Legal Affairs Specialist

This legal affairs position supports business growth while helping establish appropriate risk management. The company develops and operates the Meetsmore, ProOne and Hatch-u services, including a platform and SaaS products for service businesses.

Responsibilities include drafting and reviewing contracts, managing terms of use, responding to legal consultations, and planning and implementing preventive legal measures. The role coordinates with external specialists such as law firms, improves contract-processing workflows, and promotes digital transformation of legal operations. Additional duties include building and maintaining compliance systems, organizing internal rules and regulations, supporting business growth through cooperation with each department, and helping prepare the legal structure for an IPO. The scope of duties may change to other work designated by the company.

Applicants must have at least one year of experience in one of the following areas: practical experience in the legal department of an operating company; paralegal experience at a law firm; or corporate legal work experience together with an attorney qualification.

Preferred experience includes legal work at a platform or SaaS company, knowledge related to personal information protection, and experience improving operational efficiency or promoting DX through tool implementation or workflow improvement. Experience at a company preparing for an IPO, risk or compliance activity experience, and an interest in IT and technology are also welcomed.

The position is a full-time employee role based at 7-16-12 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, in the G-7 Building on the eighth floor. The work location may change to a workplace designated by the company. Working hours use a flextime system with core hours from 11:00 to 16:00 and a 60-minute break during working hours.

Annual compensation is JPY 4.5 million to JPY 6.5 million. The stated monthly base salary is JPY 286,361 to JPY 413,651, with a monthly duty allowance of JPY 88,751 to JPY 128,201. The duty allowance covers 40 hours of fixed overtime; additional overtime pay is provided for work exceeding 40 hours. Final annual compensation considers skills, experience and current compensation.

Holidays include Saturdays, Sundays, public holidays, the year-end and New Year period from December 29 through January 3, annual paid leave granted at the time of joining, condolence leave and 125 annual holidays. Benefits include social insurance, commuting support of up to JPY 50,000 per month, condolence payments, regular health examinations, a company computer, annual paid leave granted in the joining month, childcare and nursing-care leave, welcome-lunch and inter-team meal support, a 20% cashback program on Meetsmore usage, a babysitter discount and an office convenience store. Certain benefits are subject to stated conditions, and company computers are not provided for outsourced work. The workplace is non-smoking.