judicial scrivener; judicial clerk; person qualified to prepare legal documents, handle real-estate transactions, etc.
司法書士に登記を依頼した。
I asked a judicial scrivener to handle the registration.
不動産売買では司法書士が契約書を作成する。
In real estate transactions, a judicial scrivener prepares the contracts.
司法書士試験は合格率が低く、取得が難しい資格だ。
The judicial scrivener exam has a low pass rate, making it a difficult qualification to obtain.