外国弁護士の活動拡大＝特措法改正案を閣議決定

　政府は１８日の閣議で、外国の弁護士による日本での弁護活動をしやすくするため、外国弁護士特別措置法改正案を決定した。国境をまたぐ企業紛争を解決するための「国際仲裁」を国内で行いやすくする。
　外国の弁護士は「外国法事務弁護士」として日弁連に登録すれば、資格を取得した国の法律に関連する業務を行うことができる。改正案は、国際仲裁の代理人となる「外国法事務弁護士」の要件を緩和。登録に必要な経験年数３年に算入できる日本での事務経験年数を１年から２年に拡大。日本の弁護士と合同事務所を設立することも可能にする。（2019/10/18-09:21）

The Japanese government at a cabinet meeting on Friday adopted a bill to ease the restrictions on the activities of foreign lawyers in the country, through amendments of a related law.
   The move is partly intended to promote the use of international arbitration in Japan for resolving cross-border commercial disputes involving Japanese companies.
   Currently, foreign lawyers are allowed to conduct in Japan legal business related to the laws of the countries where they qualified as lawyers, if they register themselves with the Japan Federation of Bar Associations. The registered foreign lawyers act as attorneys in international arbitration procedures.
   The bill calls for relaxing the requirements for the registration by revising the law on legal services by foreign lawyers.
   To be registered in Japan, foreign lawyers are currently required to have three years of related job experience. The bill seeks to recognize as job experience up to two years of subordinate work in the country, instead of up to one year at present.