bengoshi

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Bengoshi are licensed legal professionals in Japan who represent clients in court, provide legal advice, and handle a wide range of legal matters.

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Label Occurrences
bengoshi canonical 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf legal profession ⓘ
licensed legal professional in Japan ⓘ
can act as legal representative in litigation ⓘ
advise on compliance with Japanese law ⓘ
appear before all levels of Japanese courts ⓘ
assist in contract drafting and review ⓘ
draft legal documents ⓘ
handle administrative cases ⓘ
handle arbitration ⓘ
handle civil cases ⓘ
handle criminal cases ⓘ
handle cross‑border legal matters involving Japan ⓘ
handle mediation ⓘ
negotiate settlements ⓘ
provide legal advice ⓘ
provide legal opinions ⓘ
represent clients in court ⓘ
canWorkAt corporate legal departments ⓘ
government agencies ⓘ
law firms ⓘ
nonprofit organizations ⓘ
country Japan ⓘ
educationRequirement legal education or equivalent before bar exam ⓘ
field law ⓘ
hasRight exclusive right to represent clients in most court proceedings in Japan ⓘ
language Japanese ⓘ
legalSystem Japanese legal system ⓘ
maySpecializeIn administrative law ⓘ
corporate law ⓘ
criminal defense ⓘ
family law ⓘ
intellectual property law ⓘ
labor law ⓘ
professionalEthics bound by professional confidentiality ⓘ
must follow bar association ethical codes ⓘ
subject to attorney–client privilege rules in Japan ⓘ
professionalTitleInJapanese 弁護士 ⓘ
regulatedBy Japan Federation of Bar Associations ⓘ
local bar associations in Japan ⓘ
relatedProfession certified public tax accountant (zeirishi) ⓘ
judicial scrivener (shiho shoshi) ⓘ
patent attorney (benrishi) ⓘ
requires completion of legal training at the Legal Training and Research Institute ⓘ
passing the Japanese bar examination ⓘ
status independent legal practitioner ⓘ
writesSystem Japanese writing system ⓘ

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