Associate Mergers & Aquisitions

Key responsibilities and role requirements include:

• Assisting on leading complex multi-jurisdictional cross-border M&A transactions

• Supports in various aspects of transaction preparation including conducting legal research drafting filings and other related documents such as term sheets and purchase agreements

• Assists in developing transactions strategies by analyzing legal issues and contributing to strategy discussions with senior lawyers

• Coordinating the various groups working on a project and ensuring that they are all on schedule understanding and disseminating transactional information

• Liaising with clients and stakeholders

• Working with local counsels in local and overseas jurisdictions

• Drafting and reviewing legal and technical documentation

• May co-ordinate work of more junior members of the team

• Helps coach and develop more junior lawyers

• Admission in Japan

• PQE 4 - 8

• Experience in Corporate M&A transactions (private and public M&A)

• Fluency in Japanese and English is required

• Experience in a Japanese firm or international firm required

• Strong time management skills ability to stay calm under pressure whenworking across multiple projects and transactions

• Client service focus and commercial awareness

• Team player

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The above is only a general description of the essential duties associated with this position and does not represent an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all duties.

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