Abstract
How is the future of “Non-Attorney-Lawyer”? Now, the supply system of the legal service is instable. It is now the era of reconstruction or integration of “Non-Attorney-Lawyers” because of so many changes not only in the field of administration of justice like the adaptation of new law school system or increase in the numbers of attorneys, but also in the development of an information technology and the internal changes of “Non-Attorney-Lawyer.” Is it possible to find the “third way” instead of unification with attorney or not? “Non-Attorney-Lawyers” express themselves as “Lawyers with their lives” or the “Lawyers in the town.” Now they are in competition with attorneys, even beyond the scope of article 72 of attorney’s law, in almost every field. It is a very serious situation for “Shihoshoshi Lawyers,” which is concerned with both inside and outside problems. “Shihoshoshi Lawyers” have lost their main business called as “Registration.” This paper discusses and provides an overview of “Non-Attorney-Lawyers” or “Shihoshoshi Lawyers” using a wide range of statistics available. “Non-Attorney-Lawyers” are in the “Whirlpool” of fluctuation apart from the ideal of judicial system reformation. At last, it is very difficult to maintain the national license by political action. What “Non-Attorney-Lawyer” says anything and does now?
