Education
In an increasingly globalized society, accurate information-based judgment in all fields and a productive individual personality and sociability are required. They are cultivated by education, and responsibility for education is assumed by educational institutions.
An educational institution, which has a public-interest nature, is completely different from a for-profit corporation. It is a special organization that requires the mutual and organic functioning of the relationship among councils, board of directors, faculty, staff, and students. The management of such organizations requires advanced internal control, risk management, and compliance promotion systems that strictly comply with relevant laws and regulations.
However, especially in universities, labor problems among faculty members and staffs and legal issues between universities and students have become more frequent in recent years, and the lack of internal control and inappropriate dispute resolution methods are conspicuous.
Our firm is engaged on a daily basis in clearing various issues related to the organizational management of educational institutions, as well as in avoiding legal risks and resolving legal problems that arise in the external activities of educational institutions, and we have built up a considerable amount of know-how from our long years of experience.
In addition, corporations that provide education-related services, such as preparatory schools for entrance exams and tutoring cram schools, which are not educational institutions themselves but are related to the preparation of students to enter schools of their choice, have aspects similar to schools in that they are deeply involved in the future of children and young adults. Their operations require different considerations than those of general private companies.
In recent years, the use of digital educational materials and online distribution have become widespread, and the nature of these companies as IT companies means that their organizational management strategies and services are becoming increasingly complex and sophisticated. They must be able to respond to these evolutions in a timely manner.
We continuously provide legal advice and support in accordance with these characteristics.
Educational Institution Related Services
- Advice on the establishment, revision, and abolition of internal rules and regulations in compliance with various laws and regulations related to educational institutions.
- Support for the establishment of internal control, risk management, and compliance promotion systems for the board of directors and other organizational operations.
- Establishment of a system to prevent academic harassment specific to educational institutions and support for individual responses.
- Advice on maintenance and management of the working environment for faculty and staff, and other personnel and labor issues.
- Advice on the establishment and operation of an educational institution, including campus and facilities maintenance, student life support services, research support and publication services, and other services related to the management and operation of the educational institution
- Advice on structuring joint industry-university projects and projects utilizing copyrights and other intellectual property rights, verification of legal procedures, negotiation with relevant stakeholders, necessary documentation, and so forth.
Services related to the education industry
- Assistance in establishing internal control, crisis management, and compliance promotion systems for corporations engaged in the education business, including preparatory schools for entrance examinations, tutoring schools, and education-related publications.
- Risk management and advice on contracts specific to the provision of services mainly to minors.
- Advice on measures to protect rights related to services using digital content, risk management and brand protection for franchise development, and support for business alliances and collaboration with other companies in the same or other industries.