Contract Management Associate with Japanese

Factor; Malaysia; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading legal services firm in Malaysia seeks a Contract Management Associate to draft and negotiate commercial contracts in Japanese and English. The ideal candidate will have a law degree, at least 2 years of experience in a law firm or in-house legal team, and excellent communication skills. This role offers an opportunity to collaborate closely with corporate clients in a dynamic team environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years' experience in drafting and negotiating commercial contracts.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in Japanese and English.
• Experience working in-house or in a contracting function.

Responsibilities

• Draft and negotiate a wide range of commercial contracts in Japanese and English.
• Collaborate with clients' in-house legal teams on international deals and procurement.
• Manage active caseload and adhere to Factor delivery commitments.

Skills

Japanese language proficiency

English language proficiency

Attention to detail

Client relationship management

Commercial awareness

Education

Law Degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

With a legacy as a pioneer in the ALSP market, Factor leads the next evolution in legal services through AI-integrated contracting.

Factor is the market leader in Integrated Law, combining the expertise of Traditional Law, the efficiency of New Law, and the close business integration of In-house legal to deliver complex legal work at scale.

Factor works alongside corporate legal departments to solve for the ever-increasing demands and complexity of transactional legal work. Our "do while transforming, transform while doing" approach combines specialist expertise, AI-powered solutions, and business process knowledge to deliver better performance, better business and legal outcomes, and a transformed contracting experience.

Our clients span Fortune 500 companies including global banks, major pharmaceutical companies and large technology firms.

We believe that the more diverse our team becomes — in backgrounds, skills, experiences, and perspectives — the higher our creative potential as a company. We are dedicated to growing a diverse, inclusive company where individuals of all backgrounds thrive.

We are comprised of more than 300 lawyers, legal specialists, technologists, and process consultants across Europe and North America – Join us!

The Role:

We’re looking for a Contract Management Associate with Japanese to join us in our APAC based team. As a member of our team, you’ll be responsible for supporting our clients business by drafting and negotiating a wide range of contracts as part of a wider general support service to the client’s contracts management and in-house legal teams.

If you believe in being a team player, can collaborate and communicate well with technical and non-technical audiences while bringing a result-driven, focused, high energy, confident, curious, quirky, and most of all fun sense of self, then this is the place for you.

Responsibilities:

• Be responsible for drafting and negotiating a wide range of Commercial Contracts in Japanese and English.
• Working closely with our Client’s in-house legal departments on a range of matters such as international deals, bids, procurement, marketing, professional services, media, technology or consumer matters
• Be part of a team committed to the overall delivery of services and compliance with all delivery commitments to the client
• Active caseload management
• Adhere to all Factor delivery processes and commitments;
• Input and manage data on Factor and client systems and keep them up to date;
• Help develop contract templates, playbooks and other tools for use by the team;
• Be part of a team committed to continually improving our service to the client and adding value.

Qualifications:

• You are adaptable, authentic, accountable, and values-driven. You’re a team player who exhibits personal leadership and leaves things better than you found them. We’re looking for someone who always gives their best and inspires others to do the same. This role requires the legal knowledge to take instructions from our Clients, take appropriate action and serve as an escalation point on issues for more junior team members. It’s no small task!
• In addition to the above, here are the required skills, knowledge, capabilities, and education for this role:
• Law Degree and/or Legally Qualified;
• Minimum of 2 years' experience of drafting and negotiating commercial contracts within a law firm, an ALSP, or as part of an in-house legal team.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills; Japanese and English.
• Strong attention to detail;
• Regular client-facing experience;
• Good commercial awareness, working directly with business managers;
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite - especially Microsoft Word;
• Organizational fit for the Factor culture - exhibiting the core values of Authenticity, Accountability, Adaptability and Stewardship;
• Experience of working with or for a telecommunications, financial services or professional services firm preferably in a contracting function;
• Experience of working in-house
• Client relationship management

Additional Information

As a member of an ISO Compliant center, the candidate will be required to follow the policies and procedures on Information Security Management System in place at the Center of Excellence and globally at Factor. As a member of the Factor team, the applicant will have access to various company and client assets and will be required to maintain the level of security as identified for each asset.

Factor is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

For more, visit: factor.law