Practice Group / Department:

Banking Team - Tokyo

Job Description

We're Norton Rose Fulbright - a global law firm with over 50 offices and 7,000 employees worldwide. We provide the world’s preeminent corporations and financial institutions with a full business law service. At Norton Rose Fulbright, our strategy and our culture are closely entwined. We know that our expansion will mean little unless it is underpinned by truly global collaboration and we understand that pioneering work only takes place when our people have room to move and think beyond boundaries. As well as the relevant skills and experience, we're looking for people who are innovative, commercial and value the work that they do. 

Job Responsibilities:

• Assisting the fee earners to draft and related legal documents and support on all aspects of transactional matters
• Document management 
• Assisting with legal due diligence
• Assisting with legal research
• Assisting with office regulatory matters involving fee earners and interaction with relevant authorities
• Preparing and updating relevant client, market and legal updates
• Assisting with submissions to legal directories
• Assisting with preparing fee proposals
• Assisting new client and matter opening processes including client engagement arrangements
• Assisting and managing document translations
• Assisting and attending notarizations and other filings

Requirements:

• A law degree holder with relevant experience
• Excellent communication skills in English and Japanese 
• Experience in managing a demanding workload
• Has a positive and pro-active work attitude and can work both independently and as part of a team
• Flexible regarding working hours is essential
• Attention to detail

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

To attract the best people, we strive to create a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can bring their whole selves to work, have a sense of belonging, and realize their full career potential. 
Our new enabled work model allows our people to have more flexibility in the way they choose to work from both the office and a remote location, while continuing to deliver the highest standards of service. We offer a range of family friendly and inclusive employment policies and provide access to programmes and services aimed at nurturing our people’s health and overall wellbeing. Find more about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion here.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing teams. We strive to create an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for all candidates. If you require any tailored adjustments or accommodations, please let us know here.