シニアリーガルカウンセル/ Senior Legal Counsel
A global financial services company is looking for a Senior Legal Counsel. The selected candidate will lead legal coverage for global markets and asset management while supporting broader legal and governance matters.
Responsibilities:
- Lead legal coverage for global markets and asset management matters
- Draft and review transaction agreements and related documentation
- Manage external counsel and oversee legal spend
- Provide legal advice and solutions in partnership with business and support functions
- Escalate key issues and participate in governance forums as legal representative
- Supervise junior legal staff and report directly to Japan General Counsel
Requirements:
- More than 7 years of experience at top-class law firm or financial institutions
- Excellent technical legal skills (financial transactions and regulations)
- Knowledge of basic legal theories
- Possess valid legal practice qualification (Bengoshi)
- Native level written and spoken Japanese; business level written and spoken English
About the Company:
A long-standing financial institution with over 150 years of history, this company operates a multinational network of tens of thousands of employees and provides a variety of banking services to corporations and individuals around the world.
Keywords:
法律,法務,コンプライアンス, 法律, 求人, 外資系
Job Ref: OC257Z
About the job

Contract Type: Perm
Specialism: Legal
Focus: In-house Legal
Industry: Financial Services
Salary: ¥12,000,000 - ¥25,000,000 per annum
Workplace Type: On-site
Experience Level: Senior Management
Language: Japanese - Native
Second Language: English - Business level
Location: Tokyo
FULL_TIMEJob Reference: OC257Z-1C2D91DE
Date posted: 11 July 2025
Consultant: Adrian Alcazar
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