The modern shihō shoshi title was adopted under a revised statute in 1935, which was superseded by a new law in 1950. A 1919 statute established a separate tier of shihō daishonin ( 司法代書人) to handle court documents. When Japan adopted a Western-style court system in 1872, it established a profession of daishonin ( 代書人) to represent clients in the preparation of documents, alongside the daigennin ( 代言人) who represented clients in courtroom arguments (this latter profession became known as Attorneys at law ( 弁護士, bengoshi) in 1890).
SCRIVENER DEFINITION REGISTRATION
A small number of judicial scriveners work as in-house counsel for companies, but there are strict conditions for registration of in-house judicial scriveners. They can be found in solo practice or attached to law firms as employees of attorneys at law. Judicial scriveners must maintain a membership in the judicial scrivener association ( 司法書士会, shihō shoshi kai) for the prefecture in which they work. A person may also become qualified as a judicial scrivener by working for ten years as a court secretary, judicial secretary, or prosecutor's secretary. (The Corporations Act was added to the examination in 2006.) The examination consists of two written tests followed by one oral test the overall pass rate is 2.8%.
SCRIVENER DEFINITION CODE
The examination tests knowledge of twelve Japanese statutes, the four principal ones being the Civil Code, Real Estate Registration Act, Commercial Code and Commercial Registration Act. Judicial scriveners must pass an examination administered by the Ministry of Justice. The term "judicial scrivener", while somewhat archaic in tone, is a fairly accurate literal translation of the Japanese term. The more familiar term "solicitor" is also sometimes used to refer to them, although the division of responsibilities is not the same as between solicitors and barristers in the English legal system. Judicial scriveners may also represent clients in summary courts, arbitration and mediation proceedings, but are not allowed to represent clients in district courts or more advanced stages of litigation. the incorporation of companies), preparation of court documents and filings with legal affairs bureaus. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.In Japan, judicial scriveners ( 司法書士, shihō shoshi) are authorized to represent their clients in real estate registrations, commercial registrations (e.g. This article about a French politician is a stub.