WILLCO and Funai Consulting Inc. Sign Sales Partnership Agreement

WILLCO Inc. (Location: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Yoshitaka Tsuchiya), which upholds the vision of "Making all 'work' happy," announced on July 1st that it has entered into a "Sales Partnership Agreement" with Funai Consulting Inc. (Location: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Daisuke Shinkai; hereinafter referred to as "Funai Consulting Inc."), a management consulting firm with specialized consultants targeting mid-to-small enterprises.

This agreement aims to solve the structural recruitment challenges faced by the legal and professional services industry, where "there is work but no people," by having Funai Consulting Inc. propose the introduction of WILLCO's recruitment platform "LEGAL JOB BOARD" to its clients in the legal and professional services sector. This will create an environment where excellent firms attract talented individuals, thereby contributing to the overall development of the legal and professional services industry.

▪️ Background of the Sales Partnership Agreement

Many legal and professional services firms, including those for lawyers, judicial scriveners, land and house investigators, patent attorneys, and administrative scriveners, are currently facing severe labor shortages. Despite a continuous increase in cases and requests, it is difficult to recruit qualified professionals and staff, and in many cases, the survival of the firms themselves is threatened.

The root of this problem lies in information asymmetry in the recruitment market and a lack of recruitment know-how. Even firms that provide excellent services and have growth potential are repeatedly missing opportunities to acquire talent because they are hindered by the inability to "know how to recruit" or "how to convey their appeal."

On the other hand, job seekers and those looking to change jobs also cannot obtain sufficient information about "what kind of firms exist" or "where their skills can be utilized," leading to cases where they miss out on "good workplaces" they could have found and instead move outside the industry.

In response to these structural challenges, WILLCO and Funai Consulting Inc. will combine their respective strengths to address them. WILLCO will provide the industry's largest talent network and recruitment matching achievements through its platform, LEGAL JOB BOARD, which specializes in legal and professional services.

Funai Consulting Inc. will leverage its deep understanding of management issues and its proposal capabilities cultivated through consulting for legal and professional services firms to support the planning and execution of recruitment strategies tailored to the specific circumstances of each firm. By collaborating, the two companies will establish a system that provides end-to-end support, from visualizing challenges to executing concrete recruitment measures, for firms that "don't know how to recruit."

▪️ Future Outlook

The two companies will sequentially implement specific collaborative measures, including joint seminars. They will create opportunities to directly deliver the latest information on the recruitment market and practical recruitment strategies to the management of legal and professional services firms nationwide.

Strengthening recruitment capabilities is not merely about filling positions. When talented individuals gather at excellent firms, and those firms can support more clients, this chain reaction leads to an overall improvement in the legal and professional services industry. If the structural issue of "work exists but people do not" is left unaddressed, there is a risk of widespread business closures and downsizing, leading to industry decline. By creating a system where people are attracted to good firms in their recruitment efforts, WILLCO and Funai Consulting Inc. will contribute to the survival and development of the legal and professional services industry.

▪️ Comments from Both Companies

Yoshitaka Tsuchiya, President and CEO, WILLCO Inc.

Structural challenges have persisted in the legal and professional services industry for many years. While excellent firms face existential crises due to labor shortages, there are also many cases where legal and professional service providers cannot find satisfactory employment or career changes, which represents a significant loss for the industry as a whole.

This partnership agreement with Funai Consulting Inc. is an initiative to help the management of legal and professional services firms streamline their recruitment activities. I am confident that by creating a system where talented individuals naturally gather at firms with excellent management, it will lead to the development of the legal and professional services industry.

Kunihiko Yoshitomi, Managing Director, Industry Headquarters, Funai Consulting Inc.

In supporting the management of legal and professional services firms, "recruitment of legal and professional service providers" is a critical management issue. Through this agreement, by proposing the introduction of WILLCO's "LEGAL JOB BOARD" to our clients in the legal and professional services sector, I am confident that our clients will be able to attract talented individuals and build stronger organizations.

Going forward, Funai Consulting Inc. will continue to support the creation of "chosen legal and professional services firms" where talent can remain and achieve sustainable growth.

▪️ About WILLCO

WILLCO is an HRTech company that operates a specialized human resources business in professional fields such as law and medicine, which face significant social issues, with the vision of "Making all 'work' happy."

In the professional market, where information asymmetry is high and career development and recruitment are difficult, we utilize technology and data to provide a combination of career support for individuals, recruitment support for companies, and HRTech/DX solutions. Each service is designed with the common philosophy of supporting choices that lead to happiness in "work."

Through the fusion of people and technology, WILLCO aims to solve social issues by eliminating opacity in the labor market, realizing a fair転職 market, and empowering recruitment activities.

▪️ WILLCO's Services

LEGAL JOB BOARD

LEGAL JOB BOARD is a career support platform specializing in legal and professional services such as lawyers, judicial scriveners, and patent attorneys. It supports satisfying career choices with the industry's largest number of job openings and abundant information.

By combining various methods, from one-on-one support by転職 agents to direct recruiting, it provides information that goes beyond job postings to include industry trends and workplace realities, supporting the転職 and long-term career development of professionals.

https://legal-job-board.com/

LEGAL JOB MAGAZINE

LEGAL JOB MAGAZINE is an information media specializing in the careers and industry trends of legal and professional service providers such as lawyers, judicial scriveners, and patent attorneys.

It provides information truly necessary for legal and professional service providers to consider their careers, including movements in the転職 market, recruitment trends, changes in practical work and working styles, and real voices of people active in the industry.

By carefully delving into the background and context that are not easily visible through job postings alone, it provides decision-making material for each legal and professional service provider to make "satisfying choices." It is a media outlet that delivers reliable information based on the knowledge accumulated through career support on LEGAL JOB BOARD.

https://legal-job-board.com/media/

Medi-co

Medi-co is a scout-based転職 site specializing in the medical and nursing care industries, allowing users to find workplaces that match their "job satisfaction" based on workplace reviews and job information.

Through reviews from people who have actually worked there, users can understand the realities of the workplace, such as job content, human relationships, and working styles, which are not easily visible in job postings, while searching for a suitable environment.

Furthermore, by registering a profile, users can receive direct scouts from medical institutions and nursing care facilities, allowing them to efficiently conduct their転職 activities while continuing their current job.

Medi-co supports each individual involved in medical and nursing care in choosing their next workplace with satisfaction.

https://medi-co.jp/

▪️ Company Information

Company Name: WILLCO Inc.

Representative: Yoshitaka Tsuchiya, President and CEO

Location: Sumitomo Fudosan Shin-Akasaka Building 10F, 4-2-6 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo

Capital: 50 million yen

Established: 2012

URL: https://www.willco-inc.jp/