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About the Role
As a Legal Counsel for a foreign life insurance company, you will collaborate with internal departments and provide legal advice on daily operations, under the guidance of senior management.
Responsibilities
- Respond to legal inquiries and consultations from various departments, providing advice based on expertise in insurance law, civil law (contract law, inheritance law), the Insurance Business Act, the Act on the Protection of Personal Information, and dispute prevention/resolution.
- Handle dispute resolution, including negotiation support for ADR and pre-litigation stages, leading ADR cases, and managing external counsel and business units in litigation.
- Provide legal advice from a legal perspective within cross-organizational teams during new projects or incident responses, supporting the appropriate execution of projects or resolution of incidents.
- Review daily contracts, including outsourcing agreements.
- Conduct internal seminars and other related duties.
Requirements
- Native level Japanese and business level English.
- Japanese Bar Association qualification.
- Practical experience in corporate legal affairs or at a law firm.
Skills
- Insurance law
- Civil law (contract law, inheritance law)
- Insurance Business Act
- Act on the Protection of Personal Information
- Dispute prevention
- Dispute resolution
- Legal research
- Legal advice
- External counsel management
- Contract review
- Project management
- Incident response
Location
- Hybrid
Work Type
- Hybrid
About the Company
- Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider, helping people make their decisions easier and lives better.
Equal Opportunity
- Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- At Manulife/John Hancock, we embrace our diversity.
- We strive to attract, develop and retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve and to foster an inclusive work environment that embraces the strength of cultures and individuals.
- We are committed to fair recruitment, retention, advancement and compensation, and we administer all of our practices and programs without discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, religion or religious beliefs, creed, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), sexual orientation, genetic characteristics, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, or any other ground protected by applicable law.
- It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment.
- A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation during the application process.
- All information shared during the accommodation request process will be stored and used in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws and Manulife/John Hancock policies.
- To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact hr@manulife.com.