Work in Japan : Executive Assistant for Legal Head of 500-person Finance Company

Minimum Experience Level

Over 3 years 

Minimum English Level

Business Level 

Minimum Japanese Level

Native 

Minimum Education Level

Bachelor's Degree 

Visa Status

Japanese national or permission to work in Japan required  

- Provide general administrative support for the CLO, including handling scheduling, meeting arrangements, travel arrangements and expense reports.
- Assist in preparing documents, including contracts, notices and policies (depending on assistant’s ability, running the continuum from typing drafts and revisions created by the CLO to original drafting.)
- Contribute on legal and compliance projects in a variety of ways as able, including presentation preparation; project management, tracking and coordination; and preparation of minutes of meetings.
- Assist CLO in communication with internal and external counterparties in a variety of ways, including placing calls and drafting and sending e-mails on behalf of the CLO when appropriate.

- Law firm or law department legal assistant experience.
- Strong native command of formal Japanese - spoken and written.
- Moderate to strong English skills.
- Prefer graduation from four year college.
- Word, PowerPoint and Excel skills essential

Since 1987 East West Consulting has helped a broad array of international companies achieve success in the Japan market. We are widely recognized as Tokyo’s leading executive search firm. Our clients range from many of the most prominent Fortune 500 companies to dot-com start-ups and successfully emerging enterprises that we are proud to have helped through the establishment phase. East West’s unique recruiting system has been specifically designed for and honed in Japanese market conditions, by executive search professionals with many decades of cumulative experience here, and our clients can benefit from a number of distinctive advantages.