Title:  Legal Counsel

Job Summary

Manage the resolution of all country in-house legal matters as part of the function's legal management role and manage country compliance reporting matters. 80% of the time is for Legal matters, 20% is for Compliance matters

General Responsibilities

Legal:

• Draft and review various contracts of the BUs in Japan, in line with Contract Manual and with a client/customer mindset
• Collaborate with BUs and other Functions in Japan in order to provide prompt and practical legal advice in terms of negotiation of contracts, resolution of legal issues, enforcement of company policies
• Advise the business and the functions in Japan on Japanese laws on corporate, commercial, contract, employment, competition, etc., including administrative/courts/dispute procedures, in order to advise and manage the legal implications to the business.
• Liaise with external counsels as needed, and manage legal costs
• Collaborate with Group legals, other market legals, and compliance functions to implement group wide policies
• Submit periodic Legal reports
• Provide trainings/seminars on legal matters

Compliance:

• Implement the DKSH Group's compliance policies, procedures and processes in AU and collaborate with the business units and other stakeholders on specific compliance initiatives
• Advise the stakeholders on applying the compliance policy framework in business execution
• Implement the DKSH Group's compliance training program in Japan, including conducting periodic train-the-trainer sessions.
• Conduct internal reviews/investigations on reports of non-compliance activities for the Japan market and to present the investigation results to the management
• Submit periodic Compliance reports
• Provide compliance education trainings

Functional Skills and Knowledge

【必須要件】

・企業又は法律事務所等での法務業務経験（目安3年以上）

・ビジネスレベルの英語力（会話含む）

・英文契約書のレビュー経験

• Demonstrate sound knowledge and understanding of the business and industry
• Demonstrate sound knowledge of corporate law, contract and commercial law, including country-specific laws
• Demonstrate fluency in English and Japanese (both written and spoken). Proficiency in any other language is an additional asset
• Demonstrate appreciation and respect for cultural sensitivities especially in cross-country/culture interactions
• Demonstrate ability to handle highly sensitive and confidential information with integrity
• Demonstrate knowledge of adaptation of the law within the cultural/legal framework of countries

Education

• Degree in Law from a reputable university
• Admission to Bar