Legal Counsel, US/UK

Woven by Toyota is enabling Toyota’s once-in-a-century transformation into a mobility company. Inspired by a legacy of innovating for the benefit of others, our mission is to challenge the current state of mobility through human-centric innovation — expanding what “mobility” means and how it serves society.

We are seeking a Legal Counsel, U.S. & UK, reporting to the Head of Legal, U.S. & UK, to support the Head of Legal and three other US/UK Legal Team members and the business in handling all manner of in-house Legal matters. We are a tight-knit, collaborative team in need of a fourth attorney to help the business change mobility as we know it for our customer and parent company, Toyota Motor Company. We are looking for a strategic, emotionally intelligent legal professional with 6-10+ years of legal experience to help build and enhance the in-house Legal Team by providing proactive, practical, risk-based legal advice to support the US and UK businesses. We are looking for a team player to support the business with practical legal advice to help the company thrive.

 

The experienced legal professional we are seeking will work primarily with the US/UK attorneys and paralegal but will also support the Legal Team in Japan to ensure the company adheres to all legal standards and requirements and company policies. The legal counsel will be responsible for helping to ensure the company is operating within its stated policies, developing and revising policies and procedures as needed, and supporting compliance with all applicable US/UK laws and regulations as well as providing guidance to the business and Legal Team colleagues on legal and compliance matters in the UK and US.

 

A successful Legal Counsel will be well-versed in identifying business activities that may pose legal risks to the business and knows how to approach a set of facts to determine and then set forth for the business in a timely fashion, the range of practical, legally compliant risk based options. The successful candidate will be a professional with high ethical standards who will work diligently to complete their duties while being mindful of the objectives of the business. Emotional intelligence is key to success in this role as well as the ability to work with multiple stakeholders in Japan and the US and UK on both day to day legal issues and high visibility projects and critical legal matters. Good cheer, flexibility and excellent written and oral communication skills are required.