Trainee Company Secretary/Junior Company Secretarial Assistant

We are working with a very well regarded independent company secretarial, services provider who offer company formation and compliance services to a range of corporate clients, including some of the UK’s household names. The firm has a strong reputation for delivery of high quality technical advice and, as an employee-owned business, providing a really friendly and flexible working environment.

The firm is now in a position to onboard talented, committed individuals who wish to embark upon a company secretarial career.

The benefits of a role will include the following: 

• Opportunity to join a close-knit, friendly team where you become a co-owner of a successful and growing business
• Unparalleled training and long-term career development opportunities
• Study support for qualification as a Chartered Company Secretary
• Supportive and positive working culture
• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package
• Profit-share bonuses, with a tax-free element and potential to significantly enhance overall financial reward

Graduate trainees join the comprehensive graduate training programme which combines formal training with on-the-job learning delivered by their expert company secretarial professionals and corporate lawyers. The programme typically takes around one year to complete, and on successful completion, participants continue as part of theur professional advisory team with further opportunities for long-term career progression.

Typical responsibilities of a graduate trainee:

• Providing company secretarial advice and services to clients and building and maintaining relationships with a designated client portfolio
• Developing specialist knowledge of, and advising clients on, compliance with company law and regulation
• Delivering a first-class company incorporation service to our law firm clients
• Drafting high-quality legal and company secretarial documents
• Developing proficiency in the use of industry standard company secretarial software
• Assisting with ad hoc projects for clients, such as compliance reviews/audits and corporate transactions
• Working on all administrative aspects of client service delivery and maintenance of clients’ corporate legal records

Skills required

• Demonstrable interest in a legal / company secretarial / governance career
• Qualification to degree level with 2:1 or above (in any discipline)
• First class administrative skills
• Strong IT skills, particularly Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
• Attention to detail and a methodical approach to all tasks
• Positive, can-do, friendly attitude and flexible approach