Legal Executive (Japanese Speaking)
We are seeking a talented and motivated Legal Executive (Japanese Speaking) to join our team. In this role, you will collaborate closely with leadership to research, draft, and deliver clear, accurate, and up-to-date legal content for online publication. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of the Japanese legal landscape, exceptional writing and translation skills, and the ability to foster relationships with external partners. Additional responsibilities include supporting business development efforts, mentoring team members, and contributing to the ongoing growth and success of our legal knowledge base.
About the Role
In this opportunity as Legal Executive (Japanese Speaking), you will:
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- Conduct legal research, analysis, and writing, producing clear and accurate summaries, headnotes, abstracts, and other legal content.
- Review, edit, and verify legal information prepared by colleagues and external contributors, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and quality.
- Identify key legal issues and propose enhancements to improve the quality and value of legal content.
- Adhere to editorial schedules and maintain high publishing standards.
- Collaborate with various departments on the business aspects of legal publications.
- Stay updated on legal developments and trends relevant to your editorial responsibilities, continuously developing your legal knowledge and skills.
- Contribute to team projects, actively participate in discussions, and help resolve editorial or production issues.
- Mentor and support less experienced team members, and participate in performance evaluations.
About You
You're a fit for the role of Legal Executive (Japanese Speaking) if you have the following required qualifications:
- Legal qualification and certification to practice law in any jurisdiction.
- Significant post-qualification experience as a practicing lawyer (law firm, in-house, or government)
- Fluency in Japanese and strong English writing skills
- Excellent communication, editorial, and writing skills, with attention to detail and the ability to explain complex legal topics clearly
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team.
- Strong organizational skills, with experience managing multiple deadlines and priorities
- Proficiency in online legal research databases
- Adaptability and the ability to thrive in a dynamic, collaborative environment
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What's in it For You?
- Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, empowering employees to achieve a better work-life balance.
- Career Development and Growth: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow's challenges and deliver real-world solutions. Our Grow My Way programming and skills-first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI-enabled future.
- Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.
- Culture: Globally recognized, award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance, and more. We live by our values: Obsess over our Customers, Compete to Win, Challenge (Y)our Thinking, Act Fast / Learn Fast, and Stronger Together.
- Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.
- Making a Real-World Impact: We are one of the few companies globally that helps its customers pursue justice, truth, and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.
About Us
Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media. Our products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data, intelligence, and solutions needed to make informed decisions, and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice, truth, and transparency. Reuters, part of Thomson Reuters, is a world leading provider of trusted journalism and news.
We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness, and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.
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