Kanagawa Administrative Lawyers Association

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1. What are Japanese Administrative Lawyers?Japanese Administrative Lawyers (Gyoseishoshi) are national licensed specialists who mainly practice preparation and submitting of documents for relevant governmental agencies or bureaus on behalf of clients, giving professional advice to them, as well as prepare various documents on rights and duties such as Agreement on Distribution of Estate and certification of facts under Japanese Administrative Lawyers Act enforced on February 22, 1951. In addition, one of important business Japanese Administrative Lawyers provide is to prepare and/or submit application documents for residence status, eligibility, change of status, deportation, etc. to Japanese Immigration Bureau for clients. We provide other legal services to the cases such as Adult Guardian System, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), international marriage and divorce, etc.A Japanese Administrative Lawyer (Gyoseishoshi) is a person who is licensed to practice proceedings and laws. To become a Japanese Administrative Lawyer, they have to pass the severe test done by the Government to be certified as competent to perform such duties in principle. The pass rate for examination is about 7% on average for past 10 years. Subjects of the test include Japanese Constitution, Administrative Procedure Act, Administrative Appeal Act, Administrative Case Litigation Act, Act on State Liability for Compensation, Local Government Act, Civil Code, Commercial Code, and other basic law theories. With the license, an Administrative Lawyer is qualied and allowed to practice business under the Act. Since we may execute business which affects to human rights or otherwise, we are obliged and requested to practice with strict ethics at the same time. Therefore, we commit not only to complying with our laws but also the code of professional responsibility and ethics.2. About Japanese Administrative Lawyers Organization1) Japan Federation of Administrative Lawyers (Gyoseishoshi) AssociationsThe Federation, founded in February, 1953, is consisting of 47 non-for-profit associations

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