Company Secretary - City of London, United Kingdom - G2 Legal Limited

G2 Legal Limited

Verified Company

City of London, United Kingdom

4 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

My client is a leading law firm with offices in London and across the UK looking to appoint an experienced Company Secretary to work in their corporate and commercial group.

In this London based role you will be providing a company secretarial service to clients on a full range of matters and as Company Secretary your responsibilities will include:

Taking responsibility for your own portfolio of clients and reporting into the head of the company secretarial department; a portfolio will consist of a Standard Listed Company as well as a selection of AIM and AQSE listed companies
Drafting meeting agendas and preparing board packs
Attending board and committee meetings and drafting board minutes
Reviewing and releasing announcements to the London Stock Exchange, where appropriate
Assisting with Annual Report preparation
Drafting AGM documentation, assisting with printing and distribution to shareholders, proxy monitoring and attendance at AGM
Demonstrating a sound understanding of the Companies Act 2006, Listing Rules and AIM rules for listed companies, complying at all times with procedures contained within the firm's procedures and such other internal sources
Assisting partners with providing high quality legal services to clients on a broad range of company secretarial work
Providing administrative support set out in company law and articles of association
Providing administrative support to the company secretarial practice by filing forms with Companies House, ensuring that clients are compliant with their obligations and that all statutory filing deadlines are met
Updating and maintaining statutory registers held on Blueprint, and where required, physical statutory books
Complying with legislation, including preparing and filing statutory returns, and maintaining the documentation of statutory records
Maintaining good file management including electronic and paper storage
Responding to client queries, taking telephone calls, handling queries and enquiries where appropriate
Keeping abreast of all professional developments in own area of work and undertaking such training as required
Ensuring confidentiality and security of all documentation/information belonging to the firm and clients
Undertaking projects and any other tasks as directed by the line manager
Ensuring personal time recording and billing targets are achieved
Ensuring that all chargeable work on client matters is properly entered and charging units accurately recorded
Supporting other team members generally in relation to the conduct of matters and in particular drafting of routine documents
Maintaining good working relationships with other key advisors to our clients; foir example auditors, registrars, pension providers, banks etc

To be considered for this company secretary role, you will have:

At least 12 months experience in a similar role, either professional services or in-house
Experience dealing with public and private limited companies with a key focus on companies listed on the main market, Aim and NEX
Experience attending board and committee meetings and drafting minutes
Experience in AGM procedures for PLCs
Good practical knowledge of the Companies Act 200
Good practical knowledge of corporate governance

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