Editing Solicitor (section)

==Japan==
In Japan, {{nihongo|attorneys at law|弁護士|bengoshi|lit. "advocate"}} form the principal branch of the legal profession. ''Bengoshi'' undertake either or both advocacy work and advice or transaction work typically performed by solicitors in common law jurisdictions.

Another branch of the legal profession, [[Judicial scrivener|Shihō-shoshi]] (司法書士), are specialists in registration procedures for real estate and incorporation. With certification by the Ministry of Justice, they are also authorized to represent clients in civil suits filed in courts of summary jurisdiction (with claimed amount up to  ¥1.4 million).<ref name="Shiho-shoshi Profile">{{cite web|url=http://www.shiho-shoshi.or.jp/html/global/english/index.html|title=Shiho-Shoshi Profile|publisher=Japan Federation of Shiho-shoshi's Associations|access-date=29 August 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311172514/http://www.shiho-shoshi.or.jp/html/global/english/index.html|archive-date=11 March 2016}}</ref> Although there are some parallels with modern solicitors in common law countries, "shihō-shoshi" is officially translated as "[[judicial scrivener]]", reflecting the similarity of the role with the historical role of [[scriveners]]. In 2006, their professional body, Japan Federation of Shihō-shoshi Lawyer's Associations (日本司法書士会連合会), proposed that, in English, Shihō-shoshi be called "solicitor" and their organization "Japan Federation of Solicitor Associations", announcing that they would approach the government and other relevant parties to promote the use of the new translations.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=理事会レポート |trans-title=Board of Directors' Report |url=http://www.shiho-shoshi.or.jp/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/200610_07.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://www.shiho-shoshi.or.jp/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/200610_07.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live |language=ja |magazine=Monthly SHIHO-SHOSHI |volume=416  |page=52 |year=2006 |location=Tokyo, Japan |publisher=Japan Federation of Shiho-shoshi's Associations |access-date=29 August 2016}}</ref> The government agencies, however, continue to use the traditional translation "judicial scrivener".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moj.go.jp/content/001181040.pdf|title=Ministry of Justice 2016|publisher=Ministry of Justice|page=29|access-date=29 August 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913123052/http://www.moj.go.jp/content/001181040.pdf|archive-date=13 September 2016}}<br />- {{cite web|url=http://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/economy/wto/offer0507.html|title=WTO: Revised Offer (Outline)|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan|access-date=29 August 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140207083319/http://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/economy/wto/offer0507.html|archive-date=7 February 2014}}</ref> Japan Federation of Shihō-shoshi Lawyer's Associations itself translates the profession as "solicitor" on its website.<ref>{{cite web |title=Shiho-shoshi (Solicitor) |url=https://www-shiho--shoshi-or-jp.translate.goog/global/english/?_x_tr_sl=ja&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc |website=Japan Federation of Shihō-Shoshi Lawyer's Associations |access-date=16 August 2024}}</ref>