illegal partnership between lawyer and non-lawyer
A legal term referring to a prohibited arrangement where a lawyer and a non-lawyer collaborate to provide legal services, violating attorney ethics rules in Japan.
A partnership between a lawyer and a non-lawyer constitutes a violation of the Attorney Act.
That law firm was investigated on suspicion of illegal collaboration with a non-lawyer.
非弁活動 refers broadly to the unauthorized practice of law by a non-lawyer, while 非弁提携 specifically denotes a collaborative arrangement between a lawyer and a non-lawyer.
Compound of 非 (non-), 弁 (abbreviation of 弁護士, lawyer), and 提携 (partnership).