WHY JOIN SHUSAKU YAMAMOTO?
Outstanding talent deliver outstanding results, and we are always looking for both. We are pleased that you are considering to start your intellectual property career at Shusaku Yamamoto, head quartered in Osaka Japan.
We are always looking for entry level candidates to join the Firm as IP associates, paralegals and technology specialists for our legal, administration, electronics, computer, mechanical, biotech, chemical and life sciences patent practice groups.
You must have graduated with exceptional Bachelor's, Master's or Doctorate degrees. In our recruitment, we look for candidates who show ambition, motivation and the passion to pursue an international career; we treasure emotional intelligence as much as we do academic achievements. We believe we can best serve the evolving needs of our clients by recruiting candidates who possess the enthusiasm and power to be flexible in their practice. We and our candidates treasure candor, frankness, diversity, distinctiveness and collegiality. You must possess the promise to become the best.
The international economy has created numerous fascinating opportunities for talented individuals from all corners of the globe, and our international recruits reflect the global reality of our multinational intellectual property business and the increasing globalization of talent. We are a peerless community of driven, diverse personalities who share a common devotion to world-class IP work. We have recruited foreign graduates from leading global universities including
| Ateneo de Davao University | Ateneo de Manila University |
| Australian National University | Carleton University |
| Cranfield University | Fordham University |
| Griffith University | Imperial College of Science, Technology Medicine, University of London |
| Lyceum of the Philippines University | McGill University |
| Monash University | Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunication |
| National University of Malaysia | National University of Singapore |
| Queensland University of Technology | Queen's University |
| Southern Illinois University | Texas A&M University |
| University of Alberta | University of Bristol |
| University of British Columbia | University of Calgary |
| University of East Anglia | University of Limerick |
| University of Manchester | University of Michigan |
| University of the Philippines, Diliman | University of the Philippines, Visayas |
| University of Queensland | University of Saskatchewan |
| University of Sussex | University of Tasmania |
| University of Toronto | University of San Carlos |
| University of Waterloo | University of Western Australia |
| Zhejiang University |
We want creative, dynamic, energetic & enthusiastic talent with a distinguished record of university qualifications and life accomplishments. The non-negotiable minimum three year appointment at our Firm offers you an unparalleled life transformational experience. We give you the rare opportunity to be part of one of the world's leading intellectual property law firms. We provide the once in a lifetime opportunity to work and lead a life less ordinary in Japan.
We provide the capacity to enable driven & committed individuals to orchestrate the unruly endeavors of science, technology, business & law - and we are indeed blessed that we enjoy what we do. If you treat work like a chore to be gotten over with so you can traipse around talking to trees, animals or whatever, our high energy Firm is not for you. If you easily crumble in the wake of complicated, fast-paced and difficult work, we are not for you.
Our foreign staff members pursue their favorite out of office pastimes with the same zeal that they discharge their work duties for our clients. These passionate off-work pursuits include whitewater rafting in Yoshino Shikoku, birding over 300 different species all over the Japanese archipelago, off trail snowboarding in Niseko, training & competing in the Tokyo marathon, snorkeling the Sunabe Seawall, rehearsing & performing with a belly dancing troupe, surfing in Ikumi beach, training and completing the Honolulu Triathlon, participating in wanko soba noodle eating contest, fugu fishing in the Sea of Japan, volcano trekking in Kyushu or simply engaging in lower calorific exertions of living & sightseeing in Japan - which leads the world in its postmodern rush towards a technology centered future with its quirky robots and addictive manga while maintaining a storied wealth of historical traditions from its long and glorious past with tea ceremony, zen meditation and aikido.
We are always on the lookout for great talent because we have an annual cohort of alumni completing their three year appointments at our Firm. Three years is the ideal length of time for candidates to become complete, well-rounded IP specialists, having properly inculcated, internalized, & excelled in the performance of their intellectual property services to our demanding clients.
We take an active role in transitioning our alumni who've successfully completed their three year contracts into corporate in-house positions, prestigious law & MBA schools, academia, or pave the way to secure various national professional qualifications as patent & trademark attorneys, patent examiners, business consultants, university technology transfer officers and other technology management positions in the public & private sector.
When you're here, you will receive recognizable & substantial responsibility as soon as you can handle it. Most of our clients' matters are staffed leanly, an approach that benefits the clients while at the same time increasing the opportunities for early, significant experience for our newer members. You will work with the world's most technologically sophisticated companies, Nobel Prize winners, scientists from leading research universities & institutes and creatively talented individuals. You will have numerous opportunities to build & expand your area of expertise in IP law and stay abreast of current developments in the global IP profession.
We are the ideal workplace for the candidate that will blossom in a fast-paced, intense, high-pressure & deadline intensive environment. If you are interested in joining our dynamic & multifaceted cross-disciplinary global team, please forward your resume and photo to John A. Tessensohn, Esq., Hiring Attorney resumes@shupat.gr.jp
