Company Law Graduates- New Opportunity

Great opportunity for a law graduate with Company Law electives or ICSA studier to join a leading business specialising in Company Formations.

Your main focus will include;

• To provide corporate governance, company secretarial and administration services to a portfolio of ’  clients, including listed companies
• To create and build upon good working relationships with clients, and to develop a deep understanding of their business and corporate governance requirements. 
• To ensure that the client’s needs are interpreted precisely and responded to correctly.

Key responsibilities
• Conduct corporate governance, company secretarial and administration work with appropriate supervision ensuring that all client instructions are interpreted precisely, responded to correctly and that the client is kept regularly informed of progress and costs 
• Administer a portfolio of approximately 200 companies
• Provide Board Support to client companies including arranging meetings, collating boardpacks,  attending and minuting Board meetings
• Effectively manage the costs relating to clients’ files and provide a profitable contribution to the department and organisation
• Ensure that all work is promptly invoiced, raising interim invoices as appropriate
• Work closely with other members of the Corporate Governance department in identifying areas where current systems and services can be developed
• Work closely with clients, identifying ways in which we can develop the relationship and ensure client retention
• Ensure that files are compliant with current money laundering regulations, SRA rules (where appropriate), conduct on going client contact to ensure that the customer due diligence information requested is received within a reasonable time frame
• Maintaining systems that enable us to manage and control customer due diligence activity and reporting all concerns in respect of suspicion of money laundering activity to the Compliance Officer.
• Identify, promote and develop commercial opportunities wherever possible and to keep clients informed of new products, services and changes in legislation
• Play an active role in the business development, supporting marketing, promotional and sales initiatives as appropriate
• Promptly refer any complaints or testimonials to the appropriate manager immediately
• To carry out ad hoc duties as required

Knowledge/Experience
• Educated to degree standard/Paralegal Qualification/ICSA Qualified (or part qualified) or minimum of 2 years experience in relevant field
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Comfortable with communicating with people at all levels
• Attention to detail
• Proactive and self motivated
• Computer literate
• Capable of working under pressure and with minimal supervision