Job Description:

Business Overview

Rakuten Group’s mission is to contribute society by creating value through innovation and entrepreneurship. We provide over 70 various services such as online shopping mall “Rakuten Ichiba”, online travel service “Rakuten Travel”, online banking service “Rakuten Bank” and others including pro-sports businesses and telecommunication businesses.

Department Overview

We are providing legal support in a wide variety of Rakuten group services including e-commerce, digital contents, financial services and others, and supporting new service launces and acquisitions which actively continue to take place all over the world. Through our daily jobs, we can find exciting opportunities in the field of Rakuten group businesses and many chances to work on laws and regulations both of Japan and other countries in the world.

Position:

Why We Hire

We welcome any persons who will find it exciting to work proactively to prepare for any challenging business risks along with our business expansion and globalization.

Position Details

Business Legal

We will provide legal support in each business field at every stage, such as changing services and launching new services, in addition to existing services. Rather than responding passively to requests from business divisions, active involvement is required, such as designing contract relationships while considering the overall picture of the transaction, and involving the parties concerned to lead to the resolution of the case with a sense of speed.

Depending on aptitude and circumstances, you may be assigned to the Corporate Legal Division within the department or to the legal department of a group company (on loan).

Mandatory Qualifications:

- Individuals with corporate legal practice experience (approximately 7+ years) or legal practice experience with a bar license (approximately 3+ years)
-High level of self-motivation and strong communication skills with diverse stakeholders
-Critical thinking skills and problem-solving skills

Desired Qualifications:

- Experience in Internet or Web business industry

- Experiences of governmental/administrative regulations

- Experiences of legal support for M&A, or litigations

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Languages:

English (Overall - 3 - Advanced), Japanese (Overall - 4 - Fluent)

Legal Staff, Corporate - Legal and Compliance Department