Legal Assistant (expired)

Akasaka International Law, Patent & Accounting Office - 赤坂国際法律会計事務所

Company

Akasaka International Law, Patent & Accounting Office - 赤坂国際法律会計事務所

Job ID

104946

Location

Chuo-Ku, Tokyo, Japan

Post date

Jun 16, 2015

Industry

Legal Services

Function

Other Specialist (Consultant Finance, Insurance, Real Estate)

Work Type

Part Time / Entry Level

Salary

¥2,500 ~ ¥3,500 / Hour

• Based on experience

Akasaka International Law, Patent and Accounting Office, an international law firm based in Tokyo, is currently seeking a common law specialist to join our dedicated and experienced team of professionals. Responsibilities include drafting and reviewing English correspondences and legal documents such as contracts. Additionally, a large part of your work will include conducting legal research with regards to a variety of English-speaking jurisdictions (particularly in developing countries) and drafting legal articles for our website, blogs and other publications.

Along with meeting the minimum requirements, the ideal candidate should be someone willing to learn, passionate, detail-orientated and, in particular, able to take the initiative as well as eager to be a team player to achieve successful results as a team for our clients.

This is a part-time position in the afternoon from Monday to Friday.

Minimum Requirements:

 A law degree from a common law jurisdiction, or at least 2 years experience working at a law office in a common law jurisdiction as a paralegal or legal assistant
 Native English Speaker
 Excellent writing and research skills
 Competency with using computers

Preferred:

 Japanese and French language abilities
 Law License
 Experience working in a law office
 Experience drafting legal articles and legal blogs

Only candidates who pass our initial screening will be contacted. We look forward to receiving your application to be a part of our team.