• Houston, Texas
• Electricity/ Gas
• $140-160K
• Full Time regular employee
•  M-F 9:00am - 5:00pm

Job Description

【Position】    
Japaense gas company is seeking a Junior Corporate Lawyer. This position is responsible for handling all legal transactions, partnerships, and projects for the company. They are seeking an experienced attorney to provide legal guidance and support. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience, and a passion for working in a dynamic and innovative environment. Your main objective will be to ensure that all the company's transactions comply with state laws and regulations, while actively helping them avoid any potential legal risks and violations.

【Summary】
You will be responsible for drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and managing various commercial contracts, such as vendor agreements, supply agreements, licensing agreements, SaaS agreements, service agreements, and non-disclosure agreements for both B2B and B2C purposes. You will work closely with the company's legal team.

【Essential Duties】

• Legal Advisory: Provide legal counsel and guidance to various departments within the organization and subsidiaries.
• Contract Creation, Review and Lifecycle Management: Draft, review, update, maintain, negotiate, and manage the lifecycle of a wide range of commercial contracts, including vendor agreements, NDAs, Statements of Work, End User License Agreements, customer contracts, and partnership agreements.
• Negotiations: Lead counsel supporting negotiations with customers on contracts, renewals, and procurement processes.
• Compliance: Ensure the company operates within applicable laws and regulations, including intellectual property, data privacy, and industry-specific regulations.
• Risk Management: Identify and mitigate legal risks associated with business operations and transactions.
• Corporate Governance: Assist in corporate governance matters, including maintaining corporate records, SOC2 Compliance, Security compliance, and advising on corporate matters. Maintain database of physical & digital records of all contracts & related documents.
• Outside Counsel: establish and manage relations hip with outside counsel.
• Policy and Process Development: Collaborate with other departments to develop and maintain internal policies and procedures that comply with legal requirements. Partner with the HR team.
• Training: Conduct legal training sessions for employees to increase legal awareness and compliance.

 【Working Hours, Working style】
M-F 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Overtime (around 10 hours  a month)

【Working Location】
Houston, TX 77056

【Salary, Benefit】
$140,000-160,000
Annual Bonus (15-20% of salary)
Medical, dental, vision insurance (100% covered by the company for employee and their dependents)
Life insurance
LTD insurance
401(k)

【Holidays】
Paid Vacation
Sick Leave
Paid Holiday

【Qualifications】

• Bachelor's degree in law
• Minimum of 5 years of experience practicing commercial law, preferably with in-house experience.
• Strong understanding of technology.
• Excellent negotiation, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Japanese bilingual is a plus

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