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Updated 2025-03-31
Activated 2025-03-28
Activated 2025-03-28
[Contracts and Licenses] Assistant Legal Council ◇Utilize your English skills◇
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| Company Name |
Monotype |
|---|---|
| Job Type |
 Legal/Patent - Other |
| Industry | Other |
| Location |
Asia
Japan
Tokyo
Minato
|
| Job Description |
Are you our type? Named "one of the most innovative companies in design" by Fast Company, Monotype brings brands to life through typefaces and technology that consumers interact with every day. The company's rich history includes libraries dating back hundreds of years, including famous typefaces such as Helvetica, Futura, and Times New Roman. Monotype also offers the first service to make it easier for creative professionals to find, license, and use fonts in an increasingly digital world. We work with the world's largest brands and individual creators, providing a wide range of solutions that make it easier for them to do what they do best: design beautiful brand experiences. To learn more about us and how you can become part of our team, please visit www.monotype.com. The Assistant Legal Counsel will primarily negotiate and interpret inbound and outbound font license agreements, supporting our Japan and global sales and foundry teams. Additionally, you will support enforcement files (investigation of infringement, factual and legal evaluation, preservation and submission of evidence), sales activities and communications to potential infringers, and coordinate further legal enforcement as necessary. Job Description - Provide legal support to the company's sales team by drafting, negotiating and interpreting contracts and license agreements in Japanese and English in coordination with legal, financial and sales support teams worldwide. - Communicate with sales, sales operations, legal, financial and other business departments on unresolved topics and their further handling. - Develop and oversee inquiries regarding rights to use the company's intellectual property, notice and takedown procedures, interactions with customers' internal and external legal counsel, and, with the assistance of intellectual property counsel, develop and/or oversee other communications regarding enforcement activities. - Monitor approval procedures to ensure compliance with Monotype's contract handling policies. This role will require attendance at our offices and/or attendance at in-person meetings with other employees up to three days per week. |
| Company Info |
Monotype brings brands to life through type and technology that consumers engage with every day. We have 75 employee in Japan with a beautiful office space in Tokyo. |
| Job Requirements |
【What we are looking for】 - Law degree or equivalent work experience/certification. - 3 years experience in a law firm or corporate legal department, preferably in a software-related company. - Knowledge of intellectual property law and international contract/licensing law, with emphasis on copyright and trademark. - Demonstrable strong negotiation and problem-solving skills without a zero-sum mindset. - Flexibility to take on different roles depending on current business needs - Understanding of economics and entrepreneurship, with the ability and willingness to quickly adapt to new complex problems independently - Team player with excellent communication and negotiation skills - Excellent English (written and verbal) required. |
| English Level | Business Conversation Level (TOEIC 735-860) |
| Japanese Level | Native Level |
| Salary | Depends on experience |
| Other Salary Description |
・Social insurance ・Education/training |
| Holidays |
[Employee Benefits] - Social insurance - Education/Training - Flexible working arrangements, paid annual holidays and sick leave. - Competitive private medical insurance to cover all your healthcare needs. - Global recognition and rewards program - Extensive development and training provided. - Opportunity to work with a culturally diverse global team. |
| Job Contract Period |
Full-time employment |
| Nearest Station |
Monotype K.K 3-2-4 Kita-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0061 Access: 4 minutes walk from Gaienmae Station (Tokyo Metro Ginza Line) |
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