Legal Analyst (Japanese speaking)

Luminance; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A pioneering AI technology firm is seeking a skilled Legal Analyst to enhance its cutting-edge AI for processing Japanese and English legal documents. Ideal candidates will have strong Japanese language skills and a background in legal analysis, contributing to both research and quality assurance for the Corporate product. This is an opportunity to significantly impact the evolving integration of AI in legal practices.

Qualifications

• Native or business-level proficiency in Japanese is essential.
• Experience reviewing or analysing Japanese-language contracts is highly desirable.
• Strong legal research and data analysis skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and refine knowledge base of contracts through legal research.
• Participate in quality assurance for new AI features in the Corporate product.
• Provide legal insights to enhance AI's understanding of legal concepts.

Skills

Japanese language proficiency

Legal research skills

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

LLB Law (2:1) or GDL (Commendation)

Job description

Overview

This is a fantastic opportunity to join Luminance, the pioneer of Legal-Grade™ AI for enterprise. Backed by internationally renowned VCs and named in both the Forbes AI 50 list of ‘Most Promising Private AI Companies in the World’ and Inc. 5000’s ‘Fastest Growing Companies in America’, Luminance is disrupting the legal profession around the globe.

This role presents an exciting opportunity to contribute towards the advancement of the AI that underpins Luminance’s Corporate product.

As a Legal Analyst, you’ll play a key role in developing and refining Luminance’s cutting-edge Legal AI to understand and process Japanese and English legal documents. You’ll help shape how the AI learns and interprets legal language in both English and Japanese as well as contributing to testing and providing feedback on the Corporate Product.

You will be involved in a range of projects, with responsibilities including but not limited to:

Responsibilities

• Developing and refining the quality of our pre-built knowledge base of contracts and clauses by conducting regular legal research and performing contractual analysis to enhance Luminance’s AI understanding—particularly in Japanese-language contracts.
• Participating in the quality assurance process for new features of the Corporate product, including assessing the AI’s performance and accuracy, and providing actionable feedback to development teams for continuous improvement.
• Providing key legal insights to the wider Research and Development team to help refine and expand the AI’s ability to detect and understand legal concepts in both English and Japanese.

Qualifications

• Native or business-level proficiency in Japanese (both written and verbal) is essential.
• Experience reviewing or analysing Japanese-language contracts is highly desirable.
• Graduated with LLB Law (2:1) or GDL (Commendation)
• Strong legal research and data analysis skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational abilities.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
• Ability to work in an innovative, fast-paced environment and deliver to deadlines.
• Tech-savvy individual who is comfortable using various software programmes and digital tools.