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Job ID : 1516773 Date Updated : February 4th, 2025

Legal Contract Specialist

Hiring Company GroupM Japan K.K.
Location Tokyo - 23 Wards
Job Type Permanent Full-time
Salary 5 million yen ~ 6 million yen

Job Description

Overview of the role  
Legal Specialist will help GroupM and Agency team conclude contracts with both Clients and Vendors,  and make sure company’s transactions comply with laws and regulations as well as company internal policies with advise and guidance by a supervisor 

Successful Legal Specialist will become a candidate for a legal manager.   

Key responsibilities 

  1. Draft or assist in the drafting of contracts and legal documents for the final review of a supervisor 
  2. Help handle corporate legal matters such as general shareholder meeting. 
  3. Perform administrative duties to assist legal operations. 
  4. Liaise with Regional and Global legal networks/resoucies,  
  5. Provide iegal information to GroupM / Agency team upon request. 
  6. Follow up instructions given by a supervisor 

Regular duties & schedule 

  1. Local legal team meeting once a week ( it can be either offline or on line ) 
  2. Regional legal team meeting once a month ( on line ) 

Effective ways of working 

  1.  Collaborate with and support other team members 
  2. Build strong working relationships with the Trading Team as well as other GroupM and Agency teams  
  3. Always try to apply fair and logical thinking tho the issues rather than wishful thinking 
  4. Global legal team meeting once a month ( on line ) 
  5. Weekly update of job list
  6. Monthly uddate of outsorced human resource contracts 
  7. Quartely update of OPT-IN Client List 
  8. Keep the legal information updated on GMJ Intranet  

General Requirements

Minimum Experience Level Over 3 years
Career Level Mid Career
Minimum English Level Business Level
Minimum Japanese Level Fluent
Minimum Education Level Bachelor's Degree
Visa Status Permission to work in Japan required

Required Skills

  • Law degree or similar level of education, or working experience in legal service 
  • 3 year+ working experience in the advertising industry as a client service representative.  
  • Punctual, precise, and having a positive attitude; 
  • Ability to resolve the issues and persuade the others in a fair and logical approach 
  • Exceptional communication skill in writing and speaking, both in Japanese and English; 
  • Excellent PC Skill ( Word, Powerpoint )  

Job Location

  • Tokyo - 23 Wards

Work Conditions

Job Type Permanent Full-time
Salary 5 million yen ~ 6 million yen
Industry Advertising, PR

Job Category

  • Legal, General Affairs and Public Relations > Legal, Compliance
  • Legal, General Affairs and Public Relations > Other (Legal, General Affairs and PR)
  • Customer Service, Secretary and Administration > General Assistant
  • Legal, General Affairs and Public Relations > Patent, Intellectual Property
  • Consulting and Certified Professions > Lawyer