Te-Hyee Kim (pronounced Ta-He) of Seoul, South Korea, finds working as a summer intern in the Legal Services Division of the Real Estate Commission interesting, challenging and a great opportunity to explore a possible future in public sector law.

Since coming to the Division in early June, this budding lawyer has conducted preliminary research into complaints, reviewed cases to determine probable cause, assisted in Commission hearing preparations and various legal research projects.

It is her second internship, the first having been last summer with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in Raleigh.

Law has always been Te-Hyee's first choice of vocation. But, when applying for admission to Yonsei University in Seoul, she had to settle for her second choice - Child and Family Studies - in which she earned both Bachelors and Masters of Arts degrees. At the same time, her husband, Tae-Yeol, who is considering an academic career, earned his undergraduate and masters degrees in business.

Just two years ago, Te-Hyee and Tae-Yeol moved from South Korea to the United States. He had been accepted into the doctoral program in business with a concentration in organizational behavior at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She began law studies at Indiana University, a best choice from her vantage point in Korea when searching for an American school. Their infant son, Dong-Wook, remained with his grandmother in Seoul while they settled into their new life.

For the 2000-2001 academic year, Te-Hyee moved from Indianapolis to take her second year of law classes at the UNC where she awaits word on formally transferring. It was there that she applied for the Commission's internship. Dong-Wook, now two years old, joined his parents last December.