Paralegal

Practice Group / Department:

Tokyo Japanese Banking Team

Job Description

Norton Rose Fulbright is a global law firm with more than 3,000 lawyers advising clients across locations in the United States, Europe, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Australia, Africa and the Middle East. We provide a full scope of legal services to the world’s preeminent corporations and financial institutions.

Our vision is to be a world class business, profitable, ambitious, cooperative and considerate, supporting our clients and people through our global business principles of Quality, Unity and Integrity.

With over 7,000 employees worldwide, our culture is the thread that connects us. Our strategy and culture are closed connected – defined by shared ambition, global collaboration and a one-team mindset. We believe pioneering work happens when people are empowered to think beyond boundaries, explore new opportunities and grow through diverse experiences. Alongside the right skills and experience, we are looking for people who are innovative, commercially minded, and motivated by the impact of the work they do – ready to share in our ambition and help shape what comes next.

Because while individuals can do well, together we achieve something extraordinary.

Job Responsibilities:

• Assisting the fee earners to draft and related legal documents and support on all aspects of transactional matters
• Document management 
• Assisting with legal due diligence
• Assisting with legal research
• Assisting with office regulatory matters involving fee earners and interaction with relevant authorities
• Preparing and updating relevant client, market and legal updates
• Assisting with submissions to legal directories
• Assisting with preparing fee proposals
• Assisting new client and matter opening processes including client engagement arrangements
• Assisting and managing document translations
• Assisting and attending notarizations and other filings

Requirements:

• A law degree holder with relevant experience
• Excellent communication skills in English and Japanese 
• Experience in managing a demanding workload
• Has a positive and pro-active work attitude and can work both independently and as part of a team
• Flexible regarding working hours is essential
• Attention to detail

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

To attract the best people, we strive to create a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can bring their whole selves to work, have a sense of belonging, and realize their full career potential. 
Our new enabled work model allows our people to have more flexibility in the way they choose to work from both the office and a remote location, while continuing to deliver the highest standards of service. We offer a range of family friendly and inclusive employment policies and provide access to programmes and services aimed at nurturing our people’s health and overall wellbeing. Find more about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion here.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing teams. We strive to create an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for all candidates. If you require any tailored adjustments or accommodations, please let us know here.