Abstract
This paper aims to explain the aim of this symposium. Since the new system of nurturing legal professions was introduced, the numbers of practicing attorneys are rapidly increasing. Under such conditions, it is reported many new attorneys feel hard to be employed by law firms. They need to look for new fields in which to enter. In addition, quasi-legal professions were admitted to expand their jurisdictions. For example, a judicial scrivener was admitted to serve as a representative at summary courts under a certain condition. It means competition between new lawyers and judicial scriveners will be fierce. On the other hand, there is a new trend to collaborate among legal professions including quasi-legal professions. For example, a NPO whose group members including practicing attorneys, judicial scriveners, and tax lawyers, voluntarily provide consultation services in rural areas. Then, where quasi-legal professions will go in the near future? In order to survive this harsh competition from practicing attorneys, they need to develop their uniqueness and get advantages over attorneys. Then, what uniqueness do they have? What advantages do they have over practicing attorney? And what is their big challenge to survive intensifying competition? In this symposium, these topics will be presented by presenters.
