Lead legal role for a cutting edge brand

Legal Counsel - Global Entertainment Brand

勤務地 東京都 23区 雇用形態 正社員 給与 1600万円 \~ 2000万円ワークスタイル

リモートワーク・在宅勤務募集要項

Become the trusted legal partner and leader, for our Japan business. In this high-impact role, you'll work closely with senior business leaders and regional legal colleagues to provide strategic, commercially-focused legal advice that enables growth while managing risk.

Reporting to the APAC Legal Counsel, you'll enjoy a broad, hands-on role with significant autonomy, making this an outstanding opportunity for an experienced commercial lawyer who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Your main responsibilities are as follows:

• Act as the trusted legal advisor to the Japan business, providing practical, commercially focused legal guidance
• Draft, review, negotiate, and manage a broad range of commercial agreements while proactively managing legal risk
• Partner with regional and global legal teams to support compliance, privacy, regulatory, and corporate governance matters
• Improve legal processes, contract management, and training to enable the business to operate efficiently and compliantly
• Manage external counsel and legal budgets while delivering cost-effective in-house legal support
• Support key commercial and strategic projects, providing pragmatic legal solutions that help drive business success

For a detailed discussion, please contact Andrew directly, and in confidence on 080 4434 7887 or at [email protected]

The successful candidate will have:

• Qualified lawyer in Japan or overseas, with around 5+ years of post-qualification experience
• Strong expertise in commercial law, including contract negotiation, compliance, and competition law. Experience in media, marketing or other fast-paced, consumer-facing industries is advantageous
• Experience working in-house or advising multinational businesses is highly desirable
• Professional fluency in both Japanese and English, with the ability to build strong relationships across diverse stakeholders
• A proactive, commercially minded approach, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deliver practical legal solutions in a dynamic environment
• Excellent communication, organisational, and problem-solving skills, together with strong attention to detail and proficiency in Microsoft Office

応募必要条件

職務経験 6年以上 キャリアレベル 中途経験者レベル 英語レベル 流暢レベル 日本語レベル ネイティブレベル 最終学歴 大学院卒： 修士号/博士号 現在のビザ 日本での就労許可が必要ですスキル・資格

勤務地

• 東京都 23区

労働条件

雇用形態正社員給与1600万円 \~ 2000万円 業種: テレビ・ラジオ・映像・音響

職種

コンサルタント・士業系 > 弁護士・弁理士

総務・法務・広報 > 法務・コンプライアンス

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