Legal Analyst (Japanese speaking)

Luminance; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leader in Legal AI technology in Greater London is seeking a Legal Analyst to enhance its AI’s understanding of Japanese and English legal documents. As a Legal Analyst, you will develop and refine contract knowledge, participate in quality assurance for new features, and contribute insights to the Research and Development team. The ideal candidate will possess native or business-level Japanese proficiency and have experience analyzing legal contracts. You'll thrive in a fast-paced, innovative environment.

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.
• Excellent attention to detail and organizational abilities.
• Ability to work in an innovative, fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and refine quality of pre-built knowledge base of contracts.
• Participate in quality assurance process for new features.
• Provide key legal insights to the Research and Development team.

Skills

Japanese proficiency (written and verbal)

Legal research skills

Data analysis skills

Attention to detail

Organizational abilities

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Tech-savvy

Education

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

Job description

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 :

• 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.

Requirements

• 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.