What is the JFBA?
(Nihon Bengoshi Rengokai)
Tel : +81 3 3580 9741 Fax : +81 3 3580 9840
Local Bar Associations | 52 | |
Member Attorneys | 43,257 | (incl. 8,344 female members19%) |
Quasi-members | 0 | (No Quasimember in Okinawa) |
Special Members in Okinawa | 6 | |
Registered Foreign Lawyers | 445 | |
Legal Profession Corporation | 1,383 | |
Registered Foreign Lawyer Corporation | 8 |
The JFBA has an annual budget of approximately ¥6.2 billion (FY 2011), and more than 80% of its total revenue is accounted for by membership dues (¥14,000 per month per attorney).
(1) | Membership dues | ¥14,000 per month |
Special membership dues | -¥4,200 per month (Fund for Juvenile and Criminal Defense) | |
-¥700 per month (Fund for Correcting Regional Shortages of Attorneys) | ||
-¥1,300 per month (Fund for Legal Support) | ||
(2) | Total budget for 2009 | ¥4,534,357,200 |
*General Meeting held every May to deliberate basic annual policies such as budgets, financial statements, and revision of the JFBA’s Articles/rules. It also bestows official recognition on those who have practiced law for more than fifty years.
*Conventions on Protection of Human Rights held every October to present results of JFBA’ research and study on human rights and to discuss a diverse range of subjects.
*Judicial Symposium held biennially to further develop democratic values within the judicial system and to conduct research on various problems related to the judicial system.
*Symposium on Legal Practice Reform held biennially to study and research the expansion and development of new legal practice areas.