OBS_VALUE: In order to establish a law firm (including limited liability law firm), any attorney-at-law who is to become a partner shall obtain authorization from the Minister of Justice through a local bar association in the seat of its principal office and the Korean Bar Association. Also, a foreign legal consultant, who belongs to a legal entity which is established with primary purpose of providing legal services in a country of original license, may establish a foreign legal consultant office by obtaining authorization for establishment from the Minister of Justice.