Japanese Bilingual Corporate Counsel

A major Japanese corporation is looking for its Corporate Counsel position in Houston TX.

Position: Corporate Counsel

Industry: Manufacturing

Location: Houston, TX

Languages: Japanese and English

Pay: DOE

Status: Full time + Excellent benefits

Duties

• Directly conduct business and commercial transactions as well as oversee work of outside counsel.
• Serve as legal advisors on all major business transactions and in negotiating critical contracts.
• Judge the benefits of major court cases filed against or on behalf of the Companies, work with appropriate executives to define a strategic defense and approve settlements of disputes.
• Attend corporate and business meetings, and interview key personnel in various departments as well as outside counsel and consultants to see current legal counseling activities.
• Develop, implement, and enforce internal standard procedures in seeking legal counseling.
• Coordinate effectively with other departments as well as Japan headquarters.
• Allocate and manage legal research resources.
• Support other legal, compliance, or corporate planning activities and/or supervise legal assistants when necessary.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor, LLM or equivalent degree is required.
• Bar Membership is required. (it does not have to be the Texas License)
• More than 2 years of experience in corporate legal department or law firm is highly preferred but entry level candidate could be considered as well.
• Experience in commercial transaction law is preferred.
• Experience in legal research such as WestLaw and LexisNexis is preferred but not required.
• Must be authorized to work in the US. (Visa Sponsorship could be considered.)