However, kujishi was playing an important role as advising people regarding the complex legal procedures at that time and taking advantage of the connections with officials of magistrate's offices in the legal procedures, and they were imperative for the people in that period.
しかし、当時の複雑な訴訟手続に対して適切なアドバイスを与える存在であるとともに奉行所の役人などとの人脈を用いて訴訟を有利に進めるなど、当時の人々にとってはなくてはならない存在でもあった。