Associate Legal Counsel, Japan

The role

This person will act as a legal partner to various business functions including business development, public policy, marketing and communications. They will deliver legal advice on regulatory matters, consumer protection, competition, marketing, employment, privacy, dispute resolution, and law enforcement.

What you will do

• Act as an effective and trusted partner to the Airbnb team.
• Deliver clear, effective and practical legal advice to various business functions.
• Provide legal advice on regulatory matters, consumer protection, competition, marketing, employment, privacy, dispute resolution, and law enforcement.
• Make sensible legal risk assessments to mitigate legal risk while keeping business priorities at the forefront.
• Deliver creative, thoughtful and business-oriented results.
• Leverage AI tools to optimize legal productivity.

Required qualifications

• Qualification in Japan (as bengoshi)
• Native-level command of Japanese (written and spoken)
• Business-level English (written and spoken)
• Minimum 2years post-qualification experience

Nice to have

• Living in Tokyo or the greater Kanto area, with the ability to commute to the Tokyo office
• High scores in standardized tests (TOEIC/TOEFL)
• In-house (including secondment from a law firm) in an MNC and/or start-up

About the company

Airbnb was born in 2007 and has grown to over 5 million hosts who have welcomed over 2 billion guest arrivals in almost every country across the globe.