Privately held software company is seeking a Legal Specialist to join their staff in Yokohama, Japan.

Responsibilities:

• Assist in reviewing and drafting of various agreements, including software licenses, services, contractor, distribution and non-disclosure agreements.
• Work with existing templates to draft agreements to fit project requirements.
• Liaise with various departments within the company regarding agreement requests and status.
• Ensure contractual adherence to company’s corporate standards and risk management processes.
• Administer agreements and files through all phases of contract completion, including filing, spreadsheet tracking and summarizing pertinent information from agreements into company’s legal database.
• Work to resolve privacy/piracy complaints and actions.
• Administer copyright registrations, trademark filings and patent related agreements.

Requirements:

• J.D. or law degree.
• 5-8 years experience working with commercial agreements either in a law firm or a corporate setting.
• Previous experience reading, interpreting and drafting agreements.
• English proficiency.
• Strong written and oral communications skills in both English and Japanese.
• The ability to multi-task and the ability to work in a collaborative global team environment.
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
• A high degree of self motivation.

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