BD/ Client Relationship Manager Full time NEW

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer is a world-leading global law firm, where our ambition is to help you achieve your goals.

Exceptional client service and the pursuit of excellence are at our core. We invest in and care about our client relationships, which is why so many are longstanding. We enjoy breaking new ground, as we have for over 170 years.

As a fully integrated transatlantic and transpacific firm, we are where you need us to be. Our footprint is extensive and committed across the world’s largest markets, key financial centres and major growth hubs.

At our best tackling complexity and navigating change, we work alongside you on demanding litigation, exacting regulatory work and complex public and private market transactions. We are recognised as leading in these areas.

We are immersed in the sectors and challenges that impact you. We are recognised as standing apart in energy, infrastructure and resources. And we’re focused on areas of growth that affect every business across the world.

All of this is achieved by supporting the growth of our people, who help us deliver on our ambition – which is to help you achieve yours.

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer: Your goals. Our ambition

The Opportunity

Join Our Tokyo Team as a Client Relationship Manager

We are seeking an experienced professional with deep connections to Japanese trading houses and leading corporates to drive strategic growth in our Tokyo office.

In this pivotal role, you will manage key accounts, foster long-term client relationships, and spearhead business development initiatives that strengthen our market presence. You’ll also play a critical part in shaping marketing and communications strategies to enhance brand visibility and client engagement.

If you thrive in a dynamic environment and have a proven track record of building trust and delivering value to top-tier Japanese businesses, we’d like to hear from you.

About Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (HSF Kramer)** was formed in June 2025 through the transformational combination of Herbert Smith Freehills and Kramer Levin, creating a world-leading global law firm.

With over 6,000 people including c.2,700 lawyers and spanning 26 offices, HSF Kramer provides comprehensive legal services across every major region of the world. Uniquely positioned to help clients achieve ambitious objectives, HSF Kramer delivers exceptional results in complex transactions and high-stakes disputes.

With more than 40 years of history in Asia, HSF Kramer provides premium legal advice on dispute resolution, projects and transactions to the world’s most important organisations operating in and from the region. In Asia, the firm advises across industry sectors and strategically important areas including private capital, ESG, energy transition and technology and digitalisation from offices in Bangkok, Beijing, Hong Kong, Jakarta,* Shanghai,* Singapore* and Tokyo.

*In Shanghai, the firm is part of a joint operation with Kewei, allowing access to China legal services alongside the firm’s international expertise. In Jakarta, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer’s international counsel practise on secondment at its associate firm, Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung, one of Indonesia’s leading commercial and corporate law firms. In Singapore, the firm has a Formal Law Alliance with Prolegis LLC, that allows seamless access to Prolegis’ Singapore law capabilities.

**The firm’s representative offices in China remain registered as Herbert Smith Freehills LLP Beijing Representative Office (UK) and Herbert Smith Freehills LLP Shanghai Representative Office (UK) with the PRC Ministry of Justice. The firm’s updated name in China is awaiting regulatory approval.

Team

Business Development

Full time

Location

Tokyo

Contract type

Permanent Contract

Diversity & Inclusion

We are committed to attracting people from all backgrounds and creating a respectful and inclusive culture where everyone thrives. We see this as essential to our success, including our ability to innovate and achieve sustained high performance. This is a key part of our Values—Human, Bold, and Outstanding.