From art curator to construction law with Hojung Jun

How do you become an art curator but then become a lawyer working in construction law? Hojung Jun shows us how you can take time to discover your niche and come to love the law by finding exactly where it suits you to work in this incredibly vast industry. She shows us a fascinating side of the construction industry and how it can be complex, exciting and international.
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In this episode you’ll hear:

How Hojung defied expectations to become an art curator in New York before pursuing her law career
How she found her way from art law and IP to construction law and is loving it
How she transitioned from law in Korea to Japan and the differences between the two countries
How a certain focus group became a room she hosts on Clubhouse
Her favourite books and other fun facts

About Hojung
Educated at Ewha Womans University in Korea and the University of Illinois College of Law, Hojung obtained her JD in 2009 and was admitted to the New York bar in the same year.
As a New York qualified lawyer and experienced all around the globe, Hojung regularly advises on and negotiates complex construction agreements, subcontracts, concession agreements, joint venture agreements and partnership agreements in relation to infrastructure, power and mine development projects. She does this for major Japanese and Korean companies - both on the investor and contractor side.
Her recent focus also includes renewable energy (such as solar, wind power and battery storage) and digital transformation.
After finishing her undergrad, Hojung started her career as an art curator in Washington DC organizing exhibitions for museums and galleries and working with
various international artists, and then she went to law school in Illinois.
During law school, Hojung had the unique experience of summer interning at the Permanent Mission of Korea to the United Nations in New York in 2007.
She’s also had in-house experience from  2010-2014 working for a major construction company in Korea.
She moved to Japan in 2014 and joined another international law firm before Baker & McKenzie. She has been seconded to Tokyo Gas and is now currently seconded to Toyota Tsusho Corporation.
Connect with Hojung
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hojungjun/
Website: https://www.bakermckenzie.com/en/people/j/jun-hojung
Links
Clubhouse: https://clubhousedb.com/club/396908948-legal-bento-box
Le Pain Quotidien: https://www.lepainquotidien.com/jp/ja/#.W1kgoGD7SM8
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