Legal & Compliance Assistant - London, United Kingdom - Australasian Recruitment Company

Australasian Recruitment Company

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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LEGAL AND COMPLIANCE ASSISTANT
A 9 month FTC opportunity as a Legal and Compliance Assistant working on crucial processes within a leading property company

LEGAL AND COMPLIANCE ASSISTANT ROLE:

Coordinating and managing the administrative aspects of the company's internal approvals process, including tracking and data entry of status of approvals, compiling and disseminating agendas and coordinating the approval process
Managing the company insurance processes and coordinating renewals and process updates with the Senior Legal Counsel
Assisting the General Counsel and UK legal function with a wide range of legal, risk and corporate governance matters
Supporting the members of the UK legal team to deliver relevant tasks, workstreams and projects through legal and administration support and applicable processes
Assisting with budget matters and optimising related workflows within the legal department, including management of contracts
Assisting with the management of legal documents, including organisation and maintenance of files
Scheduling and coordinate administrative matters for the UK legal team
Supporting the UK legal function with finalising commercial contracts and other legal documents and prepare reports, presentations, and other legal documents as needed
Assisting the Senior Legal Counsel to drive key transformation initiatives, strategic requirements, and provide support to the General Counsel
Assisting with the implementation of the UK legal team training and learning and development schedule
Assisting with special projects and other duties as assigned by the legal team
Collaborating with international and crossfunctional teams
Acting as a liaison between the legal department and internal and external clients, vendors, and service providers

LEGAL AND COMPLIANCE ASSISTANT ESSENTIALS:

Minimum 12 months of endtoend process management and stakeholder/shareholder management
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
Prior experience working within or assisting with managing and coordinating a business process and data entry preferred
Strong attention to detail and excellent organisational skills
Strong project management skills with the ability to move projects forward by engaging stakeholders
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Understanding and current working knowledge on inhouse legal services, systems and processes, preferred