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About the Role

As a Director within Japan Legal, you will provide legal advice across BlackRock’s asset management activities and corporate functions in Japan. You will serve as a trusted advisor to business leaders and functional partners, helping navigate a complex regulatory environment while supporting new product development, client solutions, fund structuring initiatives, and strategic business priorities.

Responsibilities

Advise on the Japan Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, the Act on Investment Trusts and Investment Corporations, applicable industry association rules, and other relevant Japanese laws and regulations.
Draft, review, and negotiate investment management agreements with Japanese clients and offshore counterparties, and advise on related documentation for locally managed investment trusts, including exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
Advise on filings for foreign investment trusts and corporations, domestic securities placements, and cross-border regulatory matters, coordinating with global colleagues and external counsel as appropriate.
Advise on legal and regulatory matters relating to digital assets, including the structuring and establishment of investment vehicles with exposure to such assets.
Provide legal support across a broad range of business and corporate matters, including risk management solutions businesses, intellectual property, large-shareholding reporting, vendor contracts, and intercompany agreements.
Provide corporate secretariat support for BlackRock Japan and its Japan-based affiliates.
Advise on real estate transactions under TMK and TK-GK structures, as well as infrastructure and other private markets investments, while managing relationships with external counsel and law firms.

Requirements

Qualified lawyer in Japan (bengoshi) with approximately six or more years of relevant experience at a leading domestic or international law firm and/or a multinational organization.
Experience within the asset management or securities industry, preferably involving exchange-traded funds, private fund formation, fund documentation, or fund structuring.
Demonstrated ability to provide practical, solutions-oriented legal advice while applying sound commercial judgment and partnering effectively with business and functional stakeholders.
Proven ability to take ownership, operate independently, provide leadership, and adapt effectively to changing business and regulatory environments.
Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively across local and global teams.
Excellent organizational, negotiation, interpersonal, and communication skills, with strong attention to detail in legal documentation and advice.
Experience with digital assets or related regulatory frameworks is a plus.

Skills

Native-level fluency in Japanese, including the ability to draft and negotiate legal documentation and provide legal advice in Japanese
Business-level proficiency in English

Location

Japan

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

Director
6+ years

Education Level

Qualified lawyer in Japan (bengoshi)

Benefits

Strong retirement plan
Tuition reimbursement
Comprehensive healthcare
Support for working parents
Flexible Time Off (FTO)

About the Company

At BlackRock, we are all connected by one mission: to help more and more people experience financial well-being.
Our clients, and the people they serve, are saving for retirement, paying for their children’s educations, buying homes and starting businesses.
Their investments also help to strengthen the global economy: support businesses small and large; finance infrastructure projects that connect and power cities; and facilitate innovations that drive progress.
This mission would not be possible without our smartest investment – the one we make in our employees.
It’s why we’re dedicated to creating an environment where our colleagues feel welcomed, valued and supported with networks, benefits and development opportunities to help them thrive.
To learn more about BlackRock, please visit Careers.BlackRock.com.
We also encourage you to get to know us on LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, X, and TikTok.

Equal Opportunity

BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, disability, family status, gender identity, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation and other protected attributes at law.