From sales executive to law firm partner with Yumiko Ohta

Are you wondering if you could be an associate in a law firm, even though you are “older”? Yumiko Ohta didn’t let anything stand in the way of passing the bar exam and joining a law firm later in life. Now a partner in one of the best places to work, Yumiko shares her story of leading her career and family choices.
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In this episode you’ll hear:

How Yumiko came to be working in sales rather than the law after university
How she took a chance to study for the bar exam after giving birth
Starting out “late” as an associate in a law firm but finding her place as a person with real life experiences
Deciding what your priorities are and going after them
Her favourite book and other fun facts

About Yumiko
Yumiko is a partner at US-based global law firm Orrick Herrington and Sutcliffe LLP in its Tokyo office. Yumiko is a member of the Employment Law Group and focuses mainly on HR matters as well as various corporate transactions including compliance, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, litigation and general corporate transactions.
Before joining Orrick, Yumiko was an associate at Tanabe & Partners, where she acquired the basic foundational skills to practice law.
She also has experience serving as a statutory auditor for Japanese corporations and also served as a court appointed mediator for 10 years.

Prior to practicing law, she worked at Mitsubishi Corporation in the Sales section for seven years. While there, she was involved in LNG projects and other global business.
Yumiko attained her LL.B. from the University of Tokyo and is a member of the Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association. She is also offers up her time as Vice-Chair of Human Resource Management, Committee of American Chamber of Commerce (ACCJ).
Connect with Yumiko
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yumiko-ohta-84b330140/
Links
Yakitori Abe: https://hitosara.com/0006049203/?cid=gm_hp
Bottled Lightning: https://www.amazon.com/Bottled-Lightning-L-M-Weeks-ebook/dp/B09ZWQT54Y
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