司法(しほう)書士(しょし)

しほうしょし
noun
judicial scrivener; legal document specialist
1. judicial scrivener; legal document specialist
a licensed professional who handles legal documents, particularly real estate registration and corporate registration
司法(しほう)書士(しょし)に登記(とうき)を依頼(いらい)した。
I asked a judicial scrivener to handle the registration.
司法(しほう)書士(しょし)は不動産(ふどうさん)登記(とうき)の専門家(せんもんか)だ。
Judicial scriveners are experts in real estate registration.
会社(かいしゃ)設立(せつりつ)の手続(てつづ)きは司法(しほう)書士(しょし)に任(まか)せた。
I left the company incorporation procedures to a judicial scrivener.

SCOPE OF WORK:

  • 不動産(ふどうさん)登記(とうき) - real estate registration
  • 商業(しょうぎょう)登記(とうき) - commercial registration
  • 会社(かいしゃ)設立(せつりつ) - company incorporation
  • 相続(そうぞく)手続(てつづ)き - inheritance procedures
  • 債務(さいむ)整理(せいり) - debt restructuring (limited)

CONTRAST WITH OTHER LEGAL PROFESSIONALS:

  • 弁護士(べんごし) - lawyer (litigation, legal advice)
  • 司法(しほう)書士(しょし) - judicial scrivener (registration, documents)
  • 行政(ぎょうせい)書士(しょし) - administrative scrivener (government permits)
  • 税理士(ぜいりし) - tax accountant

JAPAN-SPECIFIC:
This profession is unique to Japan. In other countries, these tasks are typically handled by lawyers or notaries.

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Added 2026.1.28 12:36
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