Advocacy profession of Japan

Purpose: The complex analysis of the main characteristics of the organization and activity of advocacy profession in Japan. Methodology: The author mainly used system (complex) approach, formal-legal (dogmatic) and comparative and legal methods were applied. Results: In article the review of modern provision of advocacy profession in Japan is carried out. Traditional questions of lawyer activity, such as membership, qualification of advocates, forms of legal practice, structure, the financial relations, self-government in lawyer corporation, a disciplinary responsibility of lawyers are considered. In the conclusion the main lines of legal profession of Japan are marked out. Novelty/originality/value: Article possesses the high scientific value as in it for the first time in the Russian legal science the complex analysis of the main characteristics of the organization and activity of legal profession in Japan is made.