Company Secretary
Clyde & Co
- Guildford, Surrey London
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Overseeing daily management tasks
- Liaising with clients and service providers
- Present to the corporate seat trainees as part of the Firm's trainee inductions
- Ensuring that companies are aware of any annual filing requirement approaching,
- Liaising with PSLs in relation to precedent documents
- Assisting trainees and assistants in corporate transactions
- Update statutory records using BluePrint (desktop version)
- Contribute articles to corporate publications
- Ensure documents are legalised and apostilled correctly in order that they are accepted by the foreign authorities
- Investigate both domestic and international companies using Companies House, Dun & Bradstreet, or ICC
- Knowledge of company law, especially regarding the rules and regulations governing the administration of companies
- A sound company secretarial and administrative background preferably from a legal or accounting practice
- Excellent communication, organisational and technical skills
- A meticulous eye for detail
- Be used to operating in a highly regulated environment.
- Be willing to take on responsibility and develop the role as opportunities arise.
- Be self-motivated and able to work on their own initiative, without supervision, and as part of a team.
- Be comfortable liaising at all levels both via electronic means and face to face.
- Be flexible with the ability to work to tight deadlines.
- Previous experience using Companies House, Dun & Bradstreet, ICC.
- Exposure to Blueprint or similar company secretarial software.
- ICSA qualification, solicitor or similar.
- Preparation of board packs including minute taking.
- Working knowledge of legalisation process.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills with sound command of English grammar, punctuation, spelling and comprehension
- Excellent inter-personal skills, with the ability to deal with all levels of staff, (particularly at Partner level) and clients
- Ability to use initiative and be pro-active
- Well-disciplined and self-motivated
- Ability to work well under pressure
- Confident approach with an enthusiastic and positive attitude
- Team player
- Time management skills and ability to prioritise
- Organised
- Attention to detail with high level of accuracy
- Ability to meet deadlines
- Work as one We are a globally connected team of talented people who act with a firm-first mentality to achieve success
- Excel with clients We aim high and challenge ourselves to deliver unique excellence for our clients, keeping them at the centre of everything we do
- Celebrate difference We help each other to be at our best and believe our differences result in greater achievement
- Act boldly We seek new opportunities, take action and learn as we go, recognising that curiosity drives our development and contributes to growth
- Technical legal expertise: the knowledge of the law and ability to apply it
- Research: the ability to conduct research effectively and apply it commercially
- Managing legal processes: the ability to ensure all legal processes are followed efficiently and effectively
- Guiding individual performance and development: develops the skills of self and others
- Teamwork and collaboration: working cooperatively and effectively with others
- Leadership: creating high performing teams
- Building business relationships: establishing, maintaining and using relationships to create and develop business opportunities
- Commercial thinking: understanding the commercial drivers
- Cross-selling and business development
- Finance management and understanding of the business
- Project management: ensuring projects are delivered
- Knowledge sharing
- Communication
- Clarity of thinking
- Personal contribution