► 𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐖𝐀𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐈𝐑 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐄? ✦ No In-House lawyer in Tokyo ✦ Needed a bilingual commercial specialist lawyer who could hit the ground running ✦ Time pressure to complete a Mileage Club Member Credit Card launch and commercial work to "Japanify" 7 global contract precedents ✦ Difficulty hiring anyone to work part time (2 days a week) in a market lacking flexible available ✦ An eye on legal spend considerations ► 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐆𝐘: ✦ Travel industry experienced commercially savvy lawyer ✦ Affinity with travel industry terminology and knowledge ✦ Cultural affinity to LLC's parent company coupled with knowledge of Japanese business culture ✦ Embed legal counsel into the business on-site in the office 2 days a week core time ✦ Flexible support outside core time ✦ Approachable and affordable daily rates ✦ Mission 1: successfully negotiate commercial T's & C's for new credit card before the end of the assignment ✦ Mission 2: to accomplish completion of "Japanification" of global templates ✦ Weekly reporting calls to General Counsel supporting local business team ► 𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐒 𝐀𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐃: ✦ 100% of business team feeling relief that two projects were in a safe pair of legal hands ✦ 100% satisfaction from General Counsel and Business Lead in Head Office that 2 x Missions were accomplished in time ✦ GC's time freed up enabling them to work on other strategic projects ✦ 100% successful implementation of a full set of contracts immediately usable in the Japanese business environment ✦ Both Missions efficiently accomplished in 33 business days