Legal Automation System
Operates automated appeal drafting and statute collection
Exam-qualified administrative attorney
Full association member

ETHOS Administrative Attorney Office
Sangjin Ji
2F S128, 505 Gosanja-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Visas | Appeals | Permits | Nonprofits
On a phone, this adds the office to your contacts
Investigating and confirming facts in matters entrusted under statutes
Matters Outside Administrative Attorney Scope
Litigation (attorneys), registry filings (judicial scriveners), tax filings (tax accountants), and labor dispute representation (labor attorneys) are outside administrative attorney work. If your matter falls into one of these areas, we will refer you to an appropriate specialist after review.
White
surface-raised
Raised cards
Navy — Trust & Competence
In color-perception research, blue hues score highest among colors for perceived competence and trust — precisely the first impression an administrative and legal practice must convey.
Labrecque & Milne, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 2012
Gold — Restrained Expertise
Across cultures, gold reads as a signal of premium quality, dignity, and professionalism. We use it sparingly — only for accents and dividers — for stature, not flash.
Aslam, Journal of Marketing Communications, 2006
Cream — Editorial Gravitas
Instead of pure white, a newsprint-toned cream reduces glare over long reading and leaves the composed impression of journalism that records and reviews.