We are seeking a Legal Product Specialist (Japan) to join our team. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to learn about the cutting edge of AI and legal technology. As part of the Product Management Organization, you will help ensure the reliability and value of our Legal Solution Product, an innovative tool designed to support the legal industry. Your contributions will directly impact our mission to deliver unparalleled value to top law firms and legal departments globally.

This is your chance to shape the future of legal technology and make a real impact on the industry.

About the role

In this opportunity as an Attorney Product Specialist, you will:

Collaborate with internal and external teams to support product programs and initiatives related to artificial intelligence and legal technology solutionsAssist in the testing and validation of generative artificial intelligence technology for legal industry applications designed for legal practitioners in JapanContribute to understanding our customers’ pain points and goals to help articulate value propositionsSupport the development of advanced use cases for attorneys utilizing the Legal Solutions product, platform Provide feedback on Legal solutions product’s ongoing performance to our team of engineers and data scientistsAssist senior team members in client engagements, supporting Enterprise clientProvide support to other Thomson Reuters divisions and teams on select projects

About you

You're a fit for the role of Product Specialist if you possess these attributes:

Passion for legal research, writing, and analysis, with attention to detailCommitment to knowledge-sharing, efficiency, and excellence in legal workExcellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skillsExcellent organizational and project management skillsHighly motivated, with an ability to understand and support departmental goalsStrong team player with a strong work ethic who works collaboratively in a team-oriented environment

Your background should include:

Law degree and license to practice law in Japan requiredFluency in both Japanese and EnglishMinimum of 2-3 years practice experience in law firm or in-house setting (some litigation experience preferred)Computer proficient with strong understanding in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)Experience using online legal research and practice tools

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What’s in it For You?

Join us to inform the way forward with the latest AI solutions and address real-world challenges in legal, tax, compliance, and news. Backed by our commitment to continuous learning and market-leading benefits, you’ll be prepared to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI-enabled future. This includes:

Industry-Leading Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.

Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, and hybrid model, empowering employees to achieve a better work-life balance.

Career Development and Growth: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow’s challenges and deliver real-world solutions. Our skills-first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI-enabled future.

Culture: Globally recognized and award-winning reputation for inclusion, innovation, and customer-focus. Our eleven business resource groups nurture our culture of belonging across the diverse backgrounds and experiences represented across our global footprint.

Hybrid Work Model: We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.

Social Impact:  Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.

Do you want to be part of a team helping re-invent the way knowledge professionals work? How about a team that works every day to create a more transparent, just and inclusive future? At Thomson Reuters, we’ve been doing just that for almost 160 years. Our industry-leading products and services include highly specialized information-enabled software and tools for legal, tax, accounting and compliance professionals combined with the world’s most global news services – Reuters. We help these professionals do their jobs better, creating more time for them to focus on the things that matter most: advising, advocating, negotiating, governing and informing.

We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments that celebrate diversity and inclusion. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward. 

Accessibility 

As a global business, we rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer providing a drug-free workplace.

We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law.

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