Legal Counsel (English, Japanese) - Tokyo

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Law or equivalent practical experience.

• Qualified to practice law in Japan or the United States.

• 3 years of experience drafting and negotiating commercial agreements in Japanese and in English.

• Ability to speak and write in English and Japanese fluently.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in analyzing legal risks to structure and advise on solutions under Japanese law relating to novel and complex subject matters.
• Experience in advising on payment services, especially services regulated under the Payment Services Act of Japan.
• Understanding of payment services and regulations.
• Interest in technology and fostering innovation.

About the job

As Legal Counsel in the Japan Legal team, you will work on some of the most exciting legal issues as disruptive technological innovations require creative and proactive legal guidance. You will be a part of a group of in-house lawyers, and you will take on projects and cases that will challenge you to think big and differently. You will collaborate and partner in initiatives that influence all aspects of the business and work with Googlers from all over the company. As an integrated part of the team, you will proactively assess legal risks and advise on products that will not only move information into the 21st century, but move information law forward as well.

20th century laws don't always solve 21st century problems, and Google Legal crafts innovative approaches for working with some of the toughest legal challenges of the information age. Whether you're a patent attorney, an intellectual property expert or an engineer headed to law school, Google Legal lets you address unanswered legal quandaries and create new precedents. Our innovative services raise challenging questions that demand creative and practical answers. We provide those answers by working at the crossroads of the law and new technology, helping Google build innovative and important products for users around the world.

Responsibilities

• Advise executive management and cross-functional project teams in Japan, Asia Pacific, and the United States with regard to legal risks.
• Conduct legal reviews of Google’s product, marketing, and business initiatives and work with Google’s government affairs representatives to provide solution-oriented practical advice to facilitate innovation.
• Negotiate and draft a variety of commercial agreements, including contracts, relating to Google’s payment services.
• Respond promptly to a wide range of legal requests from internal clients including Product, Business, Corporate Communications, and other functional groups.
• Manage litigation and regulatory matters, and work with external legal counsel on specific matters ranging from litigation to expert advice requests.

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