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RakutenPosted 1 month ago

Legal Staff, Corporate - Legal and Compliance Department

On-siteTokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Full TimeSenior LevelEnterprise

Job Summary

Provide legal support across e-commerce, digital content, financial services, and other Rakuten group businesses at every stage of service changes, launches, and acquisitions. Design contract relationships considering the overall transaction picture and actively involve stakeholders to resolve cases with speed. Lead proactively in preparing for challenging business risks alongside global expansion, ensuring compliance with laws and regulations in Japan and internationally. Requires approximately 7+ years of corporate legal practice experience or 3+ years with a bar license, strong self-motivation, and critical thinking skills. Fluency in English and Japanese is required.

Required Qualifications

  • corporate legal practice experience (approximately 7+ years)
  • legal practice experience with a bar license (approximately 3+ years)
  • High level of self-motivation
  • strong communication skills with diverse stakeholders
  • Critical thinking skills
  • problem-solving skills
  • English (Overall - 3 - Advanced)
  • Japanese (Overall - 4 - Fluent)

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience in Internet or Web business industry
  • Experiences of governmental/administrative regulations
  • Experiences of legal support for M&A, or litigations

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